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Lander Area Transportation --

Updated 6/6/2001

Introduction

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Airports

Salt Lake City: I've flown to SLC several times now. You would check several air routes in order to pick the best fare. Driving a rental car from SLC to Lander was cheaper than taking a commuter flight to Riverton. This year, flying from Melbourne FL to Riverton is less. A bus service is also available to Lander.

Denver: Major hub. High airport fee of $40 at my last check. Applies even passing through i norder to pay for the new airport.

Riverton: Mesa Airlines (operating as United Express) may have dropped service. Commuter flights from Denver. Still a long way from Lander. A bus service is available to Lander.

Casper: Commuter flights from Denver. Still a long way from Lander.

Cheyenne: Commuter flights from Denver. Still a long way from Lander.

Jackson Hole: Commuter airport with the yuppie set driving up prices. It's a long way from Lander as well.

 

 

Rental Cars

Salt Lake City: Had good results with Alamo, but rates are going up. Rental cars usually can't be driven on gravel roads without insurance risk.

Denver: A long way to Lander, but we stopped at Rocky Mountain N.P. on the way to Cloud Peak once.

Riverton: Investigating here; one even rents by the hour.

 

Driving Routes and Interests

Salt Lake City: Interstate I-80 takes you quickly up the montain slopes to Wyoming. A light car can make it ok. See the welcome center at Evanston, a nice town. Stop at Little America for gas and more ice creme. Continue to Rock Springs. Get gas here before proceeding! Turn north on US 191 through Eden.

At Farson, have a ice creme cone at the Mercantile brick store. Admire the WInd River Mountains from here. Turn northeast on WY-20. Stop at some of the Oregon Trail markers along the way. To the north and northeast are Wind River and Atlantic peaks. If you have time, detour south to South Pass City and see the historic town. Continue to Atlantic CIty, then rejoin WY-20. Louis Lake gravel road to the north is an alternate way to Lander. It is passible to two-wheel drives in good weather. The WY-20 road passes an old mine, and proceeds down picturesque Red Canyon, descending to an intersection with US-287. Turn northwest here to Lander.

On a return trip go from Farson on WY-28 towards Fontenelle Dam, and on to Kemmerer. This is range country, and there are no fences. Be alert for cattle and pronghorns. Take US-189 south to I-80.

Denver: Take I-25 north to Cheyenne, then west on I-80.

Casper: Take WY-220 southwest to Independence Rock Historic Site. Continue to turn northwest on US-287.

Cheyenne: Take I-80 west to Rawlins. Turn north on US287. WY-789 through the Green Mountains to Lander.

Riverton: Riverton is only some 30 minutes away on WY-789. Head SW from Riverton and watch the Wind River Mountains grow. Wind River Peak should be visible.

Jackson Hole: Take US-26-89-191 to Jackson Lake. Turn east on US 26-287 climbing to Tugwatee Pass to Dubois, a cowboy town. Continue on US-287 through the Wind RIver Indian Reservation. The grave of Sacagewaya, indian guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific, is at Ft. Washakie. Continue southeast to Lander.

 

Bus Service

Salt Lake City: Wind River Transportation Co. provides daily service to Salt Lake City. 800-439-7118, 307-332-7180 fax. Believe this is the schedule: SLC to Lander, 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Lander to SLC, 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Fare: $150 round trip.

Riverton: Great Divide Tours in Riverton provides daily service to Lander for about $34 (1997) round trip. Mr. Ray Foucht, 307-332-3123.

Denver: (undetermined)

 

Train Service

Rock Springs: Trains don't run to Lander anymore. The lines were built to support the railroad tie-cutting industry. With the end of the "Tie-Hack" era, service was discontinued. So, Rock Springs is the closest Amtrack Service, running on the Union Pacific historic route. The train stop (not a station) is reportedly not in a good section of town. Then, one must still get to Lander many miles to the north.

 

Hitchhiking

I find it hard to recommend hitchhiking due to the possible dangers involved. In addition, this is a sparsely settled area. In 1994, our trip doctor hitchhiked, and waited hours by the side of the road for a ride going from Farson to Lander. In bad weather, this wouldn't be fun.

 

Town of Lander

Distances: The town is relatively small, and most of the downtown section is easy to walk from end to end.

Taxi: (undetermined)

Walking: Easy flat walking. The Main Street is about 10 blocks long, and most of the motels and stores are here. The CIty Park provides up to three days free camping near the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. The USFS is at the intersection of US-287 and WY-789.

Bicycling: Rentals at Freewheeling.

Air Sightseeing: Not certain if there is a commercial service, but there is an airport up the hill from the USFS.

This transportation page is growing to advise how to get to and get around Lander WY.

This Web page was created by: Frank R. Leslie, who welcomes contributions and suggestions

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