Annual Festivals: International Day, Red Desert Roundup Rodeo, Wyoming's Big Show
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As you approach modern-day Rock Springs, you can almost imagine earlier travelers bouncing along the Overland Stage route toward the welcome stage station which was the beginning of this southwestern Wyoming town in 1862. Rock Springs is another of the southern Wyoming towns on the Union Pacific's transcontinental line. And for years the area provided millions of tons of coal to feed the nation's locomotives.
Today, the Rock Springs area continues to have a leadership role in the nation's energy production. US Hwy 191 connects at Rock Springs north to serve Grand Teton and Yellowstone National parks. Rock Springs is known as the home of 56 nationalities; a true melting pot. Formed by the railroad and coal mines, Rock Springs offers a variety of recreational opportunities for visitors and residents alike. Established in 1888 as a mining town, the natural resources around the area are the driving force behind the Rock Springs economy.
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The Sand Dunes, just a few miles north of Rock Springs, are the largest in North America. Just south of Rock Springs is the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area a boat and fisherman's paradise. Also, do not forget abut the Wild Horse Scenic Loop Tour just north of Rock Springs. See some of the largest wild horse herds in the world in their natural environment.
Powwow is the steady thump of beaters on a hide-covered drum, a cadence of mixed voices singing in Arapaho, Shoshone, Crow, or Lakota, and the sweep and swirl of men and boys wearing brightly colored regalia, of young girls with fringed shawls, older women dressed in buckskin, even tiny tots in beaded moccasins and creamy white buckskin outfits. Begun as a ritual gathering of spiritual leaders and medicine men, powwow is now a social event. read more
From museums of wildlife art to museums dedicated to Wyoming's Western heritage, the inquisitive vistor will have plenty to see and do in Wyoming's museums. read more
