What a great stop off before hitting the Tetons and Yellowstone. It's a small town with a picnic…read moreand park area. We had plenty of space to take our own travel grill out enjoy the area and kids play as we make a quick meal.

My children loved the big play structures. It's always hard to find a park that children of all…read moreages can enjoy and especially in a small town. We were so lucky to have found it when we did. We spent many mornings and afternoons here while my husband was with the RR in GR. Sure do miss our afternoon get togethers. Til we come back again!!

The entrance to the park is a poke stop as well. They also have a big pavilion with picnic tables…read moreand large bbq pit.

Aré you kidding me!!!??? This is one of the most beautiful places in planet earth and very few…read morepeople knows about it. We were driving down from Yellowstone to Colorado Springs and planes a few hours break/picnic here, we were so shock by the beauty and spend so much time than by the time we were leaving to a 6+ hour drive my girlfriend said "what about if we stay the night...". So we booked in the only available hotel and kept driving around to see a few other natural beauties that otherwise we wouldn't have seeing... Perfect place to spend a day or a weekend enjoying the outdoors, picnic, boat, kayak, take tons of pictures, and of course, drink plenty of good wine!!!

After spending 5 glorious days exploring Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, I was making…read moremy way back to Salt Lake City, Utah for my return flight home to Florida. Since the drive from Jackson, Wyoming to SLC Airport is almost 5 hours and 300 miles away, I decided to break it up with a pitstop along the way here at Flaming Forge National Recreation Area. I had read and heard good things about Flaming Gorge...being very picturesque...that it peaked my interest to come and see what this place was all about. And like I mentioned it was in almost direct line with my travels back to Salt Lake City. First coming upon the Flaming Gorge area....there's a huge dam built as you make your way south on US 191. At this stage, slow your car down as there's a DAM VISTA (situated on the left hand side of the road) that you turn into and park at a small lot. Here...get out of your car and there's a COOL OVERLOOK that captures views of the entire Flaming Gorge Dam. This area is a nice spot for photos. It sort of reminded me of being at iconic Hoover Dam in Vegas/Arizona. Making your way past and across the Flaming Gorge Dam and bridge, you come upon the Visitors Center. I stopped inside and picked up a souvenir keychain and postcard at the VC though there wasn't much else going on. You do get some ground eye level views of the water and surrounding area but the looks here weren't special. One thing...inside the Visitors Center, you can make an appointment for a tour to walk across the bridge suspended over the dam. This could be a worthwhile opportunity for scenic moments (same at Hoover Dam), but since I was managing my time before my flight home, I couldn't hang around for too long. Now if you continue driving on US 191 towards Manila, Utah...the road eventually turns into Highway 44. Along this Highway 44 for a short distance (few miles)....here's where things GET GOOD! Absolutely stop at RED CANYON! Make a right turn as the sign says and turn into Red Canyon Rec Area and follow the path until the end and park. Get out here and walk to the BEAUTIFUL VISTA AND PANORAMA SPOT highlighting the winding river embedded between the red and green toned rocky landscape! Finally, continuing on Hwy 44 for 28 miles towards Manila, Utah...you'll come upon more grand scenery. I have to mention SHEEP CREEK OVERLOOK!!! As you make your way down the winding countryside road, SLOW DOWN THE CAR and on your LEFT HAND SIDE (it can be missed if you drive too fast), you'll find SHEEP CREEK OVERLOOK. Park and get out of your car and walk up the short hill and you'll discover GLORIOUS AND SPECTACULAR SIGHTS characterizing what Flaming Gorge is all about!! The river water combined with unique colorful and rocky terrain intermingling together made for one of the BEST VIEWPOINTS I can recall IN A LONG TIME! This spot is why I decided to visit Flaming Gorge in the first place! For me...a real humbling moment to gaze into the distance and stop reality for a moment. Eventually, I came upon Manila, Utah. At this small town you can stop for food, gas, supplies, and a gift shop. From here, I continued on my way back to Salt Lake City Airport for my red eye flight home. For anyone interested in discovering Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, I hope my itinerary finds you well. Although there's so much beautiful topography in Utah and Wyoming, this area right on the border of both states deserves more attention and recognition.

This one is another little bit of a haul, but it's not at all a bad drive. This is one of the…read morelarger ones, with a very extensive amount of rolling green hills, some trees, facilities, a great playground, a zip line and a swimming pool. Probably my favorite thing was the commanding view out over the hills. With all of this going on, it is also predictably one of the busier ones we've seen. It is also in a neighborhood and can be very tricky to find, so definitely map it, if you can. Still, it is well worth the jaunt.

Everything I said before stands except that these guys are dicks a lot and the bathrooms are…read morefrequently locked and there is a skate park here. They are also down to 1 airplane and 1 tank, but it's still a cool little spot...just don't expect too much and plan on having a bathroom backup...

this is the standard and how all dog parks should be well done. I stopped by while passing through…read morewith my three dogs. There was plenty of space And well taken care of

Love this dog park! We drive from Vegas to Wisconsin once a year and have saved this dog park to…read moreour maps so we can stop here everytime!

Smallish visitor center but with excellent fossils - quite a variety complete with explanations…read more There's a 12-minute movie on how they found it. There are periodic ranger talks. We spent a little under an hour and were impressed. Includes a small gift shop. They tell you specific hiking and scenic areas nearby. And... it is free!

Very small but full of information. Staff is friendly and bathrooms were well maintained with…read moreinformation about fossilized poop on the walls.

Located at the heart of Kemmerer, the park is named after former Governor Ed Herschler, a Kemmerer…read moreresident and former three-term Wyoming governor. His family still operates a cattle ranch in the area. It is indeed shaped like a triangle. One of the main pieces here is the standing portrait of JC Penney, founder of the eponymous company. The first JC Penney store is also here on one side of the triangle and his home is the next block over. Learn about the history of Wyoming at the Fossil Country Frontier Museum (which was closed when I stopped by). [Review 17817 overall - 26 in Wyoming - 1338 of 2022.]