42 Bucket List Things to Explore in the Rocky Mountain Region

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

We are excited to share a series of guides of bucket list items to do in each region across the country. Our first in the series is the Rocky Mountain Region. We hope to fill your state wishlist book with tons of exploring for your next epic road trip.

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States in our Rocky Mountain Region: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado

Bucket List Items

  1. See the Rocky Mountains
  2. See Wild Horses
  3. Try Huckleberries
  4. Rodeo (especially in Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming)
  5. Animals: Moose, Grizzly, Black Bear, Elk, Pronghorn, Mule Deer, Fox
  6. Check out a fire lookout (you can even stay the night in one)
  7. State Capitol Buildings
  8. Yellowstone
  9. Scenic By-ways

Montana Items

  1. Glacier National Park
  2. Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
  3. Quake Lake

Idaho items:

  1. Hot Springs
  2. Idaho Border & Post office
  3. Craters of The Moon
  4. Hagerman Fossil Beds
  5. Shoshone Falls
  6. Potatoe Museum
  7. Bonners Ferry
  8. Coeur D’Alene
  9. Twin Falls
  10. Balance Rock
  11. Thousands Springs
  12. Salmon River Valley

Wyoming items:

  1. Visit Jenny Lake
  2. Devils Tower National Monument
  3. Grand Teton National Park 
  4. Sunset behind the mountains
  5. Jackson Hole

Nevada items:

  1. Las Vegas
  2. Hoover Dam
  3. Great Basin National Park
  4. Colorado River

Utah items:

  1. Bonneville Salt Flats
  2. Petroglyphs
  3. Moab
  4. Mill Canyon Dino Tracks
  5. The Utah 5 National Parks
  6. Drive Across a Waterfall
  7. Explore world-famous Jeep Trails

Colorado items:

  1. Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
  2. Rocky Mountain National Park
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