Devils Tower

Other avenues to change the monument’s name are on hold while Congress considers the bill.

Fire danger is continuing to rise throughout the state as summer progresses. Fire restrictions are in place across much of Wyoming, with recent bans in Yellowstone National Park and Devil’s Tower National Monument.

Wyoming has ten places managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Almost everyone knows of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park. But there’s also Devils Tower and Fossil Butte. A recent NPS report shows those sites help contribute quite a bit to the state's economy. It looked at visitation in communities within a 60 mile radius of those parks.

The country's first national monument has implemented the voluntary closure since 1996 to honor the cultural and religious celebrations of Indigenous peoples, of which 26 tribes hold Devils Tower as significant in their cultural or religious beliefs. It's led to a significant decline in climbers scaling the tower during June among the thousands of visitors that climb each year.

After 35 years at the Big Horn Equestrian Center near Big Horn, this year's show will join forces with the annual Fourth of July display at Devils Tower. Several thousand attendees come each year to see fireworks light up the night sky in Crook County while donating thousands of dollars to the local fire department and EMS.

While park staff are generally excited about more visitors at the country's first national monument, it's presented challenges that must be addressed in both the short and long-term to better accommodate them.

The National Park Service (NPS) and Devils Tower Natural History Association are hosting a bat festival this Saturday, Sept. 25 at Devils Tower National Monument. The festival will feature educational talks, showcase technology that allows people to hear bat echolocation calls, and will give people the opportunity to build their own bat houses using repurposed lumber.

Devils Tower National Monument has begun construction on a new project that will make the park more accessible, especially for people with physical…

Devils Tower National Monument has announced a series of summer activities for park visitors. Park staff worked with the Devils Tower Natural History…

The National Park Service has named a new superintendent for Devils Tower National Monument.Amnesty Kochanowski will begin her position starting on March…