Vintage Western Travel Posters: Sedona, Moab, Tombstone and How to Hang a Set
Eleven western towns and parks in flat, warm, mid-century poster style. Here is what each one shows, how to group them into a wall that tells a story, and which rooms they suit best.
By the Frontier Prints team · Published
The eleven places in the collection
Our Westward Wonder: Vintage Trails & Sites collection is a set of retro travel posters for the towns and parks that made the West. They share one look: bold flat shapes, a round sun, the place name across the top and the state across the bottom in big rust-red letters. The palette stays close to rust, mustard, forest green and cream, with teal where there is water. That shared look is the whole trick. Any two of them hang together.
| Poster | State | What it shows | A natural fit for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedona | Arizona | Red rock buttes over pines and a winding blue-green creek | Hikers and Sedona regulars |
| Grand Canyon Glow | Arizona | Layered orange canyon walls and a teal Colorado River | Anyone who has stood on the rim |
| Tombstone: O.K. Corral | Arizona | A gunslinger drawing on a street under the O.K. CORRAL sign | Western history buffs |
| Moab | Utah | Delicate Arch in orange and rust over slickrock | Arches National Park visitors |
| Santa Fe | New Mexico | An adobe mission with a bell tower, agave and prickly pear | Lovers of Southwest style |
| Durango | Colorado | A steam locomotive under green peaks | Train lovers and mountain towns |
| Yellowstone | Wyoming | A geyser erupting before pines and blue peaks | National park lovers |
| Cody | Wyoming | A cowboy swinging a lasso past Old West storefronts | Buffalo Bill fans |
| Deadwood | South Dakota | A gunslinger holding aces on a Black Hills main street | Poker players and history buffs |
| Dodge City | Kansas | A gunslinger before false-front saloons | Fans of old gunfighter lore |
| Bandera | Texas | A rider crossing golden hill country | Texans and Hill Country regulars |
They are new posters drawn in an old style, not reprints of old ones. The lettering is sharp, the colors are clean, and they are made to order at the size you choose.
How to group travel posters so the wall tells a story
A travel poster wall works best with a thread running through it. Pick the thread first, then the posters. Here are the four we see most.
- The red rock road trip: Sedona, Moab and Grand Canyon Glow, with Santa Fe as a fourth. Warm orange and rust, ideal for a Southwest room. It is sold as the Red Rock Road Trip wall set.
- The Old West towns: Tombstone, Deadwood and Dodge City. Three gunslinger towns with the most legend per square foot. Sold as the Old West Towns set.
- The mountain West: Yellowstone, Cody and Durango. Pines, peaks and greens, right at home in a cabin.
- Your own map: only the places you have been. A couple's honeymoon, a family's summer loop, the towns on a cross-country move. This is the version people talk about when they visit.
Three is the easiest number to hang, in a row over a sofa, a bed or a long console. Four works as a two by two grid. Six makes a proper gallery grid in a hallway or on a big living room wall. Past six, the wall starts to look like a shop, so we would stop there. If you want to mix in a few other prints, the lettered landscape Welcome to the West shares the same big-type spirit.
Sizes and frames for a travel poster wall
Pick one size and use it for every poster in the group. A grid or row only looks intentional when the frames match. Our rule of thumb: 12 x 18 for a grid of four or six, 18 x 24 for a row of three, and 24 x 36 for a single poster that anchors a wall on its own.
| Layout | Size | Rough width with 3 in gaps | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single poster | 24 x 36 | 24 in | Over an entry console, a desk or a chair |
| Row of three | 18 x 24 | about 60 in | Over a full sofa or a king bed |
| Row of three | 12 x 18 | about 42 in | Over a loveseat, a queen bed or a dresser |
| Grid of four | 12 x 18 | about 27 in wide | A narrow wall or beside a doorway |
| Grid of six | 12 x 18 | about 42 in wide | A hallway or a big blank wall |
The widths above count the prints and the gaps only. Frames add their moulding around each print, and a white mat adds about 1.5 in on every side, so leave a few extra inches when you measure. Use 2 to 3 in between frames, and keep the center of the group about 57 in off the floor unless it sits over furniture.
For frame color, Black is the classic travel poster choice. It sharpens the rust lettering and makes each poster read as a clean graphic block. Walnut and Natural Wood lean into the warm oranges and suit a ranch house, a cabin or a room full of terracotta and woven baskets. Every size comes framed in all four colors, and frame color does not change the price.
Hanging a travel poster grid, step by step
A grid looks simple and is unforgiving: if one frame is half an inch off, the eye finds it. This is the method we use.
- Trace each frame on kraft paper and cut the shapes out. Mark where the hanging hardware sits on the back of each one.
- Tape the paper shapes to the wall with 2 to 3 in gaps. Step back to the doorway and look. Move them until the group sits centered on the wall or the furniture below.
- Check the layout with a level across the top row and down one side. Measure the gaps with a ruler, not by eye.
- Drive the nails or hooks right through the marks on the paper, then tear the paper away.
- Hang the posters and nudge each one level. A small dot of removable putty on the lower corners stops a frame from drifting.
Order the posters so the colors balance. Grand Canyon Glow and Moab are the warmest and most orange; Yellowstone and Durango carry the most green and blue. Put a warm one and a cool one in each row and the grid feels even from across the room. Our hanging guide covers hooks, anchors and heights in more detail.
Which rooms suit which posters
Travel posters are some of the easiest prints to place, because they bring color without asking for a theme. Still, some posters feel more at home in certain rooms.
- Entryway: Sedona, Bandera, Cody or Yellowstone over a console. A place name is a friendly first thing to see at the door.
- Home office: Moab, Grand Canyon Glow, Dodge City or Durango. They give you somewhere to look that is not a screen.
- Den, bar or game room: Deadwood, with its hand of aces, and Tombstone. Both carry gunfighter lore.
- Dining room or kitchen: Santa Fe, with its marigold, terracotta and sage, sits well near clay pottery and woven baskets.
- Cabin or mountain house: Durango, Yellowstone and Cody, in Walnut or Natural Wood.
- Guest room: Sedona, Moab or Bandera. A quiet way to tell guests where they are, or where you love to go.
- Kid's room: Durango and its steam train, or Yellowstone and its geyser. Both are cheerful with nothing rough in them.
A long hallway is where these posters really shine. Hang a row of six at 12 x 18 down one side, in the order you would drive them, and the hallway turns into a road trip.
Travel posters as a gift
A poster for a place someone loves is one of the easiest gifts to get right. It is personal without being a guess about their taste, because the place does the talking. Moab for the friend who finally made the Delicate Arch hike. Grand Canyon Glow for the parents back from their anniversary trip. Deadwood for the poker night regular who knows the story of the dead man's hand.
If you do not know their walls, a 12 x 18 or 18 x 24 in Black is a safe choice. For more ideas by person and budget, see our western art gift guide, and for every size and frame option in one place, the art print size and frame guide.
New places join the collection in our monthly drops. If your town or park is not here yet, it may be soon.
Questions and answers
What places do your western travel posters cover?
Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Tombstone, Moab, Santa Fe, Durango, Yellowstone, Cody, Deadwood, Dodge City and Bandera. New places are added in our monthly drops.
What size should travel posters be for a gallery wall?
Use one size for every poster. 12 x 18 suits a grid of four or six, 18 x 24 suits a row of three over a sofa, and 24 x 36 works for a single poster on its own.
What frame color looks best on a vintage travel poster?
Black gives the classic travel poster look and sharpens the lettering. Walnut or Natural Wood warms the oranges for a cabin, ranch house or Southwest room.
Are these original vintage posters?
No. They are new designs drawn in a mid-century travel poster style, made to order at the size you pick.