Lander is a city in central Wyoming, USA, a wonderful vacation destination. Lander has a population of approximately 7,500 people.

Get around

Walk, Bike, Snowmobile, or ATV

See

• 1 Sinks Canyon State Park (6 miles southwest of Lander), ☏ +1 307 332-6333. An underground river through a limestone cavern. It goes into the Sinks and comes out at a pool called the Rise.  
• Fremont County Pioneer Museum (Pioneer Musem), 1443 W Main St (on the west end of Lander), ☏ +1 (307) 332-4137. Complex with historic structures, log cabins and Native American dances during summer months. Free. (updated Apr 2023)

Do

Rock Climbers Festival 4th of July Parade, buffalo BBQ and Rodeo

Drive the scenic Loop Road from Sinks Canyon to Louis Lake then out to South Pass, past Red Canyon and return to Lander. 80 miles, 20 miles of dirt road in the Shoshone National Forest. Plan on making several stops to explore the area.

• Lander Brewfest. Advertised as "The Best Little Brewfest in the West". (updated Apr 2023)

Buy

Small shops

• Messenger Girls, 320 Main Street (near Crux Coffee, which is on the corner of Main & 3rd Street). Faith, frontier and military book and boutique store. (updated Aug 2022)

Eat

Lander has many great locally–owned restaurants to serve a wide variety of tastes and budgets.

• The Breadboard, 1350 Main St, ☏ +1 307 332-6090. The Breadboard offers a variety of fresh and delicious sub sandwiches. It is a bit more expensive than Subway, but well worth it! The bread is homemade from scratch and excellent. 
• El Sol de Mexico, ☏ +1 307 332-9298. Mexican food. 
• Gannett Grill and The Cowfish, 126 Main St, ☏ +1 307 332-8228. The Gannett Grill is part of The Lander Bar and the Cowfish. Gannett serves great bar food: burgers, pizza, sandwiches, and salad. A burger with great fries costs around $8-$10. Also offers a wide selection of microbrews also.There is a great patio shared with the Cowfish for outdoor dining in the summer months. 
• The Cowfish. A higher end restaurant that serves locally grown steaks and seafood. This is a great place to go in Lander to treat yourself! Dinner entrees cost around $28+. Also offers a wide selection of microbrews also.There is a great patio shared with Gannett for outdoor dining in the summer months. 
• The Hitchin' Rack, 785 E Main St, ☏ +1 307 332-4322. "The Rack" is another great steakhouse. Wonderful atmosphere and great food. It has a small but adequate salad bar that always has excellent soups! 
• Asian Cuisine, 140 North 7th St, ☏ +1 307 335-7171. This small restaurant has great food from a variety of Asian countries. 
• China Garden, 162 North 6th St, ☏ +1 307 332-7666. The China Garden has very good Chinese food and is very reasonably priced. 
• The Middle Fork, 351 Main Street, ☏ +1 307-335-5035, middleforkcafe@gmail.com. (updated Aug 2022)

Drink

• Lander Bar. 

Sleep

• Louis Lake Lodge, ☏ +1 307-330-7571. Authentic log cabins in the Shoshone National Forest. 
• Pronghorn Lodge. 
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lander, 1002 11th St (next to the Safeway grocery store and gas station), ☏ +1 307 332-4005. (updated Aug 2022)
• Shoshone Rose Casino & Hotel, 5690 US-287 (go north on highway 287 from Lander, approximately 2 miles. It's a large complex, right off the highway.), ☏ +1 (307) 206-7000. Casino and hotel destination. (updated Apr 2023)

Connect

• Lander Chamber of Commerce, ☏ +1 (307) 332-3892, info@landerchamber.org. (updated Apr 2023)

Nearby

South Pass City

• South Pass City Historic Site, 125 South Pass Main St (34 miles south on Hwy 28), ☏ +1 307 332-3684. A former gold mining ghost town on the Oregon Trail, abandoned in the 1950s. $4. 

Go next

• Sinks Canyon State Park

Routes through Lander

Grand Teton N.P. ← Dubois ←

NW  SE

→ Rawlins → Laramie