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Grand Encampment Museum, Encampment, WY

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Grand Encampment Museum

A museum in Encampment, Wyoming, with over a dozen historic buildings holding artifacts from the valley's timber, mining, and farming past.

PO Box 43, 807 Barnett Ave, Encampment, WY · Encampment, WY

About Grand Encampment Museum

The Grand Encampment Museum sits in Encampment, Wyoming, and is known locally as the GEM of southern Wyoming. Its grounds include more than a dozen historic buildings, each filled with artifacts that show how timber, mining, and agriculture shaped the Encampment valley around the turn of the 20th century. The museum also serves as an official US Forest Service repository, reflecting the agency's influence on the upper North Platte River valley. Visitors can explore the buildings and collections, and the museum runs living history events such as an annual Living History Day. Because hours shift between seasons, the museum advises calling ahead before visiting.

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