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Attractions near Shell

A day out from Shell: Bighorn National Forest, 21 mi away

Roughly 228K visitors a year make it to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. There is no place to visit inside Shell; there are 3 within 40 miles. They include a national forest, a national recreation area and a ski area. A drive of 47 mi brings you to Fort Phil Kearny.

Attractions nearby
4
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Fort Phil Kearny
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Antelope Butte
Landmark · 47 mi east

Fort Phil Kearny

Former outpost of the US Army in Wyoming.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped around Shell

Out of town, most of the 3 are to the east.

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Orange: Shell. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Place after place

Here are the 4 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Shell → · Shell’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fort Phil Kearny: Gcoudert at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Bighorn National Forest: Fabien Fivaz, CC BY 2.0 · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area: National Park Service, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Public domain

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