A Scenic Drive through the Big Horn National Forest, Hwy 14/14a Big Horn/Medicine Wheel, 7/31/24

A scenic 55 miles drive through the Big Horn National Forest via highways 14 and 14a from Dayton Wyoming to the Five Springs Campground turnoff.
July 31, 2024

Highway 14 from Dayton, Wyoming, to Burgess Junction is a journey that unfolds like a magical storybook. As you leave Dayton, the world around you begins to transform.
The road begins to wind through a series of hairpin turns, At times, the highway seems to cling to the mountainside, offering breathtaking vistas of the valleys below.

As you approach Burgess Junction, the air becomes cooler, the sky wider. The road straightens, and the trees give way to vast, rolling grasslands that stretch to the horizon. The world feels expansive, the possibilities endless.

Suddenly, the landscape changes again, as the descent steepens, and the road begins a series of dramatic switchbacks, each turn revealing a new and even more stunning vista. You can feel the magic of the place in every bend, in every whisper of the wind through the trees. Below, the landscape opens up into rugged canyons, their sheer walls striped with layers of ancient rock that tell the stories of eons past. The deep red and ochre hues of the canyon walls glow warmly in the late afternoon sun, creating a natural tapestry that captivates the imagination.

As you continue your descent, the air grows warmer, and the scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth fills the air. The landscape becomes more arid, transitioning from lush forest to the rolling sagebrush plains of the Bighorn Basin. Here, the wild, untamed beauty of Wyoming stretches out in all directions, a vast expanse of open country where the spirit of the Old West still lingers.

The journey on Highway 14 / 14a is not just a drive; it’s an adventure through nature’s splendor, a passage into a realm where every turn of the road reveals a new wonder.

3 commercial breaks inserted into video


0:00 Hop in and enjoy the ride from Dayton Wyo
1:39 Start of switchbacks up Big Horn Scenic Highway
14:30 Steamboat Point
25:53 Burgess Junction
41:45 Summit 9,430 Beaver Creek Overlook
55:06 Crystal Creek Overlook Start of downward switchbacks
1:04:13 Five Springs Campground Thanks for watching BUT WAIT
1:04:42 MAP & BONUS PHOTOS