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Sightseeing & Attractions: Wyoming Highlights

Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Preserved Petroglyphs. Wild Horses. Empty Dunes

Across Sweetwater County, our attractions and things to do in southern Wyoming are inextricably Western, untamed and beautiful. Get the lowdown on what makes these places to see in Wyoming so special, and make a plan to visit each one.

Several pronghorn stand in a dry, grassy landscape with a rocky butte in the background under a mostly clear sky.

Rock Formations

Carve Your Vacation Out of Stone

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Rock formations and canyons under a colorful sunset sky with sparse vegetation in the foreground.

Adobe Town

Explore the Wild West

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A person observes ancient petroglyphs carved into a large rock surface.

White Mountain Petroglyphs

Turn the Pages of Wyoming’s Ancient Storybook

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Fossilized fish embedded in beige sedimentary rock, showing detailed ribs, fins, and body structure.

Fossil Lake

Time Travel To the Eocene Era

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Rock wall with ancient petroglyphs featuring geometric shapes and figures carved into the stone surface.

Cedar Canyon Petroglyphs

Uncover Ancient Stories Carved in Stone

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A residential neighborhood sits below rocky hills under a cloudy sky, with houses, roads, and sparse vegetation visible in the landscape.

Skyline Trail

See Breathtaking Views Above Green River

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An old, abandoned industrial building with rusted metal walls stands elevated above scrubby vegetation in a rural landscape.

reliance Tipple

Mine Your Own Piece of Wyoming History

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A calm body of water reflects layered, reddish-brown mesas and hills under a purple and pink sky.

Flaming Gorge Country

Set Your Bold Side on Fire

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Seven white swans swim together on a calm body of water, with tall grass and reeds in the background and foreground.

Seedskadee national wildlife refuge

Unleash Your Wild Side

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A group of wild horses stands and grazes among shrubs in a grassy plain with a flat-topped mesa visible in the background under a clear sky.

Wild horses of Pilot Butte

Run Wild and Let your Mane Fly

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Killpecker Sand Dunes

Play in Nature’s Sandbox

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Expedition Island

History + Family Fun

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Lake Flaming Gorge

A Massive Lake for Everything Under the Sun

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South Pass

Discover the Gold Rush

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