Lander Area Chamber of Commerce 2014 Travel and Relocation Guide | Page 11

and the Museum of the American
West. They house a large collection
of pioneer and Native American
History. Another growing element
of Lander is its rich art community.
Here one can see acclaimed works
by sculptors, photographers,
painters, and sketch artists, to name
a few. You can find any number of
displays of local talent throughout
Lander’s retail shops as well as City

mountain guides are located here.
Lander is the jumping off point
to vast areas of the Shoshone
National Forest/Wind River
Mountains and the awesome Red
Desert recreational playgrounds.
All east-side trailheads into the
Winds are between 13 and 70 miles
from Lander.
If you are dying to get up into
the mountains, but not too far from

Be sure to stop at the Lander
Area Chamber of Commerce,
located at the east edge of town by
the railroad caboose on north First
Street, to receive a complete list of
local events, activities, and tours.

Article courtesy of the Lander
Journal. To subscribe to the Lander
Journal and Wind River News, call
307-332-2323 or 877-640-0977.

Lander continues to attract new
business and boasts a blend of strong
retail and commercial entrepreneurship.
Hall.
Lander’s hospitality industry
includes a mix of comfortable
hotels as well as accommodating
bed & breakfast inns, specialty
restaurants, campgrounds and RV
parks. Recreational facilities in the
city include an indoor swimming
pool, tennis and basketball courts,
athletic fields, picnic areas and City
Park.
The Popo Agie River runs
right through the heart of the city
and a pathway system for hikers,

your vehicle, one of the best and
easiest ways is to travel the Loop
Road. Follow the signs to Sinks
Canyon State Park via state highway
131 from 5th and Main Streets in
downtown Lander. The canyon is
so named because the Popo Agie
River sinks into a cavern on the
south wall of the canyon, only to
reappear in a trout filled pool a
quarter-mile downstream on the
north side of the canyon.
Continuing the drive through
Sinks Canyon brings
you into the Shoshone
National Forest and onto
the Loop Road (just past
Bruce’s Parking area).
This rugged gravel road
takes visitors through
forests of alpine spruce,
pine, and aspen, past
high mountain streams
and lakes with majestic
y
ver Rim; Photo Courtes snow-capped peaks in
r Mountains from Bea
rlooking the Wind Rive
A colorful sunset ove
the distance.
of Rita Winebrenner.
Visitor centers are located at the
joggers and bicyclists follows the
U.S. Forest Service District office,
river, which is also popular with
the Wyoming Game and Fish
fishermen. Lander’s City Park
Departmental regional office, Sinks
offers free overnight camping.
Canyon State Park, and the Lander
Numerous outfitters and
Area Chamber of Commerce.

www.landerchamber.com

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