Dubois Wyoming Tourism

At an elevation of 6,900 feet above sea level and enjoying 300 days of sunshine each year, Dubois is a rustic western town with some of the finest wilderness and recreation areas in the West. Just 30 miles east of the Continental Divide, Dubois boasts the largest herd of Bighorn Sheep in the United States.

Popular summer activities in and around Dubois include horseback riding, camping, backpacking and rock-hounding. Also, the town has tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course. As a summer visitor, you can participate in old-time square dances and the immensely popular Buffalo Barbecue, held the second Saturday in August.

In addition to enjoying some fine fishing amid spectacular scenery, the dedicated angler will be interested in visiting the Dubois Fish Hatchery, located five miles east of town, which annually handles nearly seven million eggs, about 60 percent of which are Rainbows. Photographers will find many opportunities to capture the beautiful colors of the badlands.

Area guest ranches and outfitters are ready to take you into the back-country for an experience you will never forget. Riding in the mountain ranges you can see such sights as the distant crags and pinnacles of the Absaroka Range and the Ramshorn Peak, a spire left long ago by an ancient volcano. You may even get a glimpse of a grizzly bear!

Dubois has become a winter haven, as well as a major home base for snowmobilers and cross-country skiers. The Continental Divide Trail has more than 600 miles of groomed trails, easily accessible from Dubois.

Another interesting feature can be found at Union Pass west of Dubois at 9,210 feet. Here is the only place in the United States where rivers flow in three directions: Jakey’s Fork flows into the Mississippi, the Roaring Fork into the Colorado River and Fish Creek flows into the Columbia River.

Also, pay a visit to the Tie Hack Memorial where some 400,000 railroad ties were cut and moved out of the Wind River area between 1914 and 1946.

There are many short, self-guided tours you can take around Dubois.