Lovell is located in north central Wyoming at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains. With around 2,500 residents in town, and several hundred more people living in this part of the Big Horn Basin, there is industry in the farmland surorunding Lovell. Lovell was founded in the late 1800s and is named for Henry Clay Lovell, who brought the ranching industry to the area in 1879. Remnants of the old Mason-Lovell Ranch remain and are open to the public.

Lovell prides itself on being the “Rose City of Wyoming.” Lovell was once home to Dr. William Horsley, one of the foremost authorities in his time on growing roses. Dr. Horsley found Lovell’s climate to be especially suitable for growing roses and he worked for nearly 50 years to spread his love of roses throughout the community. In honor of Lovell’s “Rose Doctor,” the community now boasts numerous rose gardens and many residents work to cultivate that love of roses in their own gardens.

Lovell’s closest neighbors include the towns of Cowley, Byron, Deaver, and Frannie.

Find out more about the community of Lovell, Wyoming at the Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce: 287 E Main St. 307-548-7552.

Community Profile

Lovell has a public library, 7 churches, 4 motels with over 100 total rooms , an RV park and camp with 18 full service spots as well as some camping spots available , and a Town of Lovell free camper park. The community has a hospital with 15 beds and a nursing home with 94 rooms. Further, the Lovell area has 3 doctors, 4 PA-C and 2 FNP-C and 2 dentists. Lovell boasts 3 baseball fields, 2 tennis courts, an olympic sized indoor swimming pool, Foster Gulch Golf Course, a bowling alley, 2 mural parks, 3 city parks, and 1 historical theatre. The HyArt Theatre has Wyoming’s largest screen and state-of-the-art digital projection and sound equipment.

Lovell is served by The Lovell Chronicle (weekly), The Billings Gazette (daily), and The Casper Star-Tribune(daily) newspapers. Several radio stations operate in the area, and a locally-based telecom company, TCT , provides cable television, telephone services, and internet access. Rocky Mountain Power and Montana Dakota Utilities provide electricity and gas services. The Town of Lovell (307-548-6551) supplies water, sewer, and trash removal to the residents.

Each year in late June, Lovell hosts its annual Mustang Days Celebration. Events include dances, parades, games, rodeo, Mustang Follies (variety show), as well as additional events. Byron hosts its annual Byron days the 2nd weekend in July and Cowley hosts Cowley Pioneer Days the 4th weekend in July.

Schools

The Lovell Area is home to two school districts. Big Horn County School District No.1 and Big Horn County School District No. 2, each with grades K-12. These small Wyoming schools are able to provide personal and quality education to their students through the efforts of excellent staff members.

Big Horn County School District #2 serves the Lovell area. The Town of Lovell has Lovell Elementary (grades 1-5), Lovell Middle School, (grades 6-8), and Lovell High School (grades 9-12).

Big Horn County School District #1 serves the Towns of Byron, Cowley, Deaver, and Frannie, and Burlington. District #1 has Rocky Mountain Elementary School, Middle School, and High School , as well as Burlington Schools.

Northwest College is located 20 miles away in Powell, Wyoming

Towns of Lovell, Cowley, Byron

visit townoflovell.com, cowleywyoming.com, byronwyoming.org

Recreation

Lovell is the gateway to outdoor recreation and has a myriad of opportunities: boating, fishing, swim beach, hiking, golf, skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking, canoeing and kayaking from the Shoshone River to the Big Horn River, and more. Enjoy these activities in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area along with four historic ranch/town sites that can be explored as well as the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Area, a hunter’s paradise. Plan to visit Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center. It offers a great way to learn about all their is to see in the recreation area.

The gorgeous Bighorn Mountains, home to the Medicine Wheel Historical Landmark, sit right in our back yard. The Bighorns not only offer endless beauty, but a myriad of recreational opportunities, lodges and a chance to enjoy the best of what Mother Nature has to offer. The Bighorn National Forest provides entertainment for everyone; the hiker, fisherman, hunter, camper, horseback rider, skier, snowmobile and four wheeler riders.

See the wild mustangs North of Lovell, part of the first ever federal wild horse range. The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range was designated to protect the Spanish heritage horses. Before entering the horse range, plan to visit the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center, just outside of Lovell. It will enhance your visit to the horse range.

Enjoy a round of golf at Foster Gulch 9-hole Course located a few miles outside of Lovell at 929 Lane 13. We also have tennis courts on 8th Street and at the Lovell Middle School. Call the Lovell Recreation Department for more information – 307-548-6466 or visit their website at lovellrecreation.com.

Our Olympic size swimming pool is a nice place to cool off.

Summer pool hours are:

Lap Swim: M W F 5-6:30 am
Public Swim: M T W Th F Sat 1-4 pm
Public Swim: M Th 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $1 per visit

The town wading pool at Constitution Park, along with a regulation horseshoe pitching area. The sheltered picnic area with barbeque pits is a nice place to spend the afternoon. It also has a large playground area, basketball hoops, skate park and softball field. Wading pool is for children 7 years of age and under. Located at 7th and Garfield the hours are:  Monday – Saturday noon to 6 p.m. with lifeguards on duty

In downtown Lovell visit the Lovell-Kane Area Museum. Every small town has history and this museum has taken the initiative to preserve it for future generations. Summer hours are Monday – Friday 10AM – 4 PM. The Historic Hyart Theatre featuring one of the largest screens west of the Mississippi, considered to be one of the finest small-town theaters in America. Movies are shown weekly. Showtimes are TH, F 7:00 PM and Saturday 3 PM and 7PM.

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