The recently reconstructed Togwotee
Trail (U.S. Highway
26-287) is the southern gateway and the most visitor-friendly road to
Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and Jackson
Hole. As the highway winds through Wyoming's
Wind River Country (Fremont
County), including the
western towns of Dubois, Lander and Riverton, it is known as the easiest, most
scenic route to the national parks.
Part of the Centennial Scenic Byway,
the highway reaches 9,658 feet in elevation as it crosses the Continental
Divide on Togwotee
Pass, one of the most
popular snowmobiling areas in the West. This new and improved highway-from
Dubois to Moran, WY-now includes state-of-the-art visitor amenities and safety
features.
For winter use, three snowmobile
underpasses were also added to the highway for the safety of riders as well as
wildlife. Newly paved and expanded parking areas give travelers year-round
access to hiking, biking, wildlife viewing and snowmobile trails on public
lands.
The 38-mile Togwotee Trail highway
reconstruction project took seven years, at a cost of $146 million.