Scouting in Wyoming was held at the University of Wyoming. There are five Boy Scouts of America local councils in Wyoming. Black Hills Area Council serves Scouts in South Dakota and Wyoming. Black Hills Area Council is headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota. Spanning over half of the state of Wyoming, the Greater Wyoming Council (Central Wyoming Council before 2016) of the Boy Scouts of America provides service for boys from age 8 to 21. Greater Wyoming Council is headquartered in Casper, Wyoming. Camp Buffalo Bill lies seven miles east of the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park in the Shoshone National Forest.
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site The Wyoming Territorial Prison is a former federal government prison near Laramie, Wyoming. Built in 1872 it is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming. It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901. It was then transferred to the University of Wyoming and was used as an agricultural experiment station until 1989. In 1991 the facility was opened to the public, and in 2004 was designated as Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. The prison was built in 1872 and began accepting prisoners