Hotels in Wind River Valley

Riverton

If you plan to stay overnight in Riverton, your best bet is the Holiday Inn (tel. 800/465-4329 or 307/856-8100). Located at 900 E. Sunset Dr., it has 122 rooms that rent for $99 to $149 double. Or you could head 24 miles farther west on Wyo. 789 to Lander.

Lander

As far as lodging and grub go, there are quite a few options in Lander, from pizzerias and roadside motels to supper clubs and historic B&Bs. The Pronghorn Rodeway Inn, 150 E. Main St. (tel. 800/424-6423 or 307/332-3940; www.pronghornlodge.com), is a reliable choice, with frontier-style trappings and a riverfront setting. Standard doubles run $79 to $129. The Lander Llama Company rents the Bunk House, a stylishly rustic cabin (with a kitchenette) on the Popo Agie River, for $115 a night or $575 a week in high season ($60 a night in winter), with a five-guest limit. If you really want to get away from it all, head to Louis Lake Lodge, about 30 miles down the highway and 9 miles down a dirt road from Lander at 1811 Louis Lake Rd. (tel. 307/330-7571; www.louislake.com), where there is no electricity and most cellphones don't work. Cabins are a reasonable $80 to $200 a night, and lodge rooms go for $100 to $140 nightly; there are discounts for longer stays. For dining, try the Gannett Grill, 126 Main St. (tel. 307/332-7009; www.landerbar.com), with a more-interesting-than-it-sounds menu of thick burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, and salads. Under the same ownership next door is Cowfish, 128 Main St. (tel. 307/332-7009; www.landerbar.com), which specializes in beef and seafood, and has an organic garden and a microbrewery on-site.