Meeteetse, WY

Experience the West

Welcome to Meeteetse

Come enjoy our hospitality and meet Meeteetse, Wyoming! Where outlaws rode and cattle barons ruled the land. Where wooden boardwalks, hitching rails and water troughs still line the streets. Where the rugged Absaroka Mountains meet the Wyoming Bad Lands. Wyoming’s best kept secret! Some of the best fishing, hunting, sight seeing and wildlife viewing available anywhere! Make Meeteetse your base camp and plan on visiting Cody, the Irma Hotel, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Yellowstone National Park. Cody is 30 miles, Thermopolis is 52 miles and boasts the world’s largest hot springs and Wyoming Dinosaur Center. We are only 80 miles to the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

Meeteetse can be the restful base camp for your stay in Wyoming. And remember, watch for wildlife, especially deer as you travel in the Meeteetse area.

Transportation

Meeteetse has a small bus service going into Cody once a week (depending on interest), on Thursdays. Call the Meeteetse Rec. Center at 307.868.2603 or their website for information. Meeteetse has no train connections.

Yellowstone Regional Airport is 32 miles away in Cody and features daily flights with several major carriers with service to Denver, CO and Salt Lake City, UT. There are also rental car agencies at the airport.

2020 Ice Fishing Derby Results!

Tagged Fish Contest

Thanks to our sponsors who pledged generously to the Tagged Fish Contest!

Thanks to all our generous donors!

ACE HARDWARE

WYOMING OUTDOORSMEN

“THE OUTDOORSMAN” WORLAND, WY

REESE AND RAY’S LIQUOR STORE

THERMOPOLIS LIQUORS

MEETEETSE VISITORS CENTER

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPORTS

YODERBUILT ENTERPRISES

MR. D’S GROCERY AND LIQUOR

BOMGAARS

POWELL TRIBUNE

THERMOPOLIS HARDWARE

WAYNES BOOTS

307 REAL ESTATE

HARLEY DAVIDSON

BUFFALO BILL EMPORIUM

LIBATIONS

BUCKSTITCH CANVAS

COWBOY BAR

4 BEARS B&B

BIG HORN DESIGN STUDIO

DENNY MENHOLT CHEVROLET

THE CUTTING ROOM

WILD WEST EMPORIUM

MEETEETSE MUSEUMS

COWTOWN CANDY

WYOMING WHISKEY

MURDOCHS OF POWELL

MILLSTONE

DRY CREEK COUNTRY STORE

BURLINGTON PLACE

WHITE HORSE COUNTRY STORE

BANK OF THE WEST

SOUTH FORK FLIES

ANTLER RANCH

WALMART

APPALOOSA

NORTHWEST TRADING POST

BACK ALLEY BOUTIQUE

POWELL DRUG

VISION WEST

BIG HORN DESIGN STUDIO (POWELL)

SUPER BOWL

BREWGARDS

MEETEETSE RECREATION DISTRICT

JANET GRIFFITH

TANAGER

ART SAND AND STEEL

COWTOWN CANDY

ALBERTSONS

We’ve got a boatload (actually, several sleds full) of prizes donated by our sponsors!

Results by Team Number

Place	Team #	Captain	Grand Total
1	65	AUSTIN TRIPLETT	119.000
2	17	COREY GUTHRIE	117.250
3	24	SAM KORHEL	115.125
4	7	RYAN VINCENT	113.875
5	103	JEREMIAH FAUVER	113.125
6	3	SCOTT SOLIDAY	112.875
7	22	KYLE FRANZEN	112.875
8	71	KEVIN KINCHELOE	112.000
9	64	CHRISTOPHER WALLACE	111.875
10	73	BARY EBRIGHT	110.750
11	87	ROD WITTKOP	110.125
12	70	THOMAS TOLMAN	110.000
13	107	GREG HYDER	109.875
14	61	BELINDA STOREIM	109.000
15	19	PATRICK FRIEDLY	108.750
16	75	SHANE KLUESNER	108.500
17	14	JAKE LAKESLEY	108.125
18	49	TYSON VOLMER	107.000
19	4	MARCUS ALLISON	106.875
20	34	PHIL WALLACE	106.875
21	109	LEE ALLEN	106.750
22	5	JUSTIN ROSE	106.500
23	86	DEAN SELL	106.250
24	111	DESIREE SHORT	106.125
25	29	PAYTON BROWN	106.000
26	54	HUNTER WAGNER	105.750
27	8	RYAN LIPP	105.625
28	79	WES WILKERSON	105.375
29	110	DALE QUERY	105.375
30	67	TERRY MARI	104.876
31	28	BO ALLEN	104.875
32	101	RICK VERT	104.250
33	26	MARK BUHLER	103.375
34	90	DAVID FARROW	102.625
35	36	CHRIS FRIEDLY	102.000
36	62	MIKE SALDANA	101.750
37	108	MEL SELL	101.750
38	23	PETE ALLEN	101.625
39	78	JOSEPH RICHARDSON	101.500
40	76	FRANK KLUESNER	101.250
41	52	TIM DOWNER	101.125
42	74	JERRY KISER	101.125
43	37	RYAN FRIEDLY	99.875
44	46	RICHARD FLORES	99.750
45	100	CHRISTOPHER LOPEZ	99.750
46	102	DERIK HENDERSON	99.750
47	41	BILL PHILLIPS	99.500
48	2	LUCAS EDWARDS	99.125
49	60	CORY KREBES	98.875
50	15	BRANDON BROWN	98.500
51	105	ZACK COOK	98.125
52	20	NORM WESOLOWSKI	97.875
53	91	JIM SH	97.375
54	113	DAVID HATCH	95.750
55	112	MICKEY SCHOEMAKER	93.250
56	47	MIKE HIXSON	92.625
57	66	DALLAS BENNET	80.250
58	1	LARRY HANNAN	78.375
59	95	JERRY PAYNE	69.750
60	33	CLAY SALDANA	67.625
61	114	DUSTIN DAVIS	64.250
62	89	SCOTT REINKE	52.125
63	69	TIM HOWELL	50.500
64	97	KASSI WESOLOWSKI	48.625
65	40	KEVIN CHRISTIANSON	48.500
66	43	DARRIN STEPHENSON	48.250
67	93	LAYKE FRIEDLY	48.000
68	12	JAMIE FRITZ	47.875
69	77	KELLY BURR	47.625
70	9	GREG ESSERT	47.500
71	13	LORI FOSTER	47.250
72	42	LARRY MAYLAND	47.250
73	16	SETH WHITE	46.875
74	25	DON ADAMS	46.750
75	63	MATT LARSON	46.625
76	35	DUSTIN TURBYFILL	46.375
77	68	JACE NORDEEN	46.250
78	55	WILLIAM HENDRICKS	46.000
79	92	JASON BROWN	45.875
80	80	DANIEL TURGEON	45.750
81	18	KALE NEWKIRK	45.625
82	32	MARK SALDANA	45.375
83	72	SAWYER COGGINS	45.000
84	53	JOSH DOWNER	44.625
85	85	SHANE VERTZ	44.500
86	94	PETER SCHNEIDER	44.500
87	21	BRAYN AND	43.875
88	57	HEATH OETKEN	43.500
89	81	RAY GULLION	43.500
90	83	MIKE ASHCRAFT	43.500
91	56	DEVON COCKRELL	43.250
92	11	CALE ELLISON	42.750
93	6	DAVID JOHNSON	42.375
94	88	RORY NOBLE	30.250
95	31	TREVOR BIRDSLEY	28.125
96	84	JON JENSEN	27.750
97	82	BOB VIGIL	26.625
98	30	CORY HODGE	15.625
99	44	TONY ANSON	15.000
100	10	TED OLSEN	0.000
101	27	TRAVIS SCHRINER	0.000
102	38	LOGAN GARSTAD	0.000
103	39	HAYDEN LEGERSKI	0.000
104	45	CADEN WELLING	0.000
105	48	SCOTT BOSE	0.000
106	50	“GENE” ROBERT JENSEN	0.000
107	51	JOHN R. BROWN	0.000
108	58	PAUL KONDELIS	0.000
109	59	BRANDON TILMAN	0.000
110	96	TY DAVIS	0.000
111	98	DARRYL THOMAS	0.000
112	99	FRANK BALDWIN	0.000
113	104	KAREN SCHUMACHER	0.000
114	106	BRIAN DISCUD	0.000

Check the Events Calendar (see the Menu at the top of the page) for upcoming events. You can also go to the News and Information page for event notifications in the Community Bulletin.

WILDLIFE

Where the Deer and Antelope Play

Sightseeing and photo opportunities are plentiful south of Meeteetse on Highway 290, the Pitchfork Road. Look for wildlife like mule deer, elk and antelope or enjoy the Wyoming sky and majestic mountain ranges. Drive up the Wood River or journey to Sunshine Reservoir while passing some of Wyoming’s most famous historical ranches. Consult a map for directions.

EXPLORE

Kirwin Mine and Ghost Town

Gold was discovered at Kirwin, high on the Wood River in 1885. By 1894, the Shoshone River Mining Co. formed and the first ore was shipped from Kirwin by mule in 1897. Kirwin became well established, with 200 people and 38 buildings, including boarding houses, a hotel, a sawmill, a post office, stores and houses, but no cemetery, saloons or brothels.

HISTORY

The Town of Meeteetse

It’s difficult to find a more authentic western town in Wyoming than Meeteetse. From a history rich in colorful stories of outlaws like Butch Cassidy, to historical cattle ranches and a downtown that still features wooden boardwalks, Meeteetse gives the visitor a glimpse of how the West used to be.

AMELIA EARHART

Kirwin’s Famous Pilot

In the early 1930’s, Carl Dunrud purchased the Kirwin area and the lands around it. Six and a half miles below Kirwin he built the Double D Dude Ranch. Among his first guests were Amelia Earhart and her husband, George Putnam. Later, Earhart asked Dunrud to build a cabin for her, where she planned to come after her flight around the world.

ICE FISHING

Annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby

While fishing is always good, the best ice fishing in Northwest Wyoming can be found here. This local event is held annually and draws entries from all over Wyoming and beyond. Contestant teams compete for prizes and bragging rights while ice-fishing for trout in the Upper Sunshine Reservoir.

Meeteetse Visitor Center

Hours of Operation

Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Sunday & Monday
Closed

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