Keep Cool This Weekend At Wyoming’s Natural Bridge

This weekend brings us the first week of August. As is usually the case, August can be hot and dry for states like Wyoming. A few areas across the Cowboy State will top 100F.

This is a perfect time to head out and visit cool water places like Wyoming's Natural Bridge.

Ayres Natural Bridge Park is a county park in Converse County, Wyoming. It occupies 150 acres band you'll find it just north of Douglas on Interstate 25 exit 151.

Ayres Natural Bridge is a 50-foot-high, 150-foot-wide rock arch carved by LaPrele Creek. The first written accounts of it were documented by 1840s Oregon Trail emigrants, who were avoided by Native Americans due to lightning legends.

Before the white man showed up, local Native Americans historically avoided the immediate area under the arch after a brave was tragically struck and killed by lightning on the stone structure.

You can picnic there, swim in the cool waters, and even camp. But make a reservation for camping in advance.

Ayres Natural Bridge Park is a public-private partnership. The area is owned and operated by Converse County. The land was originally donated to the county in 1920 by Andrew C. Ayres to serve as a free public park.

There is plenty to see and do at Wyoming's Natural Bridge, and it is a great way to keep cool on a hot August day.

Have a look at the gallery of photos below to get an idea of how unique this place is. But as always, pictures do not do it justice.