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id: "2341"
name: Muddy Creek Historic Backway
distance: "25"
duration: About 1 hour
description: The Muddy Creek Historic Backway provides access to locations well off the beaten path. Twenty-five miles of back roads will lead you from a real western ghost town of Piedmont to Muddy Creek, one of the most famous camping spots of the western migration.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/wyoming/muddy-creek-historic-backway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
  - url: https://travelwyoming.com/listings/muddy-creek-historic-backway/
    name: Wyoming Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://travelwyoming.com/itineraries/bridger-valley-historic-byway/
    name: Backroads to Historic Emigrant Trails
designations:
  - Wyoming State Scenic Backway
states:
  - WY
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The Muddy Creek Historic Backway provides access to locations well off the beaten path. Twenty-five miles of back roads will lead you from a real western ghost town of Piedmont to Muddy Creek, one of the most famous camping spots of the western migration.