Fort Washakie, Wyoming

About Fort Washakie

Fort Washakie is a small unincorporated community in central Wyoming.

Fort Washakie holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 20.89 square miles.

📰 Fort Washakie News Today

• Sweetgrass Food Lodge opens doors in Fort Washakie County 10 · Aug 15
• Western Wade Thayer Obituary (1957 - 2026) - Fort Washakie, WY - County 10 Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Service animal/WHSAA representative policies, transportation routes, more on Fort Washakie School Board agenda for Wednesday meeting County 10 · Aug 16
• Protesters in Fort Washakie decry tribal court dysfunction WyoFile · Jun 16
• Fort Washakie Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Washakie Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Washakie — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Wyoming — one of 205 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Washakie

• Pow Wow reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Washakie

• Ft. Washakie Elementary
• Ft. Washakie High School
• Ft. Washakie Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fort Washakie

🏘️ Nearby Communities