---
id: "11243"
name: Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
distance: "32"
duration: 1.5 to 2 hours driving time
description: Drive the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway and take a step back in time. View petroglyphs or dinosaur tracks. Take 32-mile byway and journey to the past.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/red-gulchalkali-backcountry-byway
    name: Bureau of Land Management
websites:
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/wyoming/red-gulch-alkali-scenic-backway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
  - url: https://travelwyoming.com/listings/red-gulch-alkali-scenic-backway/
    name: Wyoming Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://publiclands.org/pages/site?=1793
    name: Public Lands Interpretive Association
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/red-gulch-dinosaur-tracksite
    name: Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite
  - url: https://travelwyoming.com/itineraries/red-gulch-alkali-backcountry-byway/
    name: The Route of Ancient Creatures
designations:
  - BLM Back Country Byway
  - Wyoming State Scenic Backway
states:
  - WY
ll:
  - -107.861603
  - 44.519821000000036
bounds:
  - - -107.86415099999994
    - 44.2532690000001
  - - -107.55693100000002
    - 44.519821000000036

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Drive the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway and take a step back in time. Head east and see the sandstone cliffs of Medicine Lodge State Archeological Site and view ancient petroglyph murals. You can walk where the dinosaurs walked at the Red Gulch Dinosaur Track Site.  See footprints of these magnificent creatures preserved in stone. The best time to visit this byway is between May and October when conditions are dry.