Guernsey Ruts/Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site, Wyoming


Guernsey Ruts/Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site
Platte County, Wyoming

Overview

bronze plaque for Oregon Trail Ruts national historic landmark on a stone marker
Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site, Wyoming. Oregon Trail Ruts SHS photo

The site contains one of the best preserved set of wagon ruts to be found on the Oregon Trail. Carved in soft sandstone by thousands of wagon wheels, overland emigrants used this route to climb up and away from the North Platte River.

Location

Guernsey, Wyoming

From I-25, take exit 92 and drive east on Highway 26 toward Guernsey.

The site is open to the public and administered by Guernsey State Park.

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