Evanston Wyoming Tourism

Take a walking tour of the “Queen City of the Mountains.” Evanston’s first recognized building because of its wooden floor and canvas sides was built by Harvey Booth, who opened it as a restaurant and saloon.

Visit Evanston’s Historical Buildings in Depot Square Park including the restored Union Pacific Depot, Uinta County Museum/Carnegie Library and Beeman-Cashin Building and a re-created Chinese Joss House.

Sports enthusiasts can’t go wrong in Evanston. The town is the northern gateway to the Uinta Mountains, the only major mountain range in the country which travels east and west. Bear River State Park/Welcome Center offers visitors nature trails, wildlife exhibits and groomed cross-country ski trails in the winter. Evanston is the training site for the Jamaican Bobsled Team.

The Bear River, Sulphur Creek Reservoir and the Narrows all offer sublime fishing opportunities. The area is also brimming with mule deer, sage chicken, elk and antelope, as well as camping sites and snowmobile trails.

Just south of town is the Charcoal Kilns where Union Pacific turned wood into coke for steam engines. Modern day treasure hunters can search for Butch Cassidy’s buried loot in neighboring Piedmont. North of Evanston is Almy, which was a very rich coal mining area. However, after many explosions and the loss of lives, the mines were abandoned. An old cemetery is located here.

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