Hiking

Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites hosted a record number of participants during their annual first day hikes. 1,132 people hiked more than 2,000 miles on January 1st. That was a 206 percent increase of participation from last year.

There are thousands of popular hiking trails in the Mountain West, but until recently it’s been difficult to measure just how many people use them. Now, the nonprofit Headwaters Economics is combining infrared counters with fitness tracking apps to accurately measure trail use so that land managers can gain a better sense of how to spend.

A record number of people are participating in recreation activities like hiking, biking and climbing. A new report shows that this surge in interest is changing people’s experiences on public lands, sometimes for the worse.

Staunton State Park has invested in all-terrain wheelchairs for people with disabilities so that they can get out and enjoy nature again.

Lander and South Pass City are officially ‘gateway’ communities along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) as of Wednesday, August 24, and the hope is the designation will bring more business and tourism to the towns.

Visitation figures have declined since 2020, but there is a long-term trend of growth. This had led state officials to invest in building additional infrastructure, such as campgrounds, to accommodate more people. In 2021, 5.4 million people visited Wyoming's state parks, historic sites, and trail systems.

The intense search efforts for a missing hiker in the Beartooth Mountains near Red Lodge, Montana has been scaled down as rescuers believe she is likely dead.

A small portion of the Pilot Hill parcel is now open to the public. The parcel, located on the eastern edge of Laramie, is part of a collaborative effort…

Wyoming Pathways is partnering with Hot City Outdoor Alliance and the Bureau of Land Management to create a plan for a new trail system in…

A Belgian hiker died from apparent heat-related causes earlier this week at the Utah-Arizona border.