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Gillette, Wyoming
Attractions
While visiting Gillette discover the beautiful scenery of northeast Wyoming along with other attractions and points of interest. Take a tour of the Rockpile Museum to learn about the history of this area, explore the first national monument Devil's Tower, discover the nature in Keyhole State Park, take in a performance by the symphony or stop by one of the art galleries. Explore this page to find what to see in Gillette.
Frontier
Auto Museum, Antiques and old style General Store.
Art and Art Galleries
The Artist Connection. 700 Axel Avenue, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-257-0069.
AVA Community Art Center. 509 W. 2nd Street, PO Box 7145, Gillette, WY 82717. Phone: 307-682-9133; Fax: 307-682-0468. E-mail
Hands On Pottery. 122 S. Gillette Avenue, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-257-2472.
Paint Your Canvas. 1001 S. Douglas Highway, Suite 195, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-670-2724.
City Parks
Campbell County Parks and Recreation. 1000 Douglas Highway, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-682-7406.
Gillette has a variety of parks for your enjoyment. See the Campbell County Parks and Recreation website for details on each park including location and size of each park and which parks offers play areas and playgrounds, picnic areas, walking trails and restrooms.
Museums and Exhibits
Frontier Auto Museum. 21 W. 2nd Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-686-5667.
Rockpile Museum. 900 W. 2nd Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Phone: 307-682-5723.
CCSD Planetarium. Located at Sage Valley Junior High School at 1000 W. Lakeway Road, Gillette, WY 82718. Phone: 307-682-4307.
National Forest
Black Hills National Forest - Bearlodge Ranger District. 101 S. 21st Street, PO Box 680, Sundance, WY 82729. Phone: 605-283-1361; Fax: 307-283-3727.
The northern portion of Black Hills National Forest, located on the Wyoming side features a popular point of interest, the Devils Tower National Monument. The Keyhole Reservoir and the historic and sacred Native American site, Inyan Kara are also nearby attractions.
National Monument
Devil's Tower National Monument
Located 27 miles northwest of Sundance and rising 1,267 feet above the
Belle Fourche River, Devils Tower is the first national monument
established in 1906. This unique rock attraction was featured in the
movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Of greater significance,
this site is a sacred place and important landmark to the Lakota and
other Native American Tribes.
Performing Arts
Powder River Symphony. PO Box 3964, Gillette, WY 82717. Phone: 307-660-0919. E-mail
State Park
Keyhole State Park. 22 Marina Road, Moorcroft, WY 82721. Phone: 307-756-3596.
Located between Sundance and Moorcroft on the western edge of the Black Hills, Keyhole offers many attractions featuring wildlife viewing and bird watching. There is a privately run marina for water lovers. Picnic areas, playground, convenience store and restrooms just some of the other attractions.
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