Buffalo, Wyoming
Mountain View Motel Cabins &
Campground
Wyoming Historical Sites, Big Horn Mountains,
Bighorn National Forest,
Little Big Horn, Devil's Tower, Hole in the Wall |
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Your hosts:
Kim & Jay |
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585 Fort Street, Buffalo, Wyoming
82834 · Telephone: (307) 684-2881
E-mail: mtviewfun@wyoming.com |
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Day Trips |
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There are
many sights to see and activities to participate in that are just a short drive from
Buffalo, Wyoming. Here are a few suggestions: |
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Crazy
Woman Canyon
(half day), but NOT recommended for
trailers or large RVs) One of the favorite outings for local folks looking
for a beautiful drive and a nice, cool place to picnic in the middle of the summer, Crazy
Woman Canyon offers a close up view of beautiful rock formations as it hugs a roaring
mountain stream along its way. This tour follows a single dirt road through high canyon
walls and ends with a great view of the surrounding Bighorn Mountains. |
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Fort
Phil Kearny
(1/2 to a full day tour)
Relive some of the West’s legendary history on this tour of where some of the
fiercest fighting between Native Americans and the U.S. Calvary took place. The highlight
of this tour is the Fort Phil Kearny Historic Site, which has a visitor's center and museum with outstanding displays of battle
scenes and local history. Go further down Wyoming 193 to Story to visit the site of the
Wagon Box Fight. Retrace your steps and as you come to Highway 87, turn left to the
Fetterman Monument and historic walk where you can trace the movements of both sides in
this tragic battle. |
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Cloud
Peak Scenic Skyway
The Cloud Peak Scenic Skyway,
U.S. Highway 16 from Buffalo, Wyoming (left), is the fastest, safest and most scenic route
to Yellowstone National Park over the Big Horn Mountains. The Cloud Peak Scenic Skyway traverses the southern Big Horn
Mountains and offers breathtaking vistas of the snowcapped peaks of the Big Horns along
its 45 mile length. This route connects the towns of Buffalo and Tensleep, Wyoming.
Highlights include Hospital Hill, Powder Pass, Meadow Lark Lake and Tensleep Canyon.
Wildlife, including deer and moose, are
frequently visible along this beautiful route. |
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Big
Horn Mountains and
Bighorn National Forest
The magnificent Big Horn Mountains and Bighorn
National Forest are just minutes west of Buffalo. There are many roads in the Big
Horns where you can view scenic areas and wildlife. |
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Bud
Love Winter Range
(1-2 hours) On this tour, there is
some of the most scenic mountain views imaginable of the Big Horn Mountains. As you
drive past the winter game range, expect to see white tail deer, mule deer, antelope, wild
turkey and other game birds, as well as elk in the winter months. On many occasions,
you can expect to see hundreds of deer during this loop tour. |
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The
Hole-in-the-Wall and Outlaw Cave
(one half to a full day, but
high clearance vehicles are necessary for some sections of this route) This loop tour
takes you deep into Wyoming's Legendary Outlaw Country - the hideout area of Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid! Johnson County locals and visitors enjoy the wildlife found on
this tour as much they do soaking up the history and tales about this wild bunch of
outlaws. Nearby Outlaw Cave is a prehistoric rock shelter and Indian Pictographs are
to be found a short distance further along the trail. The Middle Fork of the Powder
River is also viewed along this route as well as beautiful panoramas of the red mountain
walls, the canyon at the Middle Fork of the Powder River and the Dull Knife Battlefield. |
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Devil's
Tower
The nearly vertical monolith
known as Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet above the meandering Belle Fourche River. Once
hidden below the earth's surface, erosion has stripped away the softer rock layers
revealing Devils Tower. Known by several northern plains tribes as Bears Lodge, it is a
sacred site of worship for many American Indians. The rolling hills of this 1,347 acre
park are covered with pine forests, deciduous woodlands, and prairie grasslands. Deer,
prairie dogs, and other wildlife are abundant. It was proclaimed September 24, 1906
as the nation's first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. www.nps.gov/deto |
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Little
Big Horn Battlefield National Monument
Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument is the site of the June 25, 1876 battle between the U.S. Army's seventh
cavalry, guided by Crow and Arikara scouts, and several bands of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne,
and Arapaho. It is about a 1½ hour drive from Buffalo, Wyoming. See the National
Monument's web site at www.nps.gov/libi |
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Bradford
Brinton Memorial and Museum
A historical ranch and western art collection, the
Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum is located near the town of Big Horn between Buffalo
and Sheridan. See the facility's web site at www.bradfordbrintonmemorial.com |
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