Fort Bridger State Historical Site: Jim Bridger, a famous mountain man, built Fort Bridger as a trading post in 1843. Many of the original buildings have been restored. The Fort is a major attraction in Bridger Valley with access off of Interstate 80.
Trona Mining Museum: The museum invites visitors to come by and discover what makes Trona the most important mineral in Bridger Valley. The museum is located on the top floor of the Lyman Town Hall. Admission is free.
Fossil Butte National Monument: This attraction lies approximately 70 miles from Bridger Valley. The underlying Wasatch formation is most famous for fossilized fragments of primitive horses, tortoise shells, ancestral monkeys, snakes, birds and crocodiles. The visitor station has displays explaining the story of Fossil Butte. Interpretive wayside markers follow the trail from the visitor station to the site of the old fossil quarries on the Butte. Guided walks are given on an informal schedule.
Piedmont Kilns and Ghost Town: About 20 miles west of Bridger Valley is the old transcontinental railroad bed. The Kilns were used to make the charcoal taken to the iron ore smelters in Utah. The ghost town, named Byrne, was a lumber community before the railroad came.
Events
Pioneer Days Celebration held at Lyman - July 24: A celebration of the areas pi
oneer heritage, there will be a parade, variety show, triathalon, Jr. rodeo and barbeque
Fort Bridger Rendezvous - Labor Day Weekend: Mountain man/black powder rifle activities and contests. Tents and tipis are set up on the grounds of historic Fort Bridger.
Live Parimutuel Horse Racing - June through August: Wyoming Downs is located 45 miles from Bridger Valley. Memorial Day through Labor Day, weekends and holidays, enjoy thoroughbred and quarterhorse racing, parimutuel betting, food, drinks and excitement. Year round horse racing and parimutuel betting from tracks around the world can be enjoyed at Wyoming Offtrack Betting.
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