Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site State Park in WY -- Campground & RV Camping in Wyoming
Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site State Park in WY
WY State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
State historic site near Guernsey showcasing preserved wagon wheel impressions carved into soft sandstone by thousands of 19th-century emigrants traveling westward. Trail ruts—some over five feet deep—mark the transition from river-bottom land to the rugged High Plains landscape. Day-use only with picnic shelter, restrooms, and parking for short interpretive walks.
Grounded in wyoparks.wyo.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
The Guernsey Fish Pond shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Night skies measure Bortle 4 -- a rural sky with a glow on the horizon. The nearest town, Wheatland, is 18 mi off.
September normals 45–79°F, 1.2″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.