Muddy Creek Camp and Crossing - Uinta County, Wyoming - LDS Church History Sites on Waymarking.com

The good water and tall grasses surrounding Muddy Creek at this location made it an ideal campsite for Brigham Young and his first group of pioneers. A historical marker erected by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, located just off the side of the road at the posted coordinates, reads:

The Muddy Creek Camp, which was northwest of this marker and on the west side of the Muddy Creek, was used by Brigham Young's first group of Mormon pioneers who arrived here on July 9, 1847. Thomas Bullock reported that the brethren sang hymns for President Brigham Young, and they had a delightful evening. This camp had good water and plenty of grass, and the animals were well-fed by the tall bunch-grass growing along the creek. Erastus Snow described the campground as "very pretty."

The Muddy Creek Camp witnessed a great deal of pioneer activity, with about 70,000 Latter-day Saints crossing or camping here on their way west. While the campground itself is located on private property, visitors can schedule a handcart trek through local outfitters that will allow them to travel across this land and experience the pioneers' original journey through the area.


For more information about trekking at Wyoming Mormon Trail Sites, visit this page on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website:
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More information about the Muddy Creek Historic Backway can be found here:
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