Wyoming Road & Traffic Cameras: A Live WYDOT Map Guide

Few states test drivers like Wyoming. The wind here doesn't just rock your car — it flips empty trailers and box trucks onto their sides, and it closes Interstate 80 on afternoons that look perfectly clear. The single best way to know what the road is really doing is to look at it, and our Wyoming WYDOT camera map pulls the state's official road cameras into one fast, searchable view, sourced straight from WYDOT's 511 system at wyoroad.info.

This guide covers what the map shows, the highways and passes that matter most, the wind-and-winter hazards that make Wyoming unique, and how to use the map to plan a safer trip.

What the Wyoming camera map covers

The live camera map shows recent still images from WYDOT cameras across the state, refreshed every few minutes, so you can judge traffic, snow, ground blizzards, and pavement conditions at a glance. Each camera is paired with the nearest road-weather (RWIS) station when one is close by, so you can see temperature, wind, and surface status — dry, wet, or icy — alongside the picture.

To keep things manageable, the map is organized around area presets you can tap to jump straight to your part of the state:

• Cheyenne / SE — the capital, where I-25 meets I-80, the Port of Entry, and the wind-blasted run east toward Pine Bluffs.
• Laramie / Summit — the climb over the highest point on the entire Interstate 80 system.
• Rock Springs / Green River — the high-desert stretch of I-80 across the southwest.
• Casper — the central hub where I-25 meets US-20/26 and WY-220.
• Jackson / Teton — the mountain crossings into Jackson Hole.
• Cody / Yellowstone — the eastern gateway to the national parks and the Bighorns.
• Sheridan / Gillette — I-90 and I-25 across the northeast.

I-80: the wind corridor

If you remember one thing about driving Wyoming, make it this: I-80 is about wind first and snow second. The interstate runs across high, open, treeless terrain for more than 400 miles, and WYDOT routinely closes sections for ground blizzards, blowing snow, and high-profile vehicle blow-overs. It is one of the few interstates in the country that regularly shuts down because of wind alone.

The cameras between Cheyenne and Laramie are the ones to watch. The Summit — the 8,640-foot high point of the entire I-80 system — and the notorious Arlington and Elk Mountain areas to the west are where storms and gusts hit hardest. Before you commit to driving I-80 in winter, open the Wyoming map, tap Laramie / Summit, and scan the corridor. If the cameras show blowing snow or you see posted wind restrictions and "no light trailers" advisories, it's a wait, not a go.

West of there, the Rock Springs / Green River preset covers the exposed desert run toward Evanston and the Utah line, where crosswinds and sudden whiteouts are common across the open basins.

The mountain passes

Wyoming's high country adds a second layer of winter hazard. The Jackson / Teton preset includes cameras on Teton Pass (WY-22), the steep, avalanche-prone crossing toward Idaho, and Togwotee Pass (US-26/287) toward Dubois — both subject to chain controls and closures. Near Laramie, the seasonal Snowy Range (WY-130) is one of the highest paved roads in the Rockies. In the northeast, the US-16 Powder River Pass over the Bighorns (in the Sheridan / Gillette and Cody / Yellowstone areas) climbs above 9,600 feet and ices over quickly in shoulder seasons.

For any of these, check the summit camera before you start the climb — conditions at the top routinely differ from the valley you're leaving.

I-25 and I-90: the eastern and northern routes

Beyond I-80, I-25 links Cheyenne, Wheatland, Douglas, Casper, and Buffalo up the east side of the state, and I-90 cuts across the northeast through Sheridan, Buffalo, and Gillette toward the Black Hills. These corridors carry heavy energy-industry freight and see their own wind and snow troubles, especially around Casper's Emigrant Gap and the open country north of Cheyenne. The Cheyenne / SE, Casper, and Sheridan / Gillette presets cover them.

Winter and wind driving tips

• Treat wind like weather. Watch for posted wind restrictions and blow-over warnings on I-80; an empty trailer or high-profile vehicle can be grounded even when the pavement is bare and dry.
• Check the summit first on any pass — Teton, Togwotee, the Summit, the Bighorns — before committing to the climb.
• A dry-looking road near freezing is often ice. Tap a camera's nearby weather station to pair the image with temperature and surface status before you go.
• Save your regular cameras as favorites — your stretch of I-80, the Cheyenne Port of Entry, a pass you cross often — so they load with one tap.
• In the open basins around Rawlins, Rock Springs, and Cheyenne, use the cameras to judge ground blizzards that can drop visibility to zero in seconds.

How to use the map

The Wyoming camera map is built for quick checks. Tap an area chip to jump to a region, search for a highway or town, star the cameras you check most so they're saved on your device, and open any camera to see a larger image with nearby road-weather. Because Wyoming closes roads fast, the map is a real-time gut check — but always confirm official closures, gate status, and restrictions with WYDOT at wyoroad.info or by dialing 511 in Wyoming before you travel.

Driving beyond Wyoming?

If your trip crosses state lines, we cover the neighbors too. Heading south into the Wasatch, see the Utah UDOT cameras; west toward the Great Basin, the Nevada NDOT cameras; and northwest toward the Cascades, the Washington WSDOT cameras. Each works the same way — one fast map, live images, nearby weather, and saveable favorites — so you can plan a multi-state drive from a single place.