Dead Horse Point Entrance Station in Dead Horse Point State Park

Entrance station · Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point Entrance Station

A quick pass-and-pay stop before the canyon overlooks.

Type
Entrance station
Nearest trail
0.7 mi
Audio stories
6 nearby

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The Dark Skin on the Cliffs

Overview

About Dead Horse Point Entrance Station

Why stop

  • Pass sales happen right at the park entrance.

Heads up

  • No public restrooms at the entrance station.

Map

Where it is

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Entrance stationDead Horse Point Entrance Station38.51631, -109.73000
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A park ranger sits on a dash-mounted phone, talking, as Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays “Army Cutworm Moths: A Grizzly Bear Buffet” on Grand Loop Road below Dunraven Pass in Yellowstone
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Dead Horse Point Tour Guide

Your drive to Dead Horse Point Entrance Station, narrated.

Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Dead Horse Point State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.

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The Dark Skin on the Cliffs
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“Some of the dark streaks on sandstone cliffs are only a thin skin over lighter rock. These surface coatings are often called desert varnish. Material from windblown dust and water builds up on the surface.”

Plays on the road 0.3 mi from Dead Horse Point Entrance Station in the Parkwolf Dead Horse Point Tour Guide.

More stories near here in the app

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  • Intrepid Trailhead and Cable Line
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  • 11 audio storiesacross Dead Horse Point’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
  • Wildlife heatmapsfor Raven, Whiptail Lizard, Fence Lizard, and 1 more
  • Works offlinemaps, 21 trails, 22 places, and audio download before you lose signal
  • CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide

More about Dead Horse Point Entrance Station

The park's entry pointDead Horse Point Entrance Station is the small fee building and toll-booth gate on the road…

Dead Horse Point Entrance Station is the small fee building and toll-booth gate on the road into Dead Horse Point State Park. Drivers stop here to enter, then continue to the park's overlooks and visitor center. Treat it as a working gate, not a sightseeing stop.

Get your pass hereThe entrance gate is where state-park passes are sold.

The entrance gate is where state-park passes are sold. This is the place to sort out admission before carrying on into the park.

No public restroomsThere are no public restrooms at the entrance station, so don't count on this stop for a…

There are no public restrooms at the entrance station, so don't count on this stop for a bathroom break.

Wildlife

Wildlife in Dead Horse Point

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Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Dead Horse Point. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

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Top sights in Dead Horse Point

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  3. 3Meander OverlookSight
  4. 4Cable Line OverlookSight
  5. 5Shafer Canyon OverlookSight
  6. 6Rim OverlookSight

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