• Red cliffs descend into the water of Bighorn Canyon

    Bighorn Canyon

    National Recreation Area MT,WY

Places To Go

Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center

Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center, Lovell, Wyoming

NPS

Bighorn Canyon has four visitor centers/visitor contact stations in addition to five scenic campgrounds to choose from.

Whether you are just passing through on scenic Highway 14A, headed to the Bighorn for fishing or auto touring the park road in the South District, our visitor centers page will show you where to learn more about the park!

The campgrounds page will give you all the details on either drive or boat in spots, from the surreal red rocks of Horseshoe Bend to the towering walls of Black Canyon!

Did You Know?

Fort Smith Monument, photo by S. Dalby

On August 1, 1867, a haying party of 25 soldiers and civilians held off the attacks of over 800 Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors in the hayfields 2 ½ miles northeast of Fort Smith. The outcome was a draw. The incident became known as the Hayfield Fight. More...