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National Weather Service Cheyenne, WY
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Play near Cheyenne
Countless recreation opportunities, both indoors and outdoors, are located within a few hours drive of WFO Cheyenne.
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Guernsey State Park
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Seminoe State Park
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Hawk Springs State Recreation Area
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Saratoga Hot Springs
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Sierra Madre Mountains
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Fort Laramie National Historic Site
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University of Wyoming
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Medicine Bow Rail Trail
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Scottsbluff National Monument
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Chimney Rock
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Chadron State Park
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Fort Robinson State Park
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Fort Collins, CO
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Grand Teton National Park
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Yellowstone National Park
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Black Hills, SD
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Colorado Ski Resorts
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Bighorn Mountains
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Wind River Mountains
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State Forest State Park, CO
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Denver, CO
Live in (or near) Cheyenne
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There are quite a few living options in and around Cheyenne! Most of our employees live right here in town, with an average commute of just about 10 minutes among those who live in city limits.
Live in Rural Laramie County
A few employees live in the rural areas north or east of Cheyenne, where homes sitting on larger plots of land are available. Some of these employees raise their own livestock! Commute times range about 20 to 30 minutes to the office from the rural parts of Laramie County.
Live in Fort Collins
Other employees have chosen to live in Fort Collins, CO to enjoy the amenities of a larger town. While a little further from the office, Fort Collins offers a vibrant small city lifestyle with frequent public events, festivals, and concerts, plentiful shopping and dining options, and easy access to outdoor attractions such as Horsetooth Reservoir and Lory State Park. Commute times from Fort Collins are about 45 minutes.
Here is what it is like to live in Cheyenne according to our employees:
Cheyenne's Climate
Work in Cheyenne
The Cheyenne County Warning Area experiences a full ensemble of weather every year. There is no off season here! If we don’t have severe thunderstorms and fire weather, then we have snow and high winds. The mountainous terrain and higher elevation adds a variety of challenges that will surely increase your forecasting skills.