Wheeling in Wyoming

[Ditcherman]

The TL;DR, Looking for Wyoming wheeling/rock crawling experiences.

I've been doing a bit of looking into destination wheeling spots, and Wyoming is a great state for so many reasons, but I just don't see a whole lot of wheeling opportunities, certainly not as dense as Colorado and Utah, and not very much on the harder side of crawling either. Am I missing something?

There's a lot to do and see in Wyoming, and I'd love to relive the first backpacking trip my dad took me on in the Wind River, I'd love to take my wife to a rodeo (we're shorter of rodeos than backpacking in Indiana, that's how bad that is!). I haven't considered winter wheeling and skiing but we do love Jackson Hole...

I guess I'd like to know if Wyoming is a wheeling destination, or if you generally combine some other activity to make it worth a drive - not that the views alone aren't just worth the drive!

What say you?

 

[DirtSniffer]

Morrison jeep trail?

 

[DirtSniffer]

Just looked, it may be closed still from the 2022 landslide damage.

 

[Ditcherman]

Morrison jeep trail?

The one I see on OnX lists as passenger car accessible, so it wasn't really showing up on my radar as wheeling. Not that it wouldn't be worth it, I'm sure.
Like I said, I could easily be missing something. I'm fairly new to looking for trails and planning.

 

[sogncab]

The one I see on OnX lists as passenger car accessible, so it wasn't really showing up on my radar as wheeling. Not that it wouldn't be worth it, I'm sure.
Like I said, I could easily be missing something. I'm fairly new to looking for trails and planning.

I've been eyeballing the Bighorns around Burgess Junction.
I've snowmobiled in that area and it's some rough ground. No freaking clue what it looks like without 8' of snow on it.

YouTube is one of the best things when looking for trails in areas

 

[DirtSniffer]

From the limited research that I have previously done, Wyoming doesn't seem to have a whole lot for wheeling outside of Morrison and designated ORV parks. Mostly overlandy type trails. Which can still be fun. Shame the Morrison Jeep trail is still closed on the switchbacks, its a bucket list trail should it reopen. Most certainly not passenger car accessible past the trailhead, a number of water crossings to get to the switchbacks.

 

[sogncab]

Dan's tism is reading maps.

 

[DirtSniffer]

Dan's tism is reading maps.

I know what I'll be doing at work next week now.

I just got back from Grand Teton/Yellowstone. Love that area. Wish there were more trails. Just started looking at next year's trip though and will more likely be something along the lines of Rocky Mountain NP to Zion. I love Utah too, we should really plan a trip there eventually. Not Moab though, so much to see to the west. Devil's racetrack. Swells. Hole in the rock. Hotel rock. Comb ridge. Elephant hill. The crew would love it. Anyways, tangent over.

 

[Ditcherman]

so much to see to the west. Devil's racetrack. Swells. Hole in the rock. Hotel rock. Comb ridge. Elephant hill.

This. From the north rim clear up to the salt lake, so much to see.

 

[matzell]

Builds Thread 'Project Pikachu: 1977 FJ40'

Dec 2, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Presidential Election, I was looking for anything-but-election-coverage on Facebook and suddenly saw a hell of a 40: mustard with old school pin stripes, for sale in Mississippi. Clearly it needed a ton of work to bring it back to streetable status, but I messaged the guy and came to find out that it was gone in a matter of minutes. No surprise there.

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Start at post 1286 on page 65. This guy just did something like what you might be talking about.

I have been thinking about a trip to WY around Memorial Day next year. I will be watching this thread and may join you, if you will have me...

 

[Ditcherman]

Builds Thread 'Project Pikachu: 1977 FJ40'

Dec 2, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Presidential Election, I was looking for anything-but-election-coverage on Facebook and suddenly saw a hell of a 40: mustard with old school pin stripes, for sale in Mississippi. Clearly it needed a ton of work to bring it back to streetable status, but I messaged the guy and came to find out that it was gone in a matter of minutes. No surprise there.

• cbmontgo
• Replies: 1,323
• Forum: 40- / 55-Series Tech

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Start at post 1286 on page 65. This guy just did something like what you might be talking about.

I have been thinking about a trip to WY around Memorial Day next year. I will be watching this thread and may join you, if you will have me...

Wow what an great trip rundown!

My dad would tell me I don’t need to learn what’s in Wyoming, I need to learn how to learn what’s in Wyoming.

Just gotta get there.

 

[Broski]

Following as well

 

[Mike Shull]

This is the area that I am thinking about exploring.

SR 271 Shell Reservoir, Wyoming - GPS Trail Map, Conditions & Difficulty | onX Offroad

This trail begins at the four-way intersection of SR 17 and SR 817. This trail heads east from the intersection where SR 17 continues south and SR 817 heads north.

www.onxmaps.com

Fools Creek Trails, Wyoming - GPS Trail Map, Conditions & Difficulty | onX Offroad

A spur from the main Burgess trail that is narrower and more suited to ATV or SXS, but still passable with a 4x4. Steeper hills to climb and descend with small to medium size rocks.

www.onxmaps.com

 

[Mike Shull]

This off road park may be worth checking out: Wagonhound Off-Road Park - https://wagonhound4x4.org/

 

[cbmontgo]

Wow what an great trip rundown!

My dad would tell me I don’t need to learn what’s in Wyoming, I need to learn how to learn what’s in Wyoming.

Just gotta get there.

Thanks for the share, @matzell.

I do think that Colorado and Utah have more "rock crawling" because the nature of the environment simply is more, well, rocky. Wyoming has a more silty soil and gradual long winding roads and grades. That said, it is absolutely beautiful. Be prepared for a lot of driving if you want to see multiple mountain ranges though. We blinked and had driven 1,100+ miles in our FJ40s.