Is a Colorado concealed carry permit valid in Wyoming?
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Reportedly yes, but confirm it before you rely on it. Wyoming is widely listed as recognizing a Colorado permit, but we were unable to confirm the Colorado-specific entry directly against Wyoming’s official Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) page — it did not return readable text to our automated check, so the answer rests on secondary sources that cite the DCI list. What is firmly verified is the reverse direction: Colorado recognizes a resident Wyoming permit for a holder 21 or older. Check the Wyoming DCI page below before carrying on your Colorado permit in Wyoming.
Outbound: Wyoming honoring a Colorado permit — verify directly
We are being deliberately careful here. Wyoming’s DCI maintains the official list of states whose permits Wyoming recognizes, and the boilerplate condition is that a visitor may carry on an out-of-state permit if that permit is valid statewide and the visitor’s state recognizes Wyoming permits. Colorado is commonly reported to be on that list — but in our research the DCI page rendered no extractable text, so the Colorado entry could only be corroborated through third-party aggregators, not quoted from the primary source.
Confirm on the official source. Before carrying in Wyoming on your Colorado permit, verify the current reciprocity list on the Wyoming DCI concealed firearm permits page. We have not quoted a Wyoming statute here because we could not confirm the exact wording against an official Wyoming source.
Wyoming is also widely reported to allow permitless concealed carry for qualifying non-residents (a 2021 change to Wyoming law). We flag that at the same reduced confidence — the underlying statute text was not confirmed against an official Wyoming source in our research — so treat it as a reason to verify with Wyoming DCI, not as a settled rule to rely on.
Inbound: Colorado does honor a resident Wyoming permit
This direction is on solid ground. Wyoming appears on the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s verified list of states whose permits Colorado recognizes, and recognition runs through C.R.S. § 18-12-213:
18-12-213. Reciprocity. (1) A permit to carry a concealed handgun or a concealed weapon that is issued by a state that recognizes the validity of permits issued pursuant to this part 2 shall be valid in this state in all respects as a permit issued pursuant to this part 2 if the permit is issued to a person who is: (a) Twenty-one years of age or older; and (b) (I) A resident of the state that issued the permit, as demonstrated by the address stated on a valid picture identification that is issued by the state that issued the permit and is carried by the permit holder ...
So a Wyoming resident 21 or older, carrying a Wyoming permit and matching Wyoming ID, may carry concealed in Colorado. As always, Colorado does not honor a non-resident permit from any state. For the full state-by-state picture: Colorado concealed carry reciprocity.
Common questions
Can I carry in Wyoming with a Colorado concealed carry permit?
Probably, but verify first. Wyoming is commonly reported to recognize a Colorado permit, but we could not confirm the Colorado entry directly against Wyoming’s official DCI page, so we recommend checking the Wyoming DCI page before you carry.
Does Colorado honor a Wyoming permit?
Yes. Wyoming is on the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s honored list, so Colorado recognizes a Wyoming permit for a Wyoming resident 21 or older, proven by matching Wyoming ID (C.R.S. § 18-12-213). Colorado does not honor non-resident permits.
Why won’t this page just say yes for Wyoming?
Because we verify facts against official sources, and Wyoming’s DCI page did not return readable text to confirm the Colorado-specific entry. Rather than present a triangulated claim as settled, we flag it and point you to the official Wyoming source to confirm before you travel.