Built in the early 1900s, the Wright Family Rock House is available for nightly rentals. If you really want to feel like it’s like to live on a Wyoming ranch, spend the night. “Being that close to a bison is worth any price,” Seders says. While you are not allowed to disembark from the bus, you are close enough to almost touch these amazing animals. You’ll literally drive into the middle of the bison herd to learn more about them. Take a 1.5-2-hour tour on board an 18-passenger bus and learn how the Flocchinis holistically manage their herd. ![]() ![]() “They raise the bison holistically, and a lot of area restaurants serve their bison meat, which is outstanding,” says Jessica Seders, executive director of Visit Gillette & Wright. John Flocchini has run the ranch since 1985 and works with his wife Gaylynn Flocchini. purchased the ranch in 1965 after working as a butcher at and then owner of Durham Meat Co., in San Francisco. Why go:This 55,000-acre ranch populated with 3,000 bison has been in the Flocchini family for three generations and is one of the largest bison operations in the world.Īrmando Flocchini Sr. Tour Durham Bison Ranch Bison herd at the Durham Bison Ranch near Wright, Wyo. Here are the top six things to do in the Gillette and Wright area that’s home to an award winning craft brewery, Wyoming’s first meadery and an ever-evolving, eclectic culinary scene. Between Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone lies Gillette and Wright, Wyoming, dubbed the “Energy Capital of the Nation” and a close drive to Devils Tower National Monument.
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