How To Road Trip Wyoming’s Fall Colors

You see that hint of color in the trees in Wyoming.

It's time to go fall color hunting.

Later September is when we go UP HIGH!

So let's start there.

This time of year is perfect mountain driving weather.

We will begin in eastern Wyoming.

Up to the Bighorn Mountains we go. Try Highway 16 from Buffalo to Tensleep. Take Highway 14, which is just above Sheridan, heading to Greybull.

In late September the higher you go the better the colors.

Yellowstone National Park

America's first national park is wonderful for the entire fall season. It has higher altitudes and lower lands so you can show up any time and see some color, somewhere.

The Laramie Range

All the way from Casper Mountain on down I-25 you'll see splashes of gold up high at this time of year.

The Wind River Range and The Absoroka Range

For Western Wyoming try these area's for the best color up high.

The Snowy Range

Don't forget this gem in Southern Wyoming, along Interstate 80. That is a beautiful high-altitude drive.

As the season progresses, those fall colors will move their way down into the lower lands.

This is when you'll want to follow the rivers.

You'll love the drive along the Platte River, from Casper to Glenrock. Look for Highway 87 on your map.

The town of Glenrock looks beautiful in the fall. They have a little park by the river where you can sit under the trees and watch the leaves fall to the ground.

Edness K. Wilkins State Park is close to Casper. You can stop there and walk along the river, under the changing trees.

The towns of Sheridan and Buffalo are beautiful in the fall. They both have massive trees in their neighborhoods and downtown areas.

Laramie Wyoming is a high-altitude town so their leave will change a bit sooner than others.

Cheyenne, the state Capital is a great place to visit for late fall color.

Don't forget Lander, in west-central Wyoming. The town and its beautiful mountain canyons are full of gold leaves. You can start high on the mountains in late September and work your way down into town as the colors progress into October.

Aspen Alley is a short drive in southern-central Wyoming that has wowed people for decades. Those trees are reaching the end of their lifespan, so they are not as colorful as they used to be, but still worth the trip.

The best way to find fall colors in Wyoming is to follow the rivers. That's where the trees are and that's where the colors really pop.