Wyoming travel

I just went that way in early May and the road between Rawlins and Casper was good with passing lanes. I have ATT cell service and on that route I had NO service till I got close to Casper.
When you get to Casper there is a sign pointing right onto 258 that is the round about way to I-25 east to Douglas it seemed like that was a longer route but may be better than running into town.

I have a 40 footer with Jeep in tow.

JimR


As a side note I asked this same question on Roads and Routes and received no response.

x2 on Ayers Natural Bridge, a must visit.

Route 220 passes by Several Oregon Trail sites. A few miles past The Devil's Gate is Independence Rock. There is a rest area at Independence Rock and a short trail to the rock itself. Immigrant names can still be seen carved into the rock.

To answer your original question, route 220 is an easy drive. We drove route 287 from Lander, so can't comment on the section from Rawlins.

racerchaser wrote:
During June I am going to travel from Rawlins, Wyoming to Douglas, Wyoming. For a 40-ft coach is the route from Rawlins north via 287 and 220 to Casper appropriate?

I went that route a few years back. Great touring route and MAKE SURE you stop by Independence Rock on the way....you got within a rock throw of it. Interesting stuff to see

And you can camp for 48 hours at the city park on the Platte River in Douglas- for free! No hookups. Nice restroom/ shower house. Water available to fill tank. Good security as the Police patrol through on routine basis. And pull in an park, either side of the wide road in the park.

I failed to say that YES I have traveled that route and its a good one. I was just stating in my last post some of the interesting things around where you are going to be driving...

Overnighting Sites & Sights in the Douglas & Wheatland Area. Includes Guernsey & Fort Laramie Area.

Guernsey State Park ------- Fort Laramie National Historic Site ------ Oregon Trail Ruts and Register Cliff

We've gone by Thermopolis, WY twice to do a soak in the hot spring water at the State Bath House. Very neat. We overnighted in the Wind River Canyon in Aug '09 & at one of the Boysen State Park campgrounds by the lake some years ago. But each time, we had already gone to Yellowstone, before stopping.

thermopolis.com/todo/hot-springs-state-park/

But Thermopolis is not on your route, it is up US 20 from US 26 at Shoshoni; West of Casper.

I've never driven the route you asked about.

Happy Trails.

We use to antelope hunt out of Laramie near Pathfinder and Seminoe Reservoirs along the "miracle mile"..a stretch of the Medicine Bow river renowned for it's trout fishing. We took our 19.5' openroad mini to the banks of the river over 9 m. of dirt road from the pavement. Had a wonderful time. This was in 1981 or so. FIrst time I had ever dry camped or "boondocked" as they say now. I ran the gen to dry my hair and then use the curling iron. I felt like I was real SPECIAL.. haha! A great area to pass thru.

Also,,might you take a little side trip thru the snowy range thru Encampment and Saratoga? that's a great little side trip! or was way back then. I would love to do that trip over again one of these days. Not particularly off road but down to Saratoga and thru the snowy range. I love that route!
Let us hear from you about how it was!

We stayed at the KOA in Douglas WY, home of the Jackalope. Be sure to go to the museum. Outside of town is Ayres Natural Bridge Park. Beautiful!! Take a picnic lunch and spend the day. We liked The Depot Restaurant in Douglas. In the old train depot bldg. Good basic food.

We did it last year with our rig towing the HHR and had no problems. We stayed at a campground in Glendo, big rig friendly with level sites. The State Park sites were a little unlevel but doable. We thought it was a beautiful drive but of course, we dislike interstates anyway....enjoy the trip, but watch the weather...thunderstorms can appear quickly....Dennis