Area Attractions

Things to see and do around Cheyenne

• Curt Gowdy State Park: Fish, hike, mountain bike on a great trail system and camp just 23 miles west of Cheyenne
• Curt Gowdy Trail map
• Frontier Days Old West Museum: A five-​​minute walk from the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
• Vedauwoos! Hike, rock climb, x-​​c ski, mountain bike and explore the beautiful Vedauwoo area in the Medicine Bow National Forest just 30 minutes west.
• Wyoming State Museum: Wonderful ever-​​changing collections – free admission!
• Historic Governor’s Mansion: Located in Cheyenne
• Nelson Museum of the West: Downtown Cheyenne
• Cheyenne Depot Museum: Historic interpretation of the railroads
• Cheyenne Frontier Days: Ten days of music, rodeo, carnival, parades and more.
• Visit Cheyenne: comprehensive guide to attractions, accommodations and restaurants.
• Cheyenne as described in Wikipedia
• Wyoming tourism guide
• Medicine Bow’s Snowy Range 1.5 hours west of Cheyenne, skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, camping in an alpine paradise. Always snowballs in summer!

 

Snowy Range west of Cheyenne

 Visit other regional Public Botanic Gardens

Denver, CO: Denver Botanic Gardens

Fort Collins, CO: Gardens at Spring Creek

Littleton, CO: Hudson Gardens

Vail Colorado: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens

Steamboat Springs, CO: Yampa River Botanic Park

Grand Junction, CO: Western Colorado Botanical Gardens

Montrose, CO: Montrose Botanical Gardens