Overview

Wyoming is located in the Mid-Western United States and a great location for a romantic getaway or great family vacation. Many Wyoming locations are also designed to cater to the business person who wants a quiet setting away from home.

Also known as the Cowboy State, Wyoming is over 97,000 square miles of land filled with rangelands, mountain ranges, and prairies. As with many other areas in the United States, Wyoming was historically inhabited by Native Americans such as the Shoshone and Lakota tribes. A year after the railroad reached Cheyenne in 1867, the federal government established Wyoming as a U.S. territory.

Activities & Attractions

Yellowstone National Park is located at the headwaters of the Yellowstone River and is comprised of many lakes, canyons and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake and the Yellowstone Caldera (the largest supervolcano on the continent) are also located in the park. The other major park located here is Grand Teton National Park.

A United States National Monument, Devils Tower, is a monolithic igneous intrusion located in black hills that many visitors climb. Other places in Wyoming that would be fun to visit are Fossil Butte National Monument, California National Historic Trail, Fort Laramie National Historic Site, and Oregon National Historic Trail.

Lodging

Wyoming lodging offers a variety of choices and vacation accommodations. Depending on the time of year, these choices can include snow lodging and its exciting trails to traverse by snow vehicles or cross country skiing. During warm and summer climates, a delightful mix of hotels, motels, hostels, dude and guest ranches, vacation rentals, resorts, cabins and nestled away bed and breakfasts make up the assortment of lodging choices. For more details follow the links in the resources section below.

Transportation

Many accommodations are often located near the most popular attractions and activities, making transportation usually easy to find. When you choose lodging near such places, transportation is usually available by shuttle, taxi and buses. Another mode of transportation is carriage rides, which can be the ultimate romantic getaway transport from your lodge, hotel, motel or bed and breakfast to your final destination.