Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-07
5 of Wyoming's 23 counties — 22% — allow living in an RV on private land. That is the 15th-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Crook County (72/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 456 counties nationwide → Wyoming: no building codes → Wyoming: no zoning → Wyoming: no codes, no zoning → Wyoming: owner-builder → Wyoming: tiny homes → Wyoming: no minimum home size → Full Wyoming profile →
From the Wyoming guide
Wyoming RV occupancy answers cover 13 counties: 5 allow it, 4 allow temporary use only, 3 have limited permissions and 1 is classified as prohibited; the remaining 10 counties are unanswered.5 The allowed counties are Crook County, Johnson County, Weston County, Converse County, Goshen County, with the answers limited to the county land-use conditions described on each page.5 See the RV-living county list before choosing land for a permanent RV home.5
Tiny-home answers cover 8 counties, with 7 allowed and 1 limited; 15 counties remain unanswered.6 The allowed counties are Crook County, Johnson County, Weston County, Converse County, Washakie County, Laramie County, Goshen County; Laramie County's answer specifically concerns tiny homes on wheels in designated districts with a permit.6 Use the tiny-home county list and ask the selected county's planning office about your precise dwelling and occupancy proposal.6 Septic authorization remains a separate question from either occupancy answer.10
From the Wyoming guide, written from the cited official sources and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: confirm with the office before you buy or build.
5 of 23 Wyoming counties · sorted by Index score
Long-term or residential occupancy of an RV on private land in unincorporated Crook County under county land-use authority. Crook County states that it has no land-use or zoning…
Land Use Zoning Building Permit Information ↗Unincorporated Johnson County: no county rule sets this, because Johnson County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdiv…
County Zoning, Licensing and Permitting ↗Occupancy of recreational vehicles on private land in unincorporated Weston County; the county identifies no local zoning-based occupancy restriction. The county's statement con…
Planning and Zoning | Weston County ↗RV occupancy on private land in unincorporated Converse County, as a county land-use/zoning matter. This conclusion concerns absence of a county zoning restriction; incorporated…
Converse County Commission Meeting, April 2, 2025 ↗RV occupancy on private land in unincorporated Goshen County, Wyoming, insofar as county zoning regulation is concerned. The finding addresses county land-use zoning only and do…
Planning & GIS ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Wyoming state page for all 23 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
Off-grid gear
Building on land in one of these Wyoming counties? The kit we'd start with:
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
