2024 Community Information
Cultural Attractions
Washakie Museum and Cultural Center
The museum features two permanent exhibits and space for temporary galleries. The Museum also serves as a center for visual and performing arts, conferences, conventions and other gatherings.
Recreation
Worland Parks & Recreation
Worland features 7 city parks, many of which have received updated equipment within the last couple of years: softball/baseball fields, basketball courts, football fields, soccer fields, volleyball courts, and tennis courts can all be found within some of the parks. An outdoor fitness center was added to the Riverside Park.
Worland Community Center Complex
The community center features 2 gymnasiums and several multi-purpose rooms. Recreational Activities including both youth and adult sports are offered as well as educational opportunities. Youth sports include basketball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, karate, dance and boxing. Rooms are available to rent for special events and private parties.
Green Hills Golf Course
Green Hills Golf in Worland Wyoming features 18 holes of family-friendly golf at great prices. Open to the public 7 days a week and features 6444 yards of rolling green hills, trees, ponds, and bunkers. The course is well maintained and is focused on player enhancement. Available to customers are cart rentals, golf shop, practice greens, driving range, and a full restaurant and bar with indoor/outdoor seating. Website
Hurricane Lanes Bowling alley
Hurricane Lanes offers 12 lanes for families and can be booked for parties or other events. As of 2024, Hurricane Lanes opened Buzzard’s Bar & Grill inside where they serve burgers and cool drinks among other items. They have also added new gaming machines. Facebook
Worland Aquatic Center
The Worland Aquatic Center facility opened in 2012. It is open year-round and provides a hot tub, dive tank, competition pool, therapy pool, and leisure pool with a slide. Website
Big Horn Mountains
The Big Horn Mountains are just minutes away from Ten Sleep and half an hour from Worland and they provide a great get-away. Climbing, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Downhill and Cross-Country Skiing, and riding ATVs and Snowmobiles are all very popular activities. Meadowlark Lake and Ski Lodges too with a restaurant, cabins, etc. by Meadowlark Lake.
Health Care
Washakie Medical Center
The Washakie Medical Center in Worland, Wyoming, is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving the residents of the Big Horn Basin. The county-owned hospital has been operated by Banner Health and its predecessors since 1949.
Being a part of Banner Health allows Washakie Medical Center to provide the highest level of patient care with the friendliness and compassion you expect from your small-town hospital. We provide our patients with the latest innovations, evidence-based care and technology. We are proud to be named a Top 100 out of more than 1,300 critical access hospitals in the country.
For the second year in a row, the facility scored in the Top 100 of Critical Access Hospitals on the iVantage Hospital Strength INDEX™. The results recognize that the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals provide a safety net to communities across rural America – measuring them across 66 different performance metrics, including quality, outcomes, patient perspective, affordability, population risk and efficiency.
WTS Chamber and WY State Chamber of Commerce also has wonderful Health Insurance:
Health Insurance: Wyoming Chamber Member's Health Benefit Plan
link: https://www.gillettechamber.com/wyoming-chambers-health-benefit-plan/
Claims administered by: Allegiance Benefit Plan Management, Inc.
Excellent insurance for all members and employees
Call Chamber Office for details 307-347-3226, Gillette Chamber:
Gail Lofing Insurance Administrator
Gail Lofing, CEO, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, 409 W. 2nd St., Gillette, WY 82716 (307) 682-3673 www.gillettechamber.com
Weather
Being in the Big Horn Basin shelters Worland and Ten Sleep from much of the inclement weather. Worland has the distinction of being the least windy city in Wyoming. Summers have plenty of sunshine and warm weather. Winters provide enough snow for skiing and other winter activities.