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Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Casper, WY (2026)

2 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Casper, Wyoming, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Sit-Lie Rules

Casper Municipal Code section 12.24.030 bars anyone controlling adjoining premises from letting rubbish, ice, or debris sit on the sidewalk, and separately bans parking vehicles or leaving boxes, bicycles, toys or merchandise that obstruct the sidewalk, unless the city council approves a written agreement preserving at least five and a half feet of open walkway.

Casper Sidewalk Obstruction Ordinance

Some Restrictions

Casper Municipal Code § 12.24.030

12.24.030 - Sidewalk obstructions prohibited when. It is unlawful for any person owning, occupying or having control of any premises to place or permit upon the sidewalk or the half of the street adjacent to such premises:A.Any broken ware or glass, and filth, rubbish, refuse matter, snow, ice, water, oil, mud, garbage, ashes, tin cans or other like substances;B.Any automobile, truck or trailer...

Encampment Sanitation

Casper's Municipal Code Section 9.48.010 bans camping on any public property in the city without permission from the entity that owns it, and limits private-property camping to seven consecutive days or fourteen days a year with the landowner's written consent. Camping within 100 feet of a stream or the North Platte River is barred entirely except in a permitted public campground.

Casper Camping and Encampment Restrictions

Significant Restrictions

Casper Municipal Code § 9.48.010

A."Camping" means staying overnight or otherwise taking up residence for any length of time in an open space, tent, vehicle, or other temporary, mobile, or portable shelter.B.It is unlawful to camp on or in any public property in the city of Casper, unless permitted by any person or persons designated by the public entity which owns the public property or in a designated campground of the publi...