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No admission feeOfficial visitor guide for Casper, Wyoming, covering outdoor adventures, dining and itineraries.
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Independence Rock
Walk around or climb a granite dome where Oregon Trail emigrants carved thousands of names on their way west.
WY-220 rest area, about 60 miles southwest of Casper · Alcova, WY
About Independence Rock
Independence Rock is a granite monolith on WY-220 that rises 136 feet above the surrounding terrain southwest of Casper. More than 5,000 names are part of its surface, and one of the earliest reads 1824. It took its name from an Independence Day celebration and became a goal for the more than 550,000 travelers heading west. A walk around the base covers more than a mile, and in the distance you can see Devil's Gate, a 330-foot cut carved by the river.
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What's around here?
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National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
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Check pricesRemains of an 1868 frontier Army post beside the transcontinental railroad, reached from Interstate 80 near Rawlins.
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