14 Reasons Why Wyoming Is The BEST State

...and all of our towns are small towns! You'll learn to love these communities where everyone knows your name.

From ghost towns to dinosaur track sites, Wyoming's history is on display. You can even walk through ruts dug into the ground along the Oregon Trail, and visit petroglyph sites created hundreds of years ago.

Wyoming's reservoirs and lakes are huge attractions here. Whether you like to go sailing or kayaking, or just hit the water to fish, you'll find a great spot to drop in no matter where you go. And, as a bonus, many of our alpine lakes make great skating rinks in the winter!

Wyoming is home to so much geothermal activity. Granite Hot Springs in Jackson are accessible via snowmobile, ski, or dog sled. Thermopolis is home to a naturally-heated public pool, and the town of Saratoga founded a resort based around their natural hot springs!

Whether you like to visit our national parks, national forests, or state parks, you'll find stunning natural wonders in every corner of the state.

We've all been caught in a bison jam (or, more annoyingly, a bear jam), but for the most part, you won't have to worry about traffic here in Wyoming.

Come visit a cookout or pitchfork fondue to try a rustic meal, or hit up your local steakhouse to find the best prime rib you've ever had.

We've got a fossil cabin, a bizarre stick-and-log mansion, pyramids in the middle of nowhere, and remnants of railroad history, and it all makes every road trip more interesting.

You'll experience a (muddy) spring, a (sometimes snowy) summer, a (beautiful, actually!) fall, and a (ok, let's not talk about it too much) winter here in Wyoming. We're one of the lucky states that gets it all!

See them in the mountains near Cody or down by Rock Springs on the Wild Horse Loop road.

There's a reason the major sled manufacturers test their machines on our mountains! The Snowy Range in particular is famous for its miles and miles of marked and unmarked trail.

Our winding, wild, and scenic rivers are famous for their trout.

We might not have an NFL team, but our favorite sports are a little more intense than football, anyway.

Wyoming's wildlife includes bears, elk, moose, mule deer, and more - and we're lucky to share the state with each of these critters.