Exploring Butch Cassidy's Hideout – Robbers Roost Utah
Exploring Butch Cassidy's Hideout – Robbers Roost Utah
I checked out one of the supposed hideouts of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch in Robbers Roost. Butch Cassidy more than likely used this area as one of his hideouts. This area is hidden below the open desert above and has three springs to provide water for horses, cattle, and of course humans. One of the springs had a decent amount of water flow despite it being winter.
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The corral in our video is the same one referenced in this article below. It says, “the original Wild Bunch corral still stands in Robbers Roost.” It’s amazing to be standing inside the (supposed) same corral that Butch Cassidy used for his horses and cattle!
https://capitolreef.org/attractions/robbers-roost/
This is a very remote area and you will need plenty of water, food, fuel, and even full tire changing equipment.
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I don’t remember where I saw it, but I swear one of the Robber’s Roost gang members had the nickname ‘Frenchy.’ Or maybe I’m thinking of Billy the Kid.
Cody has an open air museum where they have the bar from near hole in the wall where Butch and Sundance used to hang out.
Two film points:
1. Did actor Henry Corden (uncredited) appear as a Bolivian police officer chasing Butch and co. on horseback?
2. Beautiful Katherine Ross looked a lot like the real Etta Place.
The desert is just beautiful. So many things to see.
6:25 those are likely coyote tracks.
Canine paws have a medium rear pad, two small side pads, and two small front pads (as those appear to have). Coyote prints are compact like that also where as dog prints are often similar but the pads are spread apart more.
Feline paws have a large rear pad with four smaller front pads. Cougar prints would also be larger than coyote.
I’m in contact with somebody who claims to be a descendant of Butch Cassidy. I’ll make sure he sees this.
Cool hike along with a ton of history! Utah has so many awesome sites! 👍
Thanks for that video! Love history and fun stuff like that, especially those water springs. Very interesting!!
yes the chimney is from the hideout
Dog & coyote tracks have claw marks in the dirt. Kitties … not so much. Maybe claw points, but not usually
From 5:30 to 5:40: I swear, it sounds like you caught some paranormal whispering! It’s not you, because it carries on, even while you are talking…🤔😮😮 Headphones give clarity–sounds like that corral is wrangling spirits as well!
At about 5.38ish there’s a ghostly voice
To see a fireplace with a chimney, standing alone is very interesting. I really can’t imagine there was a cabin, but instead it was just a permanent fixture for providing a warming fire to sleep around, and to prepare a meal. Of course, I’m simply speculating.
Both my sons did live in Moab we took many trips there! It proablly different from the 90s
The Capped Pipe with a Handle on it was for People to Drink and you didn’t even Check it out. Vandalism on all the Rocks was sad to see, at least it wasn’t Done where there are Petroglyphs.
Was that black cow lost??
Background music is distracting!
Greetings from the UK.. Quick Question: Does anyone maintain and help preserve the site?, over here in the UK it would probably fall into the hands of ‘The National Trust’ or ‘English Heritage’, do you guys over there have have something similar?
That fireplace was Butch Cassidy’s that’s where they had their hideout and their camp way cool I wish to make it that way some day
This was very interesting! Hi from Australia
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Butch Cassidy and Sundance used to hang out in Winnemucca.. little known fact. Also east and south f Elko in the Ruby Mtns.
Super place. First got here in 1995 and rode with A C Ekker whose family proved up on this land in the early 1900’s. Revisited in 1997 and again on the long ride in 1999…
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Lot of cow action on the area..
I’ve visited this amazing site at least twice. Saw the ancient corral, fireplace-chimney and names carved on the rocks. One time we were walking up the sandy trail to our truck to leave…a giant bull was coming down the sandy trail to drink from the spring. When he saw us, he stopped and snorted. We moved sideways off the trail…and he continued on down past us. Such a huge beast.
I’m so glad I found your channel! I have an old friend in Utah and I’m going to try to find him online to send him links to your videos! He would especially get a kick out of this one, since he was really into the Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid stories, and the movie.
Read a book called “The last robbers roost outlaw” about a guy that ran cows in the elaterite basin in the 20’s. Crazy to think about how much more water and grass there used to be down there. I remember when AC Ekker died they had cowboys from all over trying to find all his cows in that country. Way cool.
Very cool! If I were younger, I could see myself doing exploration videos too. Lol
Hi! Enjoyed your video! My wife and I had really good friends Bryant and Edna from Utah. They both passed away about 7-8 years ago in their mid -90’s. Bryant’s sister was best friends and grew up with one of Butch Cassidy’s (Leroy Parker) sisters in Circleville, Utah. Our friends took us to the Parker’s old homestead probably 20 years ago. We have a neat plaque we made with Butch’s photo and story along with a hand made nail and a piece of window glass from Butch’s home. Thanks for the video. We enjoy your videos! My wife and I RVed for 45+ years and spent every spring for almost 25 years in southern and southeast Utah ATVing over 20,000 miles exploring Utah’s back country. Another best friend’s Mormon grandfather started the town of Bluff and Blanding right after the turn of the 20th century………early 1900’s. Wonderful area!
When I was about 5 years old, in 1965, my mom and dad tried to take me along with them to visit Robbers Roost. I was so afraid of the "robbers" that I screamed and cried and pitched a fit, totally ruining that little excursion. We never did go back. 🤷♀️
The "Pearl" inscription is from Pearl Biddlecome, later married, changed to Pearl Baker. She wrote many books about the outlaws of Robbers Roost, as she grew up in the area running stock with her dad.
N. Wolverton was Norville Wolverton, son of Edwin Thatcher Wolverton. Edwin built old the gold mill that’s still standing in Hanksville.
Cool!
I find this place interesting and are those the names of the outlaws? I love to learn about outlaws.. love this video. 🙂🙂🙂
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thanks for filming all this fantastic history, much love from Norway!
I was there in 1986.. the stick corral was in much better shape and the chimney also. I have also been to Hole in the wall and Browns Park. Before going to the Hole in 1982, I talked to the rancher’s grandmother on the phone who owned the property, and she told me about cooking for the outlaws as a teenager. Two months later when I arrived, she had passed away…
Wow so cool. I would love to see that fireplace in person! Could you maybe give some directions or coordinates? Heading down that way from Ogden here in a few weeks
This is the Dirty Devil River? Access is via the old Biddlecomb ranch, (don’t know current name)? . I had a motorcycle break just before the ranch….. had to walk 14 miles back to Hahns Flat area. In August.