These Wyoming Towns Have Banned Fireworks

Scroll down for a list of fireworks restrictions across Wyoming.

I usually don't buy fireworks for the 4th of July. I go places to watch them. But since this year is the 250th anniversary of our nation, I was going to purchase a small arsenal and have a blast, pardon the pun.

But this has been a very dry year, as happens now and then in the cycles of weather. So I figured I'd wait until things were wet again and just hold my personal celebration a little late.

Many towns across Wyoming have canceled their July 4th fireworks due to the drought. They don't want you firing off any either.

Based on 2026 reports, several Wyoming towns and counties have canceled or significantly restricted Fourth of July fireworks displays due to high wildfire risks, drought conditions, and Stage 1 fire restrictions.

Canceled/Restricted Public Displays (2026)

Gillette/Campbell County: The CAM-PLEX fireworks show was postponed, and the county is maintaining a Stage 1 fire restriction due to extreme drought.
Douglas: The Volunteer Fire Department canceled the 4th of July fireworks show due to fire concerns.
Newcastle: Fireworks show canceled due to high fire danger, according to a June 27 report.
Pine Haven: Canceled its Fourth of July fireworks display, according to a June 27 report.
Riverton: Passed a resolution banning personal fireworks within city limits on July 4, with only a limited, designated area for public displays at the Honeycutt Softball and Saban Baseball Complex.
Teton County: Fireworks have been historically canceled, and fire officials are urging residents to only attend official, professional displays due to extreme fire danger (confirmed for 2026).

City-Wide Personal Fireworks Bans (2026)

Cheyenne: Consumer fireworks are prohibited within city limits, despite the county lifting restrictions, with only small novelties allowed.
Casper: Fireworks are prohibited within city limits and in unincorporated Natrona County.

Key Locations Under Restrictions (2026)

BLM Land: Fireworks are prohibited on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming.
Weston County: A county-wide ban covers Newcastle and Upton due to high drought conditions.

Even little Chugwater, Wyoming, population 175, has banned fireworks inside its little town limits.

At the State Capital in Cheyenne, however, they will go right ahead with a fireworks display, right over the capital building itself. Dry weather be dammed.