Wyoming Highway 296 Wyoming Highway 296 Wyoming Highway 296 also known as the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce Indians out of Yellowstone National Park and into Montana in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry and escape into Canada. Wyoming Highway 296 is a long scenic highway in northern Park County. Highway 296 begins its western end at U.S. Route 212 (Beartooth Highway) fourteen miles southeast of Cooke City, Montana. WYO 296 travels southeasterly as it winds through the Shoshone National
Lucerne, Wyoming Lucerne, Wyoming Lucerne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census. Lucerne is located on U.S. Route 20 between Thermopolis and Worland, Wyoming. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.3 km²), of which, 19.9 square miles (51.5 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (3.22%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 525 people, 208 households, and 170 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 26.5