Bayard Area

Visible to wagon trains from several days away, Chimney Rock’s 120-foot spire was unlike anything Oregon Trail pioneers had ever seen. The landmark’s story is told at the Ethel and Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center at Chimney Rock National Historic Site.

20 miles southeast to Bayard there are corrals and trailer space at the 3,300-acre Flying Bee Ranch. A ride along the scenic Wildcat Hills might bring a chance encounter with the mighty bighorn sheep.