Frontier Park Photos - Home Of The Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - Morning: Frontier Park.

Also known as the "Daddy of 'em All," Cheyenne Frontier Days has been held annually since 1897. Currently held the last full week of July, during the 10 days of the celebration there's a lot going on: The rodeo, concerts, a midway, an air show, pancake breakfasts, dances, and more.

Below you will find photos of Frontier Park, the home of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

Frontier Park Photos

 

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Here's a diagram we drew of Frontier Park. Not everything is mentioned or shown, but it still provides a handy point of reference.

Overview of Frontier Park.

 

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is located on the east side of Frontier Park. The museum is open all year round, not just during the Frontier Days Rodeo. It's a fascinating, fun, museum to tour and we definitely recommend stopping in if you get a chance.

The entrance to the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum.

 

This is the view from the north end of the racetrack, facing south. To the right (west) is B Stand. In front of B Stand is the racetrack, then, just out of sight to the left (east), is the arena. Catch pens and other pens (not shown) are to the photographer's left.

Photo taken on the racetrack, facing south. B Stand is to the right (west).

 

This is how it looks from the south end of the racetrack, facing north. To the left (west) is B Stand. In front of B Stand is the racetrack, then, just out of sight to the right (east), is the arena. The path on the right-hand side of the photo, between the racetrack and the arena, leads to the photo pit.

Photo taken on the racetrack, facing north. B Stand is to the left (west).

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This photo was taken from inside the arena, facing west directly at B stand. At 7:30am there were volunteers, many more than seen in the photo, cleaning the stands from the concert the night before.

Volunteers cleaning B Stand at 7:30am.

 

The Cheyenne Frontier Days bucking chutes as seen from inside of the arena, facing east. Behind them is East Stand. Notice that the chutes are numbered 0 through 00, and that there is not a number 9 bucking chute. There is a number 9 chute, however. See the photo after this one.

Photo taken from the arena, facing the bucking chutes (east). East Stand is behind the bucking chutes.

 

Chute 9 at Cheyenne is the timed event chute. This is how it looks from inside the arena (facing south). East Stand is to the left (east) and B Stand is to the right (west).

Photo taken from the arena, facing Chute 9 (south). "Chute 9" is what they call the timed event chute at Cheyenne.

 

Here is a shot of Cheyenne Frontier Days' famous photo pit. Photo taken from the arena, with back to the bucking chutes, facing west. Behind the photo pit is the racetrack, then B Stand.

Photo taken from the arena, back to the bucking chutes, facing west. The yellow oval is circling the photo pit.

 

Here's kind of a bird's eye view of things. Above Chute 9 (which is the timed event chute at the south end of the arena) was a small covered seating area with a sign that said "Jack's Roost." This photo was taken from Jack's Roost. To the left (west) is B stand, then (moving right) the race track, a narrow path that leads to the photo pit, then the arena. The bucking chutes and East Stand are out of sight to the right (East). The blue arrow is pointing to the photo pit. The yellow arrow is pointing to a long gate between the arena and the racetrack.

Frontier Park from up high. Photo taken looking to the north, with B stand to the left (west).

 

Here's a view from Jack's Roost showing the opposite side of the arena than the photo above. The yellow arrow is pointing to the bucking chutes. Above the bucking chutes is East Stand.

Frontier Park from up high. Photo taken looking to the north, with East Stand stand to the right (east).

 

On the back side of East Stand (which is the east side) are livestock pens and the east side of the racetrack. While they can't be seen in the photo, beneath East Stand are concessions, restrooms, the Cowboy Ready Area, a medic station for the contestants, and other facilities.

The back side of East Stand (facing west).

 

On the backside of East Stand a few broncs were moved to a different pen.

 

Feeling good in the morning air, they took off for the fun of it.

 

In the pens behind East Stand we noticed Harry Vold's famous bronc, Painted Valley.

A beautiful face: Harry Vold's Painted Valley.

 

Standing on the stairs behind East Stand you can see the bulls and broncs in the livestock pens. The buildings at the top of the photo are the backside of Wild Horse Gulch (mentioned below).

 

Moving east from East Stand you leave the arena and racetrack and enter Wild Horse Gulch, an area for vendors that's lined with trees and old-west style building fronts.

This sign lets you know you're entering Wild Horse Gulch.

 

Wild Horse Gulch (photo taken from the south facing north).

 

There are all kinds of vendors throughout Wild Horse Gulch.

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Additional Info

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• The Cheyenne Frontier Days website: http://www.cfdrodeo.com
• The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum website: www.oldwestmuseum.org. This was a really enjoyable museum that we didn't get to spend near enough time in. The museum is open year round, by the way, so if you're in Cheyenne sometime be sure to check it out.

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