Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wind River Picnic Site USFS Shoshone NF · Wind River RD | Park / conservation area | 43.74770, -110.05890 | |
| 2 | Moccasin Basin Road Bridge Forest road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.71773, -110.01316 | |
| 3 | Falls Campground USFS Shoshone NF | Campsite | 43.70482, -109.96988 | Forest Service campground on the upper river below Brooks Lake. |
| 4 | Warm Springs Creek Road Bridge County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.64206, -109.91968 | |
| 5 | Wind River Drive Bridge County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.60538, -109.80114 | |
| 6 | Wind River — Dunoir WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.59033, -109.77478 | The largest of the Dubois-area walk-in accesses, about 15 acres. Point is the centroid of the agency's parcel. |
| 7 | Stoney Point Road Bridge County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.57760, -109.74370 | |
| 8 | Old Airport Road Bridge County road crossing above Dubois | Bridge crossing | 43.55202, -109.68246 | |
| 9 | Rhoads Street Bridge Dubois | Bridge crossing | 43.53968, -109.65487 | |
| 10 | Wind River Flyfitter 412 West Ramshorn Street, Dubois | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 43.53404, -109.63734 | |
| 11 | Dubois KOA Private · on the river in town | Campsite | 43.53180, -109.63560 | |
| 12 | 3rd Street Bridge Dubois | Bridge crossing | 43.53126, -109.63438 | |
| 13 | Cutthroat Fly Shop & Adventures 202 East Ramshorn Street, Dubois | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 43.53371, -109.63066 | |
| 14 | Wind River — Sawmill WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.52545, -109.61703 | Two small parcels here; the upper one is listed. Point is the centroid of the agency's parcel. |
| 15 | Kingfisher Road Bridge County road crossing below Dubois | Bridge crossing | 43.51694, -109.59459 | |
| 16 | Wind River — Jakey's Fork WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.51384, -109.57040 | |
| 17 | Wind River — Painted Hills WGFD public access area · Red Hills Road | Access / boat ramp | 43.49849, -109.53152 | At the Red Hills Road crossing; the parcel centroid and the OSM bridge are 50 m apart. |
| 18 | Wind River — Landen WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.48918, -109.51438 | |
| 19 | Wind River — North Parker WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.48044, -109.49882 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Wind River — South Parker WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.46937, -109.48782 | The last state access before the river enters the Wind River Indian Reservation. |
| 21 | USGS gauge — Wind River near Dubois Station 06220800 | USGS gauge | 43.44162, -109.45876 | |
| 22 | West Dinwoody Lake Road Bridge Reservation road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.43432, -109.36093 | |
| 23 | Burris–Lenore Road Bridge Reservation road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.35337, -109.18872 | |
| 24 | Wind River Diversion Dam Bureau of Reclamation | Dam / hazard | 43.22433, -108.95581 | OSM carries two nodes 180 m apart for this dam; one is listed. |
| 25 | Diversion Dam Park Day-use park at the dam | Park / conservation area | 43.22496, -108.95124 | |
| 26 | Bighorn Road Bridge County road crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.21394, -108.86910 | |
| 27 | Blue Sky Highway Bridge US 26 / Blue Sky Highway | Bridge crossing | 43.14312, -108.70851 | |
| 28 | LeClair Diversion Dam Irrigation diversion | Dam / hazard | 43.10813, -108.66474 | |
| 29 | Riverton Valley Canal Diversion Irrigation diversion | Dam / hazard | 43.02637, -108.50568 | |
| 30 | Country Club Drive Bridge Riverton | Bridge crossing | 43.01927, -108.45293 | |
| 31 | High Country Sporting Goods 2125 East Monroe Avenue, Riverton | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 43.01944, -108.36450 | |
| 32 | Wyoming Heritage Trail Bridge Rail-trail crossing below Riverton | Bridge crossing | 43.09410, -108.30851 | |
| 33 | Boysen Dam Bureau of Reclamation | Dam / hazard | 43.41710, -108.17913 | Below the dam the river turns into the Wind River Canyon. |
| 34 | BNSF Casper Subdivision Bridge Railroad crossing in the canyon | Bridge crossing | 43.42467, -108.17896 | |
| 35 | Upper Wind River Campground Wyoming State Parks · Boysen | Campsite | 43.43144, -108.17875 | |
| 36 | Lower Wind River Campground Wyoming State Parks · Boysen | Campsite | 43.44095, -108.17259 | |
| 37 | Wedding of the Waters WGFD public access area | Access / boat ramp | 43.58801, -108.21410 | The bottom of the Wind: below this point the same river is called the Bighorn, and WGFD files the access under that name. |
| 38 | Wind River Canyon Whitewater & Fly Fishing 731 Shoshoni Street, Thermopolis | Outfitter / canoe rental | 43.63809, -108.21516 | The canyon outfitter, about 6 km below the take-out in Thermopolis. |
Gauge: USGS 06220800 — Wind River above Red Creek, near Dubois, WY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Fish/Fishing-Regulation
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Upper Wind and tributaries in the Shoshone National Forest: wade access above Dubois.
Dubois town accesses and the Highway 26 corridor: pullouts and public easements along the upper river.
Torrey Creek and Trail Lake Road: tributary and lake access into the Wind River Range.
Wind River Wild and Scenic corridor east of Dubois: public reaches interspersed with private ranch land.
Boysen State Park and the Wind River Canyon: reservoir and tailwater access far downstream.
Portions of the river cross the Wind River Reservation, where a tribal permit is required.
April and May: early season on the lower reaches, then runoff.
June: high and off-color on the freestone; tributaries and the canyon tailwater fish better.
July through September: the main season, clear water, terrestrials and attractors, easy wading.
October: brown trout on streamers, cold nights, the valley at its best; winter access is limited by snow.