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Outdoor Activity Attractions In Casper

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Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second largest city in the state, according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316. Only Cheyenne, the state capital, is larger. Casper is nicknamed The Oil City and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. In 2010, Casper was named the highest-ranked family-friendly small city in the West, and ranked eighth overall in the nation in Forbes magazine's list of the best small cities to raise a family.Casper is located in east-central Wyoming at the foot of Casper Mountain...
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  • 2. Hell's Half Acre Casper
    Hell's Half Acre is a large scarp located about 40 miles west of Casper, Wyoming on US 20/26. Encompassing 320 acres , this geologic oddity is composed of deep ravines, caves, rock formations and hard-packed eroded earth. Hell's Half Acre was used as the location for the fictional planet of Klendathu in the movie Starship Troopers. The location was known as The Devil's Kitchen, The Pits of Hades, and The Baby Grand Canyon until a cowhand appeared and thought he was at Hell's Half Acre, an area southwest of Casper full of alkali and bogs. Native American tribes used the ravines to drive bison to their death during their hunts. As of December 2005, the roadside restaurant and motel/campground sitting atop the ravine were closed. The motel and the abandoned restaurant have since been torn dow...
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