Dubois Wyoming
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Dubois is a small western Wyoming town. At an elevation of 6917 feet and with a population of approximately 1000 people, Dubois offers a western flavor, unmatched recreation possibilities, and beautiful mountain scenery.
The small town atmosphere, where people still speak and wave to each other, has everything from a drugstore with an old fashioned soda fountain to several general merchandise stores where you can buy everything from fancy cloths to snowmobile boots and horseshoes. The town serves the working ranches in a 50-mile radius and is also a gateway community for tourists traveling to and from the nearby Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.
Outdoor activities in Dubois include golf, fishing, hunting, camping and wildlife viewing. The streams still run clear water and are noted for having more fish than people. In the fall, with the proper licenses and equipment, you can still bag an elk, deer, black bear, mountain sheep, antelope, and moose, with either a rifle, or camera. If the camera is your choice you can add grizzly (brown) bear and wolf to your hunt. Boone and Crockett club trophies still exist. Nearby Whiskey Mountain is home to the largest wintering Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep herd in North America.
In the winter, there are 480 miles of groomed snowmobile trails through the kind of scenery that makes you understand why you made the trip. With a reservation you could also ride behind a team of dogs through the mountains and sunshine. The Dubois area boasts of some of the best and most scenic riding in the world on 150 miles of beautiful trails and thousands of acres of off-trail riding. Snow conditions are good with a snow depth of one to ten feet and one of the longest seasons. All services can be found in Dubois as well as gas, food, lodging, rentals and guides along the Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail West of Dubois.
Other area attractions include the Headwaters Arts and Conference Center, the Warm Springs Art Gallery, the Dubois Museum Wind River Historical Center, the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center, the Dubois Fish Hatchery, the Tie Hack Memorial, the Petrified Forest, Shoshone National Forest, Fitzpatrick Wilderness Area, Washakie Wilderness Area, Bridger Teton National Forest, Teton Wilderness Area, Wind River Range, Absoraka Range, Togwotee Pass, Union Pass, Gannett Peak (tallest in Wyoming), Pinnacle Buttes, Crowheart Butte, and the Wind River Indian Reservation.
The Headwaters Center is named after a point near Dubois where the headwaters for three major rivers get their start, the Missouri (from the Wind river to Big Horn river), the Colorado, (from Green river) and the Columbia (from the Snake river). |
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Headwaters Arts & Conference Center
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Close to the Headwaters is the
The Dennison Lodge