The Butch Cassidy Childhood Home is a very short stop just outside Junction in Piute County, Utah. If you happen to find yourself traveling along the 89 near Circleville, it is definitely worth stopping for 15 minutes to check this place out.
Butch Cassidy was a famous outlaw who lived in Utah in the late 1800’s. A legend has built up around the man who lived in Piute County as a teenage boy and went on to become a notorious outlaw who formed a gang known as the Wild Bunch. Of course, you don’t have to know all that to stop by Butch Cassidy’s Home.
The site is located right off the side of the highway. There is one of those brown recreation site signs put up by the state. A large parking area with a few displays signs is where you start.
There is a cabin that is usually open. When you go in, there is a large plexiglass wall to keep people from disturbing the artifacts. It’s pretty small, even as pioneer cabins go, and there are a few displays inside. Mostly you are looking at how the criminal grew up as a boy.
From there, you can walk around the property. There are more information signs, a few small buildings that don’t show much, picnic tables, and a very short trip back to the car. There are restrooms in the parking area, too. Though it isn’t a grand stop, nor something to go out of your way for, Butch Cassidy Childhood home is a stop to stretch your legs and learn about a famous outlaw to break up your drive.
