Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway

Flanked by interpretive signs, two youngsters stand on the overlook before the great wall of the Flaming Gorge Dam.

Reeds ring tiny West Green Lake near Red Canyon Visitors Center and Overlook.

Framed by pine trees, the still waters of West Greens Lake reflect the trees and mountains of Ashley National Forest.

Two boats race along the blue waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, flanked by the brilliant red walls of Red Canyon.

Two youngsters look down into the gray waters and red cliffs of Flaming Gorge's Red Canyon on a stormy day.

A bridge delicately arches over the smooth blue waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

This view of Creek Bridge can be seen from Highway 91.

This view is looking east from Sheep Creek Canyon on the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway.

Beaver ponds sit on the east side of US-191, reflecting the landscape in their smooth pools.

These deep gorges plunge downward towards the earth, creating spectacular sights.

A well-known site at the Flaming Gorge area, this bridge spans the reservoir's blue waters.

The Flaming Gorge – Green River Basin Scenic Byway is bordered by desert scrub as it dips and bends in this view looking south with the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, red canyon walls, and the snow-capped peaks of the east-west trending Uinta Mountains visible in the distance.

This topographic map shows the southeastern corner of Wyoming and the adjacent states and the relationship of the Wyoming Basin Physiographic Region with other regions in the west including the Great Basin covering Utah and Nevada and the Rocky Mountain Region stretching from Canada to Mexico. Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the adjacent byway roads are in the center of the Wyoming Basin region and on the right side of this map view.

This terrain map illustrates the rugged nature of the landscape in this part of the Wyoming Basin Physiographic Region with deep valleys and pronounced ridges.

The view from US 191 near the Little Firehole Canyon Overlook of the deep valley and canyons with and multi-colored cliffs, blue sky, and a distant view of water.

A herd of Pronghorn antelope graze on rolling hills of high desert sagebrush scrub. The Wyoming Sublette antelope herd is one of state’s largest herds and migrates to this area each winter.

A large, rustic byway gateway sign utilizing the Flaming Gorge Scenic Byway logo sits on the edge of an overlook with long-distance views of the valley and canyons below.

Color abounds in the rock layers of cliffs and sagebrush scrub of this long-distance view from the Little Firehole Canyon overlook. Millions of years of geology is on display and waits to be explored.

The Art Gallery of Time interpretive panel located at the Little Firehole Overlook describes the area’s vivid and colorful rock formations which are on display in the view behind the panel.

Byway travelers photograph the large, rustic byway gateway sign utilizing the Flaming Gorge Scenic Byway logo that sits on the edge of the Little Firehole overlook on US 191.

A mountain biker rides along a ridge overlooking the Flaming Gorge Reservoir with a view of Big Firehole Canyon in the distance that includes tall pinnacled buttes North and South Chimney Rock.

A car parked next to a tent and campsite in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. The view from the campsite is Big Firehole Canyon.

This typical view from US 191 includes sagebrush in the foreground and a distant view extending 50 miles or more of valley, canyons, blue sky, and the byway winding south.

This view from US 191 looks east into the Clay Basin where views extend into Utah and Colorado.

This view of US 191 facing south includes grasslands that are typical of the drive north of the Raptor Overlook and also previews in the distance the more rugged terrain that emerges as the byway traveler approaches Utah.

The 800-foot vertical cliff at the Raptor Overlook on US 191 overlooks the Clay Basin that stretches south and east into Colorado and Utah.

A view of the 800-foot cliff at Raptor Overlook taken looking northeast across Clay Basin.

This terrain map illustrates the geologic gap in the mountain known as Minnie’s Gap on US 191 and the uplift that extends west from the gap and disappears under the Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Minnie’s Gap on US 191 is geologic gap in the mountain serves as a gateway between Wyoming and Utah.

The official map of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area illustrates the relationship between the reservoir, landscape and boundaries of the NRA.

A view looking east from WY 530 extends past vast grasslands in the foreground that descend into the emerald water of the reservoir and beyond to the eastern shore of the reservoir.

A trailered boat waiting to be launched into the sparkling Flaming Gorge Reservoir at a launch site with access from WY 530.

A pedestrian bridge connects visitors to Expedition Island in the Green River with a view of Castle Rock in the distance.

A woman and small child enjoy a stroll along the Green River in Expedition Island Park that celebrates explorer John Wesley Powell.

A view of the channel of the Green River that flows past high cliffs on one side, and the tree-covered island on the other.

A herd of wild horses gallop past Pilot Butte.

Travelers view interpretive panels along the Wild Horse Scenic Loop at a site with long-distance views southeast into the Red Desert.

A car sits on a simple pull off on WY 530 with a view west is of broad grasslands and typical billowing afternoon clouds.

The Black’s Fork River and grassy floodplain, and a newly formed sand dune on a distant bluff.

A view south on WY 530 with a distant view of the east-west trending Uinta Mountains and a cloud-filled sky.

Boaters stand under sunny skies on a typical marina dock lined with watercraft on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

A typical boating complex with a dock for small personal watercraft along the shore of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir with a long distance view across a flat plain to treeless mountains.

A rider makes a turn on a personal watercraft in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir near Buckboard Marina.

A traveler views an interpretive panel at Henry’s Fork Wetlands overlook on WY 530 with a distant view that includes the reservoir and Lucerne Valley Marina in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.

A view from the Henry’s Fork Wetlands overlook on WY 530 looking east and south toward the Red Canyon uplift along the horizon.

Looking southwest across the Henry’s Fork Wetlands complex with Manila, Utah, in the distance and the Uinta Mountains on the horizon.