Location
Guernsey State Park
Box 429
Guernsey, WY 82214
(307) 864-2176 (Office)
Todd Stevenson, Park Superintendent
Site Facilities
U.S. Highway 26, Interstate 25 (exit 92)
Brief History
The Oregon Trail was one of the primary routes used by emigrants heading westward across the American continent in the 1840s. Although many remnants of the trail can be seen in Wyoming, the Oregon Trail tracks here are notable because they were cut into solid rock. A short trail leads uphill to four-foot deep gouges cut by the wheels of thousands of wagons. This site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
The story goes that the very first jackalope was created by a Douglas taxidermist. But is that reality or myth? You see, if the first jackalope came from the inspiration of an animal stuffer, how come the animals have been known to sing harmony with cowboys riding the range? And why is there now an annual hunting season on the critters? Did they take on a real life after creation like Alice's friends in Wonderland? read more
During the Mountain Man Era (ending when the demand for beaver fur diminished around 1840), the annual “Rendezvous” brought people of many different cultures and languages together to trade, sing and share tales. read more
