Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sat. June-Sept.) operates a convention and visitors bureau and is happy to send a visitor
guide in advance of your trip. The
Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce
(800 S. 3rd St.,
866/876-1012,
www.laramie.org
, 8am-5pm Mon.-Fri.) can provide useful information on
local businesses and relocation.
For information on recreation in the nearby
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
and
the
Thunder Basin National Grassland,
both of which are managed by the U.S. Forest
Service, visit the headquarters (2468 W. Jackson St., 307/745-2300, 8am-5pm Mon.-Fri.).
The
Albany County Public Library
(310 S. 8th St., 307/721-2580,
www.albanycountylibrary.org
,
10am-8pm Tues.-Thurs., 1pm-5pm Fri.-Sun.) has nine Inter-
net terminals available for free.
The
post offices
are located at 152 North 5th Street (307/721-8837, 8am-5:15pm Mon.-
Fri., 9am-1pm Sat.) and 1409 South 3rd Street (9am-4:30pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-3:30pm Sat.).
Ivinson Memorial Hospital
(255 N. 30th St., 307/742-2141,
www.ivinsonhospital.org
)
offers 24-hour emergency care plus specialized medicine.
This is a college town, with no shortage of laundries, including
Spic and Span Laun-
dromat
(272 N. 4th St., 307/745-3939, 7:30am-10pm daily).
The
Laramie Regional Airport
(LAR, 555 General Brees Rd., 307/742-4164,
www.laramieairport.com
)
offers daily service to and from Denver and Worland, Wyoming,
on
Great Lakes
(307/742-5296 or 800/554-5111,
www.flygreatlakes.com
)
, which also has
codeshare agreements with
Frontier
(800/432-1359,
www.frontierairlines.com
)
and
Un-
ited
(800/864-8331,
www.united.com
).
Greyhound
(1952 Banner Rd., 800/231-2222,
www.greyhound.com
) serves Laramie
with daily buses to Denver and the Wyoming communities of Cheyenne and Rawlins.
Car-rental agencies with locations at the airport include
Hertz
(307/745-0500,
www.hertz.com
)
and
Avis
(307/632-9371,
www.avis.com
).
Enterprise
(517 S. 3rd St., 307/
721-9876,
www.enterprise.com
)
has a location in town.
Laramie's only cab company,
Ride Taxi Service,
can be reached at 307/399-6886.
By car, Laramie is 49 miles west of Cheyenne, 130 miles north of Denver, 148 miles
southeast of Casper, 207 miles east of Rock Springs, 380 miles southeast of Yellowstone
National Park, and 383 miles southeast of Jackson.
