Wyoming Resources for Outdoor Recreation
The Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation provides a wealth of information on their website, including the interactive WONDER MAP – showing locations & info on parks, campgrounds, guides, trails, water access, services and more. Other resources: calendar of events, regional outdoor recreational collaboratives, Pathfinder assistance and more.
The UW Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Initiative (WORTH) supports industries across the state through applied research, educational products, services and extension. They also organize an annual statewide outdoor recreation conference.
The WORTH Initiative also provides a regular newsletter. Sign up at bottom of the home page.
The Rural Economic Development Toolkit developed by Outdoor Recreation Roundtable is a strategic guide aimed at helping rural communities harness outdoor recreation as a driver of sustainable economic growth, resilience, and quality of life.
It outlines five key focus areas — Education, Community Vision, Financing & Implementation, Resilience, and Innovation — through which federal, state, local, Tribal, philanthropic, and private-sector partners can align policy, practice, and research to build thriving rural recreation economies.
Among its core goals are: assisting small towns and regions to translate outdoor-amenity assets into inclusive and resilient business and workforce opportunities; helping ensure that recreation-led growth doesn’t exacerbate housing, infrastructure, or stewardship challenges; and guiding strategic investment so that rural recreation economies offer lasting local value, not just seasonal or visitor-only benefits