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Wyoming is the only US state where the world's first national park (Yellowstone NP, designated March 1 1872 — NPS) AND the world's first national monument (Devils Tower NM, designated September 24 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt as the first NM — NPS) AND Grand Teton National Park (the only NPS unit where a US president's home overlooks a glacier — the Rockefeller Preserve, NPS) ALL sit within a 6-hour drive of each other.
Can you rent an RV in Wyoming?
Yes. You book direct with a Wyoming host — they set the nightly rate, and the listed price is that host's all-in rate for the rig. Checkout adds only the 10% renter service fee and state tax, both itemized, and cancelling is free up to 48 hours before pickup.
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Every Wyoming host sets their own nightly rate, and the listed price already includes everything the host charges for the rig itself. At checkout your exact trip total is itemized before you pay — the rental, a transparent 10% service fee, and state tax. Budget by class with the public-market medians below before you compare rigs.
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Yes — PickRV is live across all 50 states, with local Wyoming hosts welcome coast to coast; book direct from the host once you pick your rig. Each host sets their own nightly rate, shown in full before you book.
Each host in Wyoming sets their own nightly rate, so pricing depends on the rig: smaller travel trailers typically rent for less, Class C motorhomes sit mid-range, and larger Class A motorhomes cost more. The exact price for your dates is shown before you book. PickRV publishes its full commission table — no surprise fees on top.
Full Wyoming cost breakdown — fuel, camping & taxPickRV is not an insurer and does not sell coverage. Trips run on the coverage you and the host agree on before pickup — your own personal auto / RV policy where it covers rental use, or the host's own commercial policy per their certificate of insurance. Confirm with your insurer before the trip.
RV rental insurance, explainedPickRV defaults to flexible cancellation: full refund up to 48 hours before pickup. Owner-set strict listings show explicit terms before checkout. Tax (standard state rate) auto-refunds with the booking.
Most Wyoming listings are paved-road only per owner terms. The off-road premium tier (Class B and converted Sprinters) grows as hosts with off-road-rated rigs onboard.
The Wyoming field guide
Yellowstone and Grand Teton roads are open and wildlife viewing peaks; winters are long and cold with most roads closed.
Watch out: Bears are active; carry spray. Afternoon thunderstorms bring lightning in the mountains. Wildfires can close roads.
Shoulder-season tip: Late May and early October are beautiful in lower areas but high country can still have snow and many services close.
The Wyoming signature
September dawns at Willow Flats and Oxbow Bend carry the sound first — a bull elk's bugle rolling off the Teton wall. Dawn and dusk, peak late September; listen from the pullouts and keep the meadow between you and the herd.
Aspen gold follows the rut into early October on the same valley floor.
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Weather · Wyoming
Open-Meteo85°F
Partly cloudy
H 84° / L 65°
16 mph
UV 8
Sun
87° / 64°
Mon
89° / 66°
Tue
85° / 63°
Air quality · Wyoming
Open-Meteo · US AQI42
AQI
Good
Dominant: Ozone
We can't read the live alert feed on this page. Conditions change fast — the park service posts every closure, road status and warning on its own page.
Check alerts on nps.gov →Wyoming burn restrictions
Burn-ban status varies by county and changes daily. Check the official authority before any campfire: Wyoming State Forestry fire restrictions.
InciWeb feed unavailable — see inciweb.nwcg.gov directly.
Source: InciWeb (NWCG) + Wyoming state forestry. Verify burn restrictions with the campground before any campfire.
About Wyoming · what to know before you book
Wyoming trips cluster around Jackson Hole + Jackson (the Grand Teton + south Yellowstone gateway), Cody (the Yellowstone east-entrance gateway + Buffalo Bill Center of the West), and Cheyenne (the state capital + Cheyenne Frontier Days — the largest outdoor rodeo + western celebration in the world, since 1897). Vehicle culture leans Class A + Class C motorhomes because Wyoming campgrounds are generous on rig size + power hookups.
What this state demands of your rig
Wyoming caps non-commercial RVs at 14 ft height + 8 ft 6 in width (Wyo. Stat. §31-5-905). Yellowstone NP roads accept rigs up to 40 ft on Grand Loop + south entrance; the road over Dunraven Pass (8,859 ft, summer-only) accepts all RVs.
Beartooth Highway (US-212, NW Wyoming → Montana — 10,947 ft summit) accepts all RVs but the road is snow-closed mid-October through late May.
Grand Teton NP Moose-Wilson Road excludes RVs over 24 ft; the Inner Park Road (Teton Park Road) accepts all RVs. WY state-park generator hours are 10 PM – 7 AM (Wyoming State Parks).
Cheyenne Frontier Days (last full week of July annually) brings 200,000+ visitors; book 12+ months ahead for any Cheyenne-area RV.
When to come
Best window: late May through early October for Yellowstone + Grand Teton. Yellowstone west + south + east entrances open mid-April through early November; north entrance (Gardiner MT) is the only year-round entrance.
Winter rentals (December–March) center on Jackson Hole + Snake River Canyon (Jackson Hole Mountain Resort + Grand Targhee — best snow in the US per Ski Magazine surveys).
Cheyenne Frontier Days (last full week of July) spikes Cheyenne RV demand 8× baseline. The 2017 total solar eclipse path crossed central Wyoming (Casper, Riverton, Glendo were in totality); 2024 + 2026-2028 paths do not return.
Fall foliage in the Tetons + Wind Rivers peaks September 20 – October 5.
How to think about your trip
Classic 10-day Wyoming loop: Jackson Hole (Jackson Town Square + Snake River whitewater + Teton Village) → drive north into Grand Teton NP (3 days: Inner Park Road + Jenny Lake + Cascade Canyon + Mormon Row + Oxbow Bend + the Rockefeller Preserve) → drive north into Yellowstone NP (4 days: Old Faithful + Norris Geyser Basin + Grand Prismatic Spring + Mammoth Hot Springs + Lamar Valley wildlife — best wolf-watching in NA + Hayden Valley bison herd + Yellowstone Lake) → drive east to Cody (Buffalo Bill Center of the West — the most comprehensive Western heritage museum complex in the US) → drive east via Beartooth Highway to Red Lodge MT → return via I-90 east → drive south → Devils Tower National Monument (Crook County — the inspiration for the 1977 Spielberg film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind') → drive south to Cheyenne (state capital + Cheyenne Frontier Days grounds) → return Jackson via I-25 + I-80 + US-189.
For Wind Rivers + Pinedale + Bridger Wilderness: a separate 5-day backcountry loop. For Bighorn Mountains: a separate 4-day loop based out of Sheridan.
Three things only Wyoming can claim
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Yellowstone National Park (designated March 1 1872) is the world's first national park (NPS)
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Devils Tower National Monument (designated September 24 1906) is the world's first national monument — first use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt (NPS)
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Wyoming has the lowest US state population (~580,000 — US Census 2020) — fewer residents than San Francisco, despite being the 10th-largest US state by area
How Wyoming breaks down regionally
Four Wyomings. Northwest (Yellowstone + Grand Teton + Jackson + Cody): NPS country, the world's first national park, the Tetons, Jackson Hole. Bighorn Mountains + Sheridan + Buffalo (north-central): Cloud Peak Wilderness, Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark (the only Plains-Indian medicine wheel preserved at its sacred site, US Forest Service). Wind Rivers + Pinedale + Lander (west-central): Bridger Wilderness, the Continental Divide, the only US glacier in the lower 48 outside the Cascades (Continental Glacier, Wind Rivers). Southeast + Cheyenne + Laramie (the I-80 spine): the state capital, Frontier Days, Curt Gowdy State Park, the University of Wyoming.
Signature routes
Beartooth Highway US-212
Red Lodge MT → Cooke City MT (~68 mi peaking at 10,947 ft at Beartooth Pass — Charles Kuralt 'most beautiful drive in America')
Grand Teton Inner Park Road (Teton Park Road)
Moose → Jenny Lake → Signal Mountain → Jackson Lake Junction (~20 mi inside Grand Teton NP)
Snowy Range Scenic Byway WY-130
Centennial → Saratoga (~29 mi peaking at 10,847 ft at Snowy Range Pass)
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway WY-296
Cody → Cooke City MT (~46 mi over Dead Indian Pass at 8,071 ft — following the 1877 Nez Perce flight)
Jackson Hole pickup keeps you 1 hour from Yellowstone south + Grand Teton — browse Wyoming rentals on PickRV and check Beartooth altitude + Moose-Wilson Road length limits against your rig.
Cheyenne Frontier Days (the largest outdoor rodeo + western celebration in the world, since 1897)
last full week of July annually
Official sourceYellowstone winter season (Old Faithful Snow Lodge + snowcoach tours)
mid-December through early March annually
Official sourceJackson Hole Fall Arts Festival
mid-September annually
Official sourceWyoming safety + legal callout
Wyoming open-container law (Wyo. Stat. §31-5-235) prohibits open alcoholic containers in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. Marijuana remains illegal for recreational AND medical use in Wyoming (Wyo. Stat. §35-7-1031) — among the most restrictive states. Yellowstone + Grand Teton wildlife safety: maintain 100-yard distance from bears + wolves, 25-yard distance from bison + elk + moose; bison have killed visitors who got too close. Backcountry permits required for overnight wilderness travel — apply via Recreation.gov for Yellowstone + via Grand Teton NP for the Tetons. Winter chain laws on I-80 + WY-22 + Teton Pass for vehicles over 26,000 lb GVW November through April.
Insider tip: Grand Teton NP's Jenny Lake area (the most-photographed view in the park) requires no permit OR reservation, but parking lots fill by 8 AM in summer per NPS Grand Teton. The under-shared truth: the South Jenny Lake parking lot has 3× more capacity than the North + String Lake lots AND turnover faster — arrive at 7-7:30 AM South Jenny Lake for highest same-day-success rate in peak season.
Insider tip: Yellowstone's winter season (mid-December through early March) offers snowcoach + snowmobile access to the interior via Old Faithful Snow Lodge bookings (yellowstonenationalparklodges.com) — the entire interior road network is closed to private vehicles. The under-shared truth: winter is the ONLY time of year you can see Old Faithful + the Lower Geyser Basin + Mammoth thermal features with virtually no other visitors. The Snow Lodge sells out 13 months in advance; the Mammoth Hotel winter season is the realistic backup at lower prices.
Insider tip: Devils Tower NM (NPS) climbing closure runs the month of June by voluntary agreement with the Lakota + other Plains tribes who hold the formation sacred. Per NPS, the closure is voluntary but climber compliance is >85% — booking a Devils Tower trip in June for the cultural-respect-aligned hike rather than climb is the moat. The 1.3-mile Tower Trail loop is unaffected and the visitor center offers Plains tribal ranger talks during the closure month.
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Editor's note · Updated 2026-06-04
A 30-foot Sylvan Pass restriction, a no-generators backcountry, a high-altitude road that doesn't open until late May, and a free-camping public-lands rule the state actually enforces.
Inside Yellowstone, Fishing Bridge RV Park (at the north end of Yellowstone Lake) is the only campground offering full water, sewer, and electric hookups. Per park policy it accepts hard-sided RVs only — no pop-ups, tent trailers, or soft-sided campers — because of grizzly bear activity in the Yellowstone Lake corridor. Reservations open through Yellowstone National Park Lodges (Xanterra) and the most popular summer dates book out 13 months in advance. Bridge Bay, Grant Village, Madison, and Canyon take RVs without hookups.
Source: NPS — Yellowstone National Park campgrounds
U.S. 14/16/20 between the East Entrance and Fishing Bridge crosses Sylvan Pass at 8,524 ft, a steep, avalanche-prone alpine grade. The park has posted advisory size limits warning that vehicles longer than 30 feet are not recommended on the Sylvan Pass section, and the road is closed to wheeled traffic every winter (typically the first Monday in November through early May). The east-side ski-area approach from Cody is one of the most hazardous winter roads in the system — plan an RV approach in summer only and via the East Entrance, not in shoulder seasons.
Source: NPS — Yellowstone East Entrance road and Sylvan Pass status
In Grand Teton National Park, Jenny Lake Campground is restricted to tents only; RVs, trailers, vans converted with hard sides, and camper trucks with cab-over campers are not permitted. The park's RV-capable campgrounds are Colter Bay (full hookups available, plus standard sites), Headwaters at Flagg Ranch, Gros Ventre, Signal Mountain, and Lizard Creek. If you booked a Jenny Lake site as an RVer, you booked the wrong campground — the rangers will turn you away at check-in.
Source: NPS — Grand Teton National Park campgrounds
U.S. Route 212 between Red Lodge, MT and Cooke City, MT crosses 10,947-ft Beartooth Pass on the Wyoming-Montana line and is the highest paved road in the Northern Rockies. WYDOT and MDT plow the road open by the Friday before Memorial Day each year and close it in mid-October, but summer snow squalls and hail close it on short notice even in July and August. Wyoming 511 posts live status; a Yellowstone Northeast Entrance arrival via Beartooth is a coin-flip in shoulder seasons.
Source: WYDOT 511 — U.S. 212 Beartooth Highway seasonal status
Wyoming State Parks (under Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails) caps overnight stays at any individual park at 14 consecutive nights, after which you must vacate the park system for at least 5 nights. Wyoming residents pay roughly half what nonresidents pay for both day-use and overnight fees, and the resident-discount system requires presenting a Wyoming driver's license at the entrance — not a P.O. box. Reservations open 6 months ahead at wyo-park.com.
Source: Wyoming State Parks — Camping rules and resident-rate policy
On Wyoming Bureau of Land Management lands — the bulk of the open sagebrush country between Pinedale, Rock Springs, and Lander — dispersed camping is free for up to 14 consecutive nights in any 28-day period at any one site, after which you must relocate at least 30 miles. Stage 1 and Stage 2 fire restrictions in late summer prohibit open fires and limit generators and chainsaws; the Wyoming State Forestry Division and BLM Wyoming post current restrictions by district. Check the BLM Wyoming fire-restrictions page before lighting a fire near Pinedale or the Red Desert.
Source: BLM Wyoming — Dispersed camping rules; Wyoming State Forestry — fire restrictions
Inside Yellowstone, generator use at developed campgrounds is restricted to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (the park calls these generator hours, not just quiet hours) — and at the more primitive Slough Creek, Pebble Creek, and Lewis Lake campgrounds, generators are prohibited entirely. Solar charging and onboard battery banks are the only practical power source at those three campgrounds. A boondock-style RVer can still use Yellowstone's primitive campgrounds, but plan for true dry camping with no generator runtime.
Source: NPS — Yellowstone National Park campground regulations
The Grand Loop Road is a 142-mile figure-eight, but the park's published average vehicle speed is 35 mph and animal jams can shut a lane for an hour. A realistic Wyoming-anchored Yellowstone loop in an RV is 5-7 days, not a weekend; Old Faithful erupts roughly every 90 minutes (±10), Castle and Riverside Geysers run multi-hour predictions you have to catch, and the south-side Tetons day-trip from Colter Bay adds another full day. See /road-trips/yellowstone-grand-loop-7day/ for the daily mileage, geyser-window pacing, and the Cody vs. Jackson vs. Gardiner gateway tradeoffs.
Source: NPS — Yellowstone Grand Loop Road planning
Public-land, state-park, and scenic-route entries sourced from official .gov and agency sites. Links open the operator’s page.
Wyoming DOT and county treasurers split motor home registration: county collects a value-based fee, state issues plates. Fees scale with model year and value with no state personal property tax — a Wyoming owner advantage versus many value-tax states. Data as of June 2026 — confirm your county's exact value table before titling.
Informational only. Confirm fees and requirements with the registering agency before traveling; rules change.
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Rental tax
7.00%
6% state tax + 1% avg local · estimated — statute verification in progress · exact tax confirmed at checkout
Min driver age
16+ standard · 21+ Class A
Gravel road policy
Allowed — no restriction
Generator quiet hours
22:00-08:00
OHV permit
Required · ~$15
Alcohol policy
Open container prohibited in cabin
Dump-station regulations
Permissive
Must know
Per-state legal callout · WY
Standard license covers personal motorhomes under 26,001 lbs
Wyoming does not require a CDL or special endorsement for non-commercial motorhomes under 26,001 lbs GVWR. Out-of-state license honored under USDOT reciprocity. Heavier motorhomes (Class A diesel pushers > 26K) may trigger non-commercial Class B in some states — verify with the state DMV when towing combined-weight rigs.
Wyoming Driver Services · verified 2026-05-24
Aquatic Invasive Species inspection required at WY waters
Wyoming Game & Fish does NOT require a general boater education card but mandates Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) inspection for all watercraft entering Wyoming waters from outside the state. AIS decal ($30 resident / $50 nonresident) funds prevention. Yellowstone Lake + Flaming Gorge + Boysen Reservoir add NPS/USBR federal rules.
WY Game & Fish — AIS · verified 2026-05-24
WY OHV Decal required ($25/yr); BLM Wyoming = largest state
Wyoming requires OHV decal ($25/yr) for any OHV operated on public land. BLM Wyoming manages 18M+ acres — the largest BLM state — with extensive dispersed motorized recreation. Yellowstone + Grand Teton ban OHV on backcountry trails.
WY State Parks — OHV · verified 2026-05-24
Wyoming BAC 0.08%; open container in passenger area prohibited
Wyoming enforces 0.08% BAC for non-commercial drivers (0.04% commercial). Open alcoholic containers prohibited in passenger areas on public highways. Living-quarters use while parked may be permitted but is officer-discretion at roadside stops.
WY Stat §31-5-233 · verified 2026-05-24
Yellowstone NP: book 13 months out (campgrounds open via Recreation.gov)
Yellowstone NP campgrounds (Madison, Bridge Bay, Grant Village, Canyon, Fishing Bridge RV — only full-hookup site) open 13 months in advance via recreation.gov. Fishing Bridge RV is the only Yellowstone site that accepts full hookups + larger rigs (40 ft).
NPS — Yellowstone Camping · verified 2026-05-24
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