Beartrap Meadow

After more than two decades of music, memories, and community celebration, the Beartrap Summer Festival will take a purposeful pause in 2025, with plans to return in 2026 to its original home in the Meadows of Casper Mountain.

These are the unsung heroes of the Beartrap Summer Festival. They went above and beyond to make sure that attendees were safe and that they absolutely had the best weekend of the summer.

The free event in Beartrap Meadow will be full of fun family activities and games, music, and food.

Going against the grain is a good thing sometimes. Parsonsfield is not afraid to push the traditional standards, yet musically it just makes sense for them.

The Cavern was said to be in the Beartrap Meadow area and extended to the south side of Casper Mountain.. The were concerns of nuclear attacks during this period of time and many citizens were building their own personal shelters, just in case of an attack.

It came. It went. We're spent. We loved this year's line-up for Beartrap 2014--from Jalan Crossland, Littlest Birds and Spencer Bohren, to Johnny Sketch, The Deadly Gentlemen and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band--the bluegrass, country, jazz, insert other awesome music type here, rocked our socks off...

Concert goers from all over Wyoming packed into Beartrap Meadow to hear a range of voices, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was a perfect Sunday afternoon, and the crowds were eager to express their love for all things bluegrass.

We had dogs. Beards. And now we're bringing you the vibrant ink and artistic stylings of: Tattoos of Beartrap. We walked around the grounds and shot whatever caught our eye. Big. Small. Black. White. And one thing is for sure: everyone at Beartrap Summer Festival was happy to show off a little piece of what makes them unique...

The Deadly Gentlemen hit the stage on Sunday afternoon, adding a strong beat and eclectic tune to an outstanding bluegrass crowd. The four-piece ensemble, complete with cello, banjo, guitar and percussion, kept a strong voice and made crowds erupt in hoots and clapping...

The Deadly Gentlemen took the stage at Beartrap Summer Festival this afternoon---guitar, banjo, cello and percussion combined for a deep, soulful sound reminiscent of a country modern jazz crossover. Check out one of their songs that they covered this afternoon below:

Jalan Crossland is becoming quite the alum at the Beartrap Summer Festival! He's now taken the stage two days in a row--each day drawing a larger crowd. The local has drawn quite the gathering in the Casper area, as well as the state. The performer will be touring the state in the next few weeks, hitting Cody, Ten Sleep, Cheyenne, Gillette, and more...

One of the few acts at Beartrap Summer Festival that makes flatpicking a true art form--Rebecca Frazier and Hit Run stepped on stage to engage the festival crowd with some plucky, upbeat tunes. Rebecca is nominated for Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Guitar Player of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year, and Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year according to her website...