Wind River Visitors Council

Learn about what makes Wind River Country so rich in history and culture. Enjoy our feature on the Wind River Indian Reservation, read some fun trivia, and get the latest weather and road conditions. Providing the easiest passage across the spine of the Continental Divide, South Pass has been a critical travel corridor for centuries. Historians attribute western settlement in large part to South Pass. Because of this accessible crossroad across the Rocky Mountains, the area is rich in both Native American and European history. Pioneer trails, U.S. Cavalry forts, gold-mining ghost towns, Native American cultural sites are all in Wind River Country.