Suggestions for Cheyenne Frontier Days?

noe-place wrote:
Let's say I want to go to Cheyenne but I wait and go a couple of weeks AFTER Frontier Days. What would I want to do/see in the area after the annual big event has ended? We like camping, golf, hiking, biking, museums and great food.

Are you willing to drive into Colorado during your stay? Do you like beer to go with your good food? If the answer to both questions is "yes," Ft. Collins is only 45 miles away and the New Belgium Brewery offers tours. New Belgium is the brewer of Fat Tire and 53 other beers. For more info, go to New Belgium tours.

Can you be a little more specific on what types of museums you like? The Cheyenne Depot Museum is located in the nationally landmarked, 1886 Union Pacific transcontinental railroad depot. It is well worth the $7 senior/$8 adult entry fee. For me, their model railroads are just as interesting as the history exhibits.

Also in Cheyenne is the UP roundhouse/shop where UP 4-8-4 Northern #844, 4-6-6-4 Challenger #3985, and 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 are maintained and stored. For more info on these trains, go to: UP steam engines. Unfortunately, you have to know someone who works there to get a tour anytime except during Depot Days in May.

Depending on the route you pick to and from Cheyenne, you can visit historic sites along the Oregon-California-Mormon Trails in Nebraska and Wyoming. Sites include Scott's Bluff National Monument, Ft. Laramie National Historic Site, Chimney Rock, Courthouse Rock, and many others.

If you are traveling on I-25 south of Cheyenne and are interested in Cold War history, there is Missile Site Park near Windsor, Colorado. This is an old Atlas ICBM site that now offers tours. For more details, see: Missile Site tour.

Of course, Rocky Mountain National Park is not all that far from Cheyenne either!