UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 1
June 10, 2025
June 7, 2025
The Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute will host the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit (WORS). Co-convened with the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation, this event aims to serve Wyoming’s outdoor recreation community with relevant, representative, and engaging programming.
This is 131 miles of pure, untamed adventure—a legendary test of endurance through Wyoming's rugged backcountry. Ranked as one of the best outdoor towns in America, this race starts and ends in Lander - the gateway into the Wind River Mountains.
May 1-2
Sept 13, 2025
Join us on night one of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit for a happy hour gathering fellow business owners and community members to learn more about WYORBA’s work and meet our Executive Director and members of our board!
Central Wyoming College youth summer camps
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
CWC Alpine Science Institute, 43 Central Wyoming College Way, Lander, WY 82520
Many opportunities to get kids outside this summer. From backpacking in the Winds to 4-6 year olds 5 day outdoor adventures at ASI. There is something for every kids at Alpine Science Institute this summer.
The Dead Swede in Sheridan Wyoming is the premier gravel bike Race/Ride/Tour in the Western U.S. With 100, 60, 40, 20 mile full-supported routes at the base of the Bighorn Mountains.
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Outdoor Recreation Industry News
WyoFile, March 14, 2025:
Cody rafting outfits say federal cuts add another layer of uncertainty to peak tourism season
For outdoor recreation businesses in Yellowstone gateway towns, the past five years have been a rollercoaster. The pandemic, the floods in 2022 – and now, economic uncertainty and potential impacts to public lands feels like another obstacle. READ MORE
WyoFile, May 17, 2024:
Wyoming snowmobile fee increases garner user, legislative support
Winter sport generates $17M annually in state and local revenue. Program leaders want to increase permit fees to keep up with rising costs of maintaining trails. READ MORE
Cowboy State Daily, April 21, 2024:
Bringing In Billions, Outdoor Recreation Now A Wyoming Revenue Juggernaut
With stunning vistas and outdoor recreation opportunities within driving distance of every community in Wyoming, the Cowboy State is the fourth-fastest growing outdoor economy in the nation, with over $2 billion generated in 2023. READ MORE
WyoFile, March 7, 2024:
Gov. Gordon signs outdoor recreation funding bill into law
Law creates board that will award money from state’s outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund to infrastructure and access projects. The program is intended to give the state more say in the growth and impacts of the burgeoning outdoor industry…READ MORE
Cowboy State Daily, Feb. 13, 2024:
Wyoming Outdoor Rec Fund Gets $6M Every Two Years, But No Way To Manage It
The Legislature is considering ways to pay out $6 million in grants for outdoor recreation and tourism. A Senate bill to do that failed by 3 votes Monday. Now it’s up to the House…READ MORE
Gillette News Record, May 23, 2024:
Proposed state shooting complex garnering plenty of interest
There are a little more than two weeks left for Wyoming communities to make the case for why they should host a world-class shooting complex. READ MORE
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