120 Forest Service, 44 BLM and 15 National Park Service. 122 take reservations
Winter winds the State Climate Office calls frequent 5
30 to 40 mph
With gusts to 50 or 60
What to carry in Wyoming
Start with range: extra fuel and water, because the back country byways have no services, and a full-size spare. Add tire chains for the chain law, and a Wyoming ORV permit for any ATV, side-by-side or unplated motorcycle you bring.
From March 1 to December 1 on the Shoshone National Forest, food must be attended, hung, shut in a hard-sided vehicle or kept in a certified bear-resistant container, so a certified cooler or canister earns its space. For the Killpecker dunes you need a flag on a whip mast reaching eight feet. Carry the Motor Vehicle Use Map for each forest you cross.
An outfitter is the difference between reading reviews and opening the tent yourself. The good ones stock what works, install what they sell, and will tell you what they took off their own trucks.
What they carry
01Roof tents, awnings and shelter
02Fridges, kitchens and water systems
03Racks, drawers and storage
04Recovery gear and compressors
05Power stations, batteries and lighting
How to choose an outfitter
Look for people who use what they sell.
01Ask whether they install what they sell, and whether the installer is on staff.
02Ask what they run on their own vehicles, and what they stopped running.
03Compare weight as well as price. It all rides on your suspension.
04Ask about returns and exchanges on large items such as tents and fridges.
05Check that they know your vehicle. Fitment is where online orders go wrong.
What to have ready before you ask for a quote
Dimensions prevent returns.
01Vehicle, and rack or bed dimensions if you know them
02How many people travel and sleep
03The kind of trips you take, and how long
04What you already own
05A budget range
Questions people ask
What gear should I buy first?
A way to sleep well, a way to keep food cold, water storage and basic recovery gear. Everything else can wait until a few trips show you what you miss.
Is it worth buying from a local outfitter instead of online?
For anything that has to fit your vehicle or be installed, yes. Fitment mistakes on racks, tents and fridges are expensive to ship back, and an installer who sold you the part will stand behind the install.
Can I try before I buy?
Some outfitters rent roof tents, fridges and even vehicles. Say so in the form if that is what you are after.
How high is Wyoming?
From Sheridan at 3,748 feet to Gannett Peak at 13,804.
Altitude decides what your engine, your brakes and your lungs have to work with, and how late in the year the passes open.
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Feet above sea level
Towns
PinedaleSouth end of the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway, on US 191 under the Wind River Range. BLM and Bridger-Teton offices.7,179 ft
LaramieOn I-80. Highway 130 runs 30 miles west to Centennial, where the Snowy Range Scenic Byway enters the forest.7,165 ft
KemmererBLM field office and a Bridger-Teton ranger district. The Big Spring Scenic Backway runs from here to Cokeville.6,955 ft
DuboisNorth end of the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway, on US 26/287 below Togwotee Pass. Shoshone National Forest district office.6,934 ft
RawlinsOn I-80. Its BLM field office manages the Seminoe to Alcova byway, which leaves the interstate at Sinclair, exit 219.6,796 ft
SaratogaWest end of the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. The Forest Service district office here covers the Sierra Madre and the west side of the Snowy Range.6,789 ft
Rock SpringsOn I-80 with a BLM field office. The road to the Killpecker Sand Dunes leaves US 191 to the north, and the BLM’s 24-mile Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour starts here.6,388 ft
JacksonBase for Grand Teton. The highway north to Flagg Ranch is plowed all winter. The Forest Service says camping nearby often fills by late morning in summer.6,238 ft
CheyenneState capital, where I-25 crosses I-80. The BLM’s Wyoming State Office is here.6,092 ft
LanderAt the foot of the east slope of the Wind River Range. Shoshone National Forest district office and a BLM field office.5,356 ft
CasperBLM field office. The South Bighorn/Red Wall byway starts 13 miles northwest on US 20/26, and Alcova is 30 miles out on Highway 220.5,105 ft
CodyShoshone National Forest headquarters, about 50 miles from Yellowstone’s East Entrance. The Chief Joseph byway leaves Highway 120 sixteen miles north.5,000 ft
BuffaloEast end of the Cloud Peak Skyway, US 16, over Powder River Pass. Full services and a BLM field office.4,640 ft
WorlandHome of the BLM field office that manages Red Gulch/Alkali. Full services west of the Cloud Peak Skyway.4,065 ft
GreybullAll services for the Red Gulch/Alkali byway. The turnoff is 11 miles east on US 14.3,794 ft
SheridanFull services for the Big Horn Scenic Byway, US 14, which climbs west from Dayton to Granite Pass.3,748 ft
Passes, high roads and summits
Gannett PeakThe highest point in Wyoming, in the Wind River Range. No road to the top13,804 ft
Cloud PeakThe highest point in the Bighorn National Forest, by the forest’s figure13,167 ft
Medicine Bow PeakAbove Snowy Range Pass on Highway 13012,013 ft
Beartooth PassBeartooth Highway (US 212): Red Lodge, Montana, to Cooke City and Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance, across the northwest corner of Wyoming10,947 ft
Snowy Range PassSnowy Range Scenic Byway (WYO 130): Centennial to Saratoga, across the Medicine Bow Mountains10,847 ft
Powder River PassCloud Peak Skyway (US 16): Buffalo to Ten Sleep, across the southern Bighorns9,666 ft
Togwotee PassUS 26/287 between Dubois and Moran Junction, on the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway9,658 ft
Granite PassTop of the Big Horn Scenic Byway, US 14 between Shell and Dayton9,033 ft
Pass, road and summit elevations are the figures published by the agency that manages them. Town elevations are the town’s or county’s own
figure where it publishes an exact one; the rest are from the U.S. Geological Survey (3D Elevation Program at the place’s official coordinates),
retrieved September 18, 2026. Every source is listed at the foot of the page.
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