Description:
Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site (OTRSHS) is a State of Wyoming managed historic site that provides the opportunity to see and experience some of the best evidence of the great western overland migration in the west, the trail ruts. The trail ruts are easily found by following a short walkway from the site’s parking area. An informational kiosk and other interpretive information displays are found along the short walkway that leads to the impressive trail rut areas. The site has a public restroom and a small group picnic shelter. OTRSHS is located approximately one mile south of the town of Guernsey, WY. Guernsey State Park, located two miles north of the site, provides local oversight and management of OTRSHS.