It was such an awesome experience!! Beautiful sunset and beautiful wild horses. Only negative would be how hard the drive is. We had a flat tire 10 miles in.
Drove through the area in the morning and in theevening. Drove onto several of the off road trails and unfortunately not one horse in sight. A bit disappointing, but the ride was an adventure. Great scenery. We couldn’t travel the entire route because the country of Sweetwater was treatinga section of the road with a magnesium chloride solution that keeps the dust off the roads. One of the workmen advised us not to travel on the treated section until tomorrow because of the corrosive properties of the chemicals. There was plenty of evidence of horses based on the piles of dung along the side of the roadway!
It was alright. Decided to visit as we were on our roadtrip. We went twice (afternoon and evening) hoping to see some wild horses...we saw 1. Scenery is beautiful. Hubby enjoyed going off main road with his truck. Other than that, it was just alright.
Breathtaking scenery, fun trail. Sunset is so gorgeous with a lovely view of rock springs. Didn’t see any horses, but saw antelopes.
We only saw 9 wild horses the only thing if you have 4 wheelers tou have a good chance to see more next rent or bring jeep or 4 wheelers.
This is one of my favorite places on the planet. With that said, if you are just doing a drive through you may find it a little tricky. Here are some tips & tricks:The horse bands who live north of Pilot Butte are more likely to be visible from the road early in the morning. The one exception to this is in the late summer and early fall when they will be out in the afternoon more regularly.Make sure that you also go on County Road 14. This is the road that gets you to the start of the loop on the north end. Take that down to a big alkali draw where you can turn around and then head back to the loop itself. There is a huge group of several colorful bands that like to hang out together - theyre inconsistent but if theyre by the road you will be highly entertained.The horse bands who live in the south section tend to be around the road the most consistently, regardless of the time of day. If you are on a time crunch, start on the Green River end and then turn around once you hit the turn off to go to the butte itself.If you are visiting in the fall and have decent ground clearance (anything but a compact or sedan should be fine) I would suggest taking the road to and around the butte too. Thats a popular hangout late morning to mid afternoon in autumn.Just be mindful of your vehicle type and tires. The main loop road can handle sedans and smaller vehicles, but definitely take your time on them. The rocks can be sharp, especially north of Pilot Butte and there are several large ruts that can spring up on you without warning.
Nice place to visit. ️
4 stars only because theres a chance of seeing the herd if tour is planned carefully for time of day, we later heard either early morning or late afternoon/early evening hours.Even so, driving thru mid-afternoon we saw two group of horses totalling about 11 animals. Road from Hwy 191 to somewhere about 2/3 of way thru loop is rutted gravel (and we were warned). We found it better to go a little faster (+/-35) than creep. At 2/3 of way, road changes for a lot better - must be in a different county.As far as we are concerned, most of the scenery occurs on the horizon and we took many photos but the tour pleasantly whiled away about 2 hours.Another thought - can start loop from either Hwy 191 or from Green River. We had dinner planned off Exit 102 in Rock Springs and started from Hwy 191 which meant we had to pass our camp site to get back to Exit 102 and then drive back to Exit 99 to get to campsite. Not a big deal - except that my husband absolutely hates to waste time backtracking.
This should be on the top of your Rock Springs/Green River to-do list. The views are beautiful, and there arent many people on the loop (but just enough people that you feel ok just in case you get stuck). We went in the middle of the day (11am-1pm) and saw 8 wild horses.
Loved the drive. Saw lots of horses, antelope, and even a herd of elk.
Just love the wildlife
Goegeous wild west
Saw wild horses and great views. Also lots of history
Very nice and clean.
Great day trip!!!
Loved it