Sundance, Wyoming is a small town just west of the South Dakota border. It was established in 1875 as a trading post. The Sundance Kid took the town’s name as a nickname when he was arrested for a theft he committed in town in 1887. It was the only time he was ever incarcerated. We decided to come here on a warm weekend in January and check it out.
We stayed at the Bearlodge Mountain Resort right in town. It was very nice, pretty reasonable, and we saw the most amazing sunrise. What I really liked was we were able to check in early and then go explore the town.
Our cabin for the night - $116.00 total in January 2024 for 2 people.
We checked out the town. It was pretty quiet with few people roaming around. We went to the Sundance Square and saw The Sundance’s Kid statute. The museum was closed even though on Facebook is said it was open on the weekends.
One day I will get to see the inside of this museum.
Cool old jail.
Beautiful old church in town.
I love checking out old cemeteries in town so I went to 2 - Mt. Moriah Cemetery in town and Miller Creek Cemetery just northwest of town off Highway 14.
Dinner was at the Longhorn Saloon in Sundance. We had already been to this restaurant so we wanted to try something else. Our hearts was set on Uncle Louie’s but they closed at 2 pm. There were limited options in town with Subway and the Turf Bar and Lounge being the only other places that were open past 2 pm on a Saturday night. We found that to be interesting.
We had fish and chips.
We also has the kickin tip sandwich.
We checked out the new Sundance White Ranch Park which consists of new hiking trails. It looked pretty muddy so we passed, but we did see some people hiking the trails. We will be back one day to check it out.
Signs at the beginning of the White Ranch Park hiking trails.
We started heading for the perfect sunset at the Warren Peak Fire Tower off Warren Peak Road. We rushed to get there and when we got pretty close, the road just south of the tower was closed due to winter maintenance. Being in the 40’s and 50’s we just assumed it would be open, so that was a disappointment. We scrambled on where to go next, so we went down Highway 116 and saw some pretty amazing sights.
Warren Peak Fire Tower when it is open.
On Highway 116
So funny thing about buying alcohol. I figured if we wanted a beer or some wine we would just buy it in town. We went to the grocery store and then the gas station. The only place that sells any was the Turf Bar and Lounge as a drive-up, so you may want to consider that if you like to have a glass of wine while enjoying the sunset.
We go back to our cabin for the night and this is the amazing sunrise I see the next day.
After we leave our cabin in the morning we check out the Sundance Campground and trails. There were so many of them, and we only had a small time to walk one which had some pretty good views about .75 to a mile in.
Our last stop today was going to Devil’s Tower which is only about 30 minutes from Sundance, Wyoming. It is something you should not miss and I was so happy with all the improvements they have done since the last time we were here, but that is another story.
Overall, we had a great time in Sundance. There are not a whole not of options when it comes to staying the night, or eating out in the wintertime, but that’s what we enjoy anyways. Some people may think the town is too small. I thought it was wonderful and can’t wait to come back and do some more exploring in the summertime.