Things to do in Story

Story is the shady, pine-covered pocket where the Bighorns meet the plains: dinner and live music at the Wagon Box, trout at the free Story Fish Hatchery, quiet climbing on Piney Creek, and Fort Phil Kearny's frontier history five minutes away. Every Story-area stop we recommend is below.

Every Story place we recommend

• Story Fish HatcheryLakes & Fishing

  311 Fish Hatchery Rd, Story, WY 82842

  Feed the trout, watch the raceways, spend a free and easy half-hour. A guaranteed kid-pleaser in the pines at Story.

• The Wagon BoxFood

  103 N Piney Rd, Story, WY 82842

  The beating heart of Story — a rustic inn, pub, coffee bar, and live-music yard tucked in the ponderosa pines. Great American cooking, hand-crafted cocktails, and a fire pit under the stars. Reason enough to book a Story cabin.

• Piney Creek (Rock Climbing)Recreation & Play

  Quietly becoming one of Wyoming's finest climbing destinations — solid rock and cool pine shade minutes from Story. Bring your own gear and beta; this is a locals' spot, not a guided crag.

• South Piney Creek (Story fishing)Lakes & Fishing

  Cold, clear trout water in the Story pines by the fish hatchery — one of the most charming small streams in the county.

• Wagon Box Fight MonumentCulture & History

  The 1867 fight site near Fort Phil Kearny where soldiers held off a far larger force — quiet ground, big history, minutes from Story.

• Story / Piney Creek Wildlife ViewingCulture & History

  The pines around Story are thick with deer, turkeys, and birds — a slow evening drive or walk is its own quiet reward.