The South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway is a horseshoeshaped, 102-mile route that explores the southern end of the Big Horn Mountain Range in central Wyoming west of Casper and east of Shoshoni.
Red Wall retraces the original trail cattle and sheep ranchers used to move their livestock into and out of high country grazing lands. Today, the road is still primarily used for ranch activities. There are no towns, stores, gas stations or telephones along the way.
The South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway is mostly a gravel road, passable for most high-clearance vehicles in the summer and fall. However, if the roads are wet or if rain is threatening, automobiles are not advised because the roads can quickly become muddy and very slick.
About the area—The South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway offers some of Wyoming’s most appealing features: pioneer history, modern ranching, and restful solitude. Travelers along the Backway may see sheep attended by herders with the same views out their sheep-wagon doorways that the pioneers enjoyed decades ago. They will also seldom see others along the road—with the
exception of an occasional rancher or sheepherder. This isolation is inviting for people who want to leave the modern world far behind and explore the area’s beauty in solitude.
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