RV arrival guide · Wyoming
Arriving in Laramie, WY with a rented RV
Sourced to municipal code and operator pages · 5 sources listed below
Arrival briefing · WY
Your Laramie arrival, on one dashboard
Every figure below is counted straight from this guide's sourced entries — parking rules that bite, where to dump and refill, and the campgrounds that actually take a rig.
RV campgrounds
1
Dump stations
1
Propane / diesel
1
Parking rules
4
7 field-sourced entries across 5 checked sources
Within day-trip radius, Curt Gowdy State Park and Vedauwoo Recreation Area stage the deeper scenic agenda. The dump station most rigs use is Vedauwoo Recreation Area; propane refill at U-Haul of Laramie (2160 Snowy Range Rd, Laramie, WY 82070). The local-calendar tripwire is Wyoming Cowboy Days at UW (September through November) — uw home football demand peaks; in-region camping at 80%.
Best stays land in Mid-May through September; the season to avoid is November through April. The mistake the local visitor bureau warns about is driving snowy range scenic byway (wy-130) outside summer window — wy-130 closed october through may annually per wy dot. For renters coming from out of state, Wyoming's broader RV-rule playbook starts with this municipal context: Laramie Code Title 10 reads in tandem with the state's commercial-vehicle and rest-area policies. On the trip-planning side, Laramie stages the Snowy Range Scenic Byway leg from the eastern terminus.
Wyoming scenery
Timing your trip
When should I plan my trip to Laramie?
Best season to come
Mid-May through September — Wyoming high plains green season with low humidity.
Season to skip
November through April — sub-zero events and Snowy Range Scenic Byway closures.
Read before you park
Parking ordinances that bite RVs
A recreational vehicle or trailer may be parked in a Laramie street only if the spot is immediately and entirely adjacent to real property both owned AND occupied by the RV's owner, and no more than one RV or trailer may be parked in the street per residential property owner.
Citation: Laramie Municipal Code Sec. 10.36.330 (Recreational vehicle, trailer—Parking permitted in certain places)
What this means for you: A visitor in a rented RV can never satisfy "owned and occupied" — on-street parking in Laramie is effectively closed to you regardless of duration, and staying with a local host still caps the street at one rig.
It is unlawful to occupy or inhabit a recreational vehicle anywhere in Laramie outside a licensed RV park, manufactured home community or campground — except that one visiting RV may be parked on privately owned residential property and lived in for no more than 14 days in any one calendar year.
Citation: Laramie Municipal Code Sec. 8.68.090(A) (Recreational vehicles, and tents)
What this means for you: Sleeping in the rig at a friend's house is legal but metered: 14 days per calendar year per person, not per visit.
The occupancy ban does not apply to temporary RV parking in a privately owned, lighted and paved lot with at least 200 lined stalls that adjoins an occupied retail business. Such parking is limited to one day per RV, must be free of charge, requires the business owner's permission, and no utility hookups or sewage disposal are allowed unless the business provides a dump station.
Citation: Laramie Municipal Code Sec. 8.68.090(D) (Recreational vehicles, and tents)
What this means for you: This is the rare city that writes the big-box-lot overnight into law. It is legal for exactly one night, only with the store's permission, and only in a large paved lot — a small strip-mall lot does not qualify.
No one may camp, sleep, or park a camper, trailer or motor home in any Laramie city park or park facility between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without advance written approval from the city manager.
Citation: Laramie Municipal Code Sec. 12.52.045 (Overnight sleeping in parks prohibited)
What this means for you: Parking the rig at a city park to wait out the night is a violation even if nobody is sleeping in it — the ordinance bans the parking, not just the sleeping.
Tanks + water
Where can I dump tanks in Laramie?
Vedauwoo Recreation Area
Vedauwoo Glen Rd, Laramie, WY 82070
Fuel + propane
Where do I top up propane and diesel?
U-Haul of Laramie
2160 Snowy Range Rd, Laramie, WY 82070
Offers: Propane refill, RV onboard tanks
Where to sleep
Which campgrounds actually take RVs?
Vedauwoo Recreation Area
USFS Medicine Bow National Forest
Tent sites with primitive water; no hookups
Operator sitePublic-land hubs near this city
State parks, National Forests, and NPS units around the city are the anchors for an RV or boat trip — check each unit's official site for current access, fees, and seasonal rules before you go.
On the road in Wyoming
Plan around the crowds
Which local events will move Laramie RV supply?
Wyoming Cowboy Days at UW
UW home football demand peaks; in-region camping at 80%
Event sourceThe mistake renters make
Avoid this trap
Driving Snowy Range Scenic Byway (WY-130) outside summer window
WY-130 closed October through May annually per WY DOT
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How we know — the sources we checked
- Laramie Municipal Code(opens in new tab)
- WY State Parks(opens in new tab)
- USFS Medicine Bow National Forest(opens in new tab)
- Wyoming Cowboy Days at UW official(opens in new tab)
- NWS forecast office(opens in new tab)
Guide compiled 2026-06-04. Every figure above traces to one of these sources — where a source is silent, this guide is too.
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Wyoming RV laws
OpenWyoming rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 7% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 16+ std · 21+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — no restriction
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-08:00
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