Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway

Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway

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  • Flaming Gorge Dam Overlook

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

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  • West Green Lake

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

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  • Reflections on West Greens Lake

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

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  • Racing in Red Canyon

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

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  • Stormy Skies over Red Canyon

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

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  • Bridge Spanning the Gorge

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

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  • Creek Bridge

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

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  • Sheep Creek Canyon

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

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  • East Side of US-191 Looking East over Beaver Ponds

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

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  • Deep Gorges in the Earth

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

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  • Iconic Flaming Gorge Bridge

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

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  • Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway

    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.

  • Wyoming Basin Physiographic Region Map

    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.

  • Byway Corridor Terrain Map

    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.

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  • Earth Tones

    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.

  • Grazing Pronghorn

    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.

  • Gateway Sign

    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.

  • Little Firehole Canyon

    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.

  • Art Gallery of Time

    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.

  • Picture Perfect Gateway

    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.

  • Big Firehole Canyon

    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.

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  • Tent With a View

    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.

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  • Sagebrush

    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.

  • Clay Basin

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

  • Grasslands

    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.

  • Raptor Overlook

    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.

  • Raptor Cliff

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

  • Minnie’s Gap Terrain Map

    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

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

  • Official Map of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

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

  • Land, Water & Sky

    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.

  • Sparkling Boat Launch

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

  • Footbridge to Expedition Island

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

  • Tiny Explorer

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

  • Expedition Island

    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.

  • Pilot Butte

    A herd of wild horses gallop past Pilot Butte.

  • White Mountain Plateau

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

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  • Billowing Afternoon Clouds

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

  • Black

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

  • East- West Trending Uintas

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

  • All Aboard

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

  • Blue Water, Blue Skies

    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.

  • Watersports at Buckboard

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

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  • Henry

    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.

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  • Red Canyon Uplift

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

  • Manila Valley

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