Wyoming is the least populous state in the country — just 580,000 residents across the 10th-largest state by land area — and its EBT discount landscape reflects that reality. Wyoming has fewer Museums for All partners than densely populated states, but it makes up for that in two ways that matter most to Wyoming families: free and always-open state museums, and access to some of the most extraordinary public lands on Earth at a dramatically reduced cost.
In 2026, your Wyoming EBT card provides free admission at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne — the state’s official museum of history, art, and natural science, established in 1895 — and free admission at the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College, home to Dee the Columbian Mammoth and one of the finest collections of Wyoming fossils in the state. Your card also qualifies you for the America the Beautiful Annual Pass at $20 instead of $80 — covering unlimited entry to all 400+ fee-charging National Park Service sites, including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Fossil Butte National Monument, and Fort Laramie National Historic Site.
Beyond these, your card qualifies you for half-price Amazon Prime at $6.99/month, free or low-cost phone and internet service through Lifeline, Summer EBT for children, and energy assistance through LIHEAP — particularly meaningful given Wyoming’s severe winters and remote rural communities.
This is the complete guide to every EBT discount available to Wyoming SNAP recipients in 2026.
A Note on Wyoming’s SNAP Program
Wyoming’s SNAP program is administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS). Benefits are loaded monthly onto your Wyoming EBT card, with payments distributed based on the last digit of your case number across the first 1–9 days of the month — one of the narrowest deposit windows in the country.
Wyoming uses the standard federal 130% FPL gross income limit and enforces the federal asset test ($2,750 for most households). Wyoming has not adopted broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE), making it one of fewer than 10 states that still applies the standard federal asset test. This means SNAP eligibility in Wyoming is stricter than in neighboring Colorado and Montana, which have eliminated the asset test.
Wyoming has a significant veteran population relative to its size and a large energy sector workforce — oil, gas, and coal workers — with variable income that can make SNAP eligibility fluctuate significantly by season or with energy market cycles.
At all Museums for All venues, show your EBT card and a valid photo ID at the admissions desk. Your EBT benefit balance cannot be used to pay for admission — any cost is paid separately with cash, credit, or debit.
If you are unsure whether you qualify for SNAP, use the Wyoming SNAP eligibility calculator for an instant estimate.
Amazon Prime — Half Price for Wyoming SNAP Recipients
Wyoming EBT cardholders qualify for Amazon Prime at $6.99 per month — less than half the standard $14.99 monthly rate. The membership includes free two-day shipping, Prime Video, Prime Music, and access to Amazon Fresh for online grocery ordering.
In Wyoming, where many communities are more than an hour from the nearest major grocery store, Amazon delivery and Prime shipping can be a meaningful practical benefit. Sign up through Amazon’s Prime for EBT page and verify your enrollment by uploading a photo of your Wyoming EBT card or a recent benefit letter. A credit or debit card is required as a backup; the $6.99 fee cannot be charged to your EBT balance.
Wyoming’s Most Important EBT Benefit — The $20 National Parks Annual Pass
America the Beautiful Annual Pass — $20 for SNAP recipients (standard: $80)
Wyoming is home to two of the most visited national parks in the United States — Yellowstone and Grand Teton — along with Devils Tower National Monument (the first national monument in America), Fossil Butte National Monument, Fort Laramie National Historic Site, and multiple other fee-charging NPS units.
Standard vehicle entry to Yellowstone is $35 per vehicle. Standard entry to Grand Teton is $35. The America the Beautiful Annual Pass covers all of these — and all other 400+ fee-charging NPS sites nationwide — for $20 when purchased by a SNAP recipient, versus the standard $80 price.
How to get the pass:
- Bring your Wyoming EBT card to any fee-collecting National Park entrance or visitor center
- Tell the ranger you are purchasing the America the Beautiful Annual Pass at the SNAP/low-income rate
- You’ll receive a signed pass valid for 12 months from the date of purchase
- The pass covers vehicle entry for the pass holder and all occupants of the same vehicle
For a Wyoming family that visits Yellowstone once, the $20 pass pays for itself compared to the standard $35 vehicle entry fee — and any additional park visits throughout Wyoming and the rest of the country are covered at no additional cost.
The pass covers: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Devils Tower National Monument (Wyoming’s most iconic rock formation, the country’s first national monument), Fossil Butte National Monument (a remarkable 50-million-year-old freshwater lake ecosystem preserved in exquisite detail), Fort Laramie National Historic Site (the most important fur trade and emigrant trail fort in the American West), and all other fee-charging NPS units.
This is the single most impactful EBT benefit available to most Wyoming families — a $60 saving on something many Wyoming families would want to purchase anyway.
Cheyenne — Wyoming State Museum & Frontier Days Museum
Wyoming State Museum (Cheyenne) — FREE for all visitors
The Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne — established by the 3rd State Legislature in 1895, making it one of the oldest state museums in the West — is always free for all visitors, with no EBT card required. It is the state’s official repository of history, art, anthropology, and natural history, and a full-day destination for families visiting the state capital.
The museum’s galleries cover Wyoming’s full story — from the ancient geological processes that formed the Rocky Mountains and the High Plains through the cultures of the Eastern Shoshone, Northern Arapaho, Crow, Lakota, and other nations who called Wyoming home, the fur trade era that first brought European Americans into the mountains, the Oregon and California Trails that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants across Wyoming in the mid-19th century, the transcontinental railroad (which crosses Wyoming on a route that famously required the first-ever use of nitroglycerin for construction), the cattle and sheep wars, the coal and oil booms, and Wyoming’s distinctive political history as the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1869 — earning its nickname, the Equality State.
The natural history collections include a cast of a full-size Camptosaurus skeleton — one of the first dinosaurs discovered in Wyoming, found in the Morrison Formation that produces many of the world’s most significant dinosaur fossils. Visitors can dress as soldiers and cowboys and test their skills at a simulated chuck wagon.
The museum is operated by the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.
Address: 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82002. Phone: (307) 777-7022. Always free; no EBT card required.
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum (Cheyenne) — call ahead to verify EBT rate
The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum chronicles the history of the world’s largest outdoor rodeo — Cheyenne Frontier Days, running continuously since 1897 — alongside extensive Western art collections, a remarkable collection of horse-drawn carriages and wagons (one of the most significant in North America), and exhibits on more than 110 years of rodeo history.
Contact the museum at (307) 778-7290 or oldwestmuseum.org to confirm current EBT discount availability before visiting.
Address: 4610 N Carey Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
Casper — Tate Geological Museum & National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
Tate Geological Museum at Casper College — FREE for all visitors
The Tate Geological Museum at Casper College is one of the finest small geological and paleontological museums in the Rocky Mountain West — and it is always free for all visitors, with no EBT card required.
The museum’s centerpiece is Dee — an 11,600-year-old Columbian mammoth whose remarkably complete skeletal remains were discovered near Torrington, Wyoming, in 1994. Dee stands over the exhibit hall as a testament to the megafauna that roamed the High Plains at the end of the last Ice Age. Also on display is the massive skull of Nicole the Torosaurus — a large-frilled ceratopsian dinosaur with what appears to be bite marks on her frill, likely inflicted by a Tyrannosaurus rex, making this one of the most dramatic predator-prey interaction specimens in any museum.
Beyond these extraordinary specimens, the Tate holds an extensive collection of sparkling Wyoming minerals, invertebrate fossils, marine reptile remains from Wyoming’s ancient inland sea, and geological specimens from across the state. The staff includes researchers actively engaged in Wyoming paleontology fieldwork.
Address: 125 College Dr, Casper, WY 82601. Phone: (307) 268-2447. Always free; no EBT card required.
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (Casper) — call ahead to verify EBT rate
The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper — managed by the Bureau of Land Management — tells the stories of the four great emigrant trails that converged in Casper: the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the Pony Express Trail. Wyoming was the central corridor of the Great Migration — the largest voluntary human migration in American history, with more than 400,000 people crossing the state between 1841 and 1869.
The 27,000-square-foot facility features life-sized, interactive exhibits including a simulation of what it felt like to ford the North Platte River in a covered wagon. Seven galleries document the experiences of both the emigrants and the Native American peoples whose lands and ways of life were transformed by the migration.
Contact the center at (307) 261-7700 or blm.gov to confirm current admission rates and any EBT discount availability.
Address: 1501 N Poplar St, Casper, WY 82601.
Nicolaysen Art Museum (Casper) — call ahead to verify EBT rate
The Nicolaysen Art Museum — known locally as “the NIC” — is Casper’s premier fine art institution, presenting work by both established artists including Salvador Dalí and Henri Matisse and emerging artists of the American West. The museum maintains dedicated gallery space for Indigenous contemporary artists. A Discovery Center on-site offers hands-on creative programs for children.
Contact the museum at (307) 235-5247 or thenic.org to confirm current EBT discount availability.
Address: 400 E Collins Dr, Casper, WY 82601.
Cody — Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Buffalo Bill Center of the West (Cody) — $3 per person, up to four people
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody is one of the finest museum complexes in the American West and Wyoming’s most nationally significant cultural institution — a five-museum campus dedicated to the art, history, natural history, and Native American cultures of the Rocky Mountain West and the Great Plains.
The five museums are: the Buffalo Bill Museum (documenting the life of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody and the Wild West show era), the Plains Indian Museum (one of the most significant collections of Plains Indian cultural objects in the world), the Whitney Western Art Museum (featuring works by Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, Albert Bierstadt, and Georgia O’Keeffe), the Draper Natural History Museum (immersive wildlife dioramas covering the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem), and the Cody Firearms Museum (the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the world).
As a Museums for All participant, EBT cardholders receive $3 per person for up to four people. Standard adult admission is $25. This is the highest-value per-dollar EBT museum discount in Wyoming — saving a family of four $88 versus standard admission.
EBT cards from all states are accepted.
Address: 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82414. Phone: (307) 587-4771.
Jackson Hole — National Museum of Wildlife Art
National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson) — $3 per person, up to four people
The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson — built into a sandstone hillside overlooking the National Elk Refuge and the Gros Ventre Range — is the nation’s premier public collection of fine art devoted to wildlife. In 2025, Jackson, Wyoming was named the most arts-vibrant community in the United States according to the Arts Vitality Index.
As a Museums for All participant, EBT cardholders receive $3 per person for up to four people. The museum houses 14 separate galleries with 5,000+ works spanning painting and sculpture, including works by Georgia O’Keeffe, John James Audubon, Albert Bierstadt, Carl Rungius, and major contemporary wildlife artists. Outside, the .75-mile Sculpture Trail overlooks the 25,000-acre National Elk Refuge — one of the largest elk herds in North America winters here within sight of the museum.
EBT cards from all states are accepted.
Address: 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, WY 83001. Phone: (307) 733-5771.
Thermopolis — Wyoming Dinosaur Center
Wyoming Dinosaur Center (Thermopolis) — $3 per person, up to four people
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis is the most dinosaur-focused museum in Wyoming — which is saying something, given that Wyoming’s Morrison Formation is one of the world’s most productive dinosaur fossil sites, having yielded more complete large dinosaur specimens than almost any location on Earth.
As a Museums for All participant, EBT cardholders receive $3 per person for up to four people. The museum holds actual dinosaur fossils — not casts — including specimens from the nearby dig sites that visitors can tour. A “Dig for a Day” program allows older children and adults to work alongside paleontologists in the field during the dig season.
Thermopolis is also home to the Hot Springs State Park, which features the world’s largest mineral hot springs and free admission to the state bathhouse for everyone — no EBT card required.
EBT cards from all states are accepted.
Address: 110 Carter Ranch Rd, Thermopolis, WY 82443. Phone: (307) 864-2997.
Laramie — Wyoming Territorial Prison & University of Wyoming Art Museum
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site (Laramie) — $3 per person, up to four people
The Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie operated from 1872 to 1903, housing outlaws and desperadoes including the famous Butch Cassidy — serving time here from 1894 to 1896 before heading off to form the Wild Bunch. The restored 1890s prison complex is one of the most evocative historic sites in Wyoming, combining museum exhibits with the genuine experience of walking through preserved cell blocks.
As a Museums for All participant, EBT cardholders receive $3 per person for up to four people.
EBT cards from all states are accepted.
Address: 975 Snowy Range Rd, Laramie, WY 82070. Phone: (307) 745-6161.
University of Wyoming Art Museum (Laramie) — FREE admission
The University of Wyoming Art Museum in the Centennial Complex on the UW campus in Laramie holds a permanent collection of more than 7,000 works of art — paintings, prints, works on paper, sculpture, and ceramics — spanning centuries and cultures. Admission is always free for all visitors, no EBT card required.
Address: 2111 Willett Dr, Laramie, WY 82071. Phone: (307) 766-6622. Always free.
Statewide — Free Outdoor Destinations
Hot Springs State Park (Thermopolis) — FREE bathhouse admission for everyone
Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis features the largest mineral hot springs in the world. The state bathhouse — providing access to naturally heated mineral pools — offers free admission to everyone, with no EBT card required. This is a genuinely extraordinary free recreational benefit: soaking in world-class mineral hot springs at no cost.
Wyoming State Parks — $20 America the Beautiful Pass covers entry
Many Wyoming state parks charge a day-use fee. The $20 America the Beautiful Annual Pass (available to SNAP recipients) covers federal lands — including Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and all NPS sites — but does not cover Wyoming state park fees. Contact the Wyoming State Parks office at wyoparks.wyo.gov or call (307) 777-6323 for current state park fee information and any low-income access programs.
Statewide — Cent$ible Nutrition Program
Wyoming’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program — a SNAP-Ed (nutrition education) program administered through the University of Wyoming Extension — provides free cooking classes, budgeting workshops, and food safety education to SNAP-eligible Wyoming residents. The program is available in all Wyoming counties, often through local extension offices, community centers, and schools.
Contact your local Wyoming Cooperative Extension office or visit wyomingnewmedia.com/centsnible for current programs in your county.
Phone & Internet — Lifeline
Wyoming EBT cardholders automatically qualify for the federal Lifeline program, which provides up to $9.25 per month off a monthly phone or internet bill. Wyoming is one of the most geographically isolated states in the country — many communities are more than 60 miles from the nearest city, and broadband access in rural Wyoming can be limited and expensive. The Lifeline discount is particularly valuable for families in areas like the Wind River Reservation, the Bighorn Basin, and the high-altitude communities of the Sierra Madre and Wind River Ranges. See the full Lifeline application guide for step-by-step instructions.
Energy Assistance — LIHEAP
Wyoming SNAP households automatically meet the income threshold to apply for LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), which helps pay heating costs. Wyoming winters are severe statewide — particularly in the mountain communities of Jackson Hole, the Bighorn Mountains, and the high-altitude ranching communities of Carbon, Albany, and Lincoln Counties, where temperatures regularly fall well below zero for weeks at a time.
Receiving even a small LIHEAP payment can also qualify your household for the highest SUA tier in your SNAP benefit calculation, potentially increasing your monthly food benefit. Contact Wyoming’s LIHEAP program through the Wyoming Department of Family Services at (307) 777-6346 or your local community action agency. See the LIHEAP application guide for details.
Summer EBT for Children — Wyoming SUN Bucks
Wyoming families with school-age children who receive SNAP automatically qualify for SUN Bucks (Summer EBT), providing $120 per eligible child each summer to replace free school meals when school is not in session. The Wyoming Department of Family Services administers the program. Families are notified by mail when benefits load to their EBT card in summer.
What You Can Buy With Your Wyoming EBT Card
Wyoming has not implemented any state-specific SNAP food purchase restrictions. All federally approved SNAP items remain purchasable with your Wyoming EBT card in 2026. For the full list of what SNAP covers and does not cover, see the SNAP-eligible foods guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What discounts do Wyoming EBT cardholders get in 2026?
Wyoming EBT cardholders receive a $20 America the Beautiful National Parks Annual Pass (covering Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and all 400+ fee-charging NPS sites); free admission at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne and the Tate Geological Museum in Casper (both always free for everyone); $3/person (up to 4) at Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, and Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie; free admission at UW Art Museum in Laramie and Hot Springs State Park bathhouse; half-price Amazon Prime ($6.99/month); Lifeline phone/internet discounts; and SUN Bucks for school-age children.
How do I get the $20 National Parks pass with my Wyoming EBT card?
Go to any fee-collecting National Park entrance or visitor center — including the Yellowstone entrance at West Thumb, Moran Junction, or any other gate — and tell the ranger you want the America the Beautiful Annual Pass at the SNAP/low-income rate. Show your Wyoming EBT card. You’ll receive a signed pass valid for one year from the purchase date, covering vehicle entry to all 400+ fee-charging NPS sites in the country. At $20 versus the standard $80, a single Yellowstone visit more than pays for the pass.
Is the Tate Geological Museum in Casper really free?
Yes — the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College is always free for all visitors, no EBT card required. It holds the remains of Dee, an 11,600-year-old Columbian mammoth, and the skull of Nicole the Torosaurus with bite marks believed to have been made by a T-Rex. It is one of the most remarkable small geological museums in the Rocky Mountain West and is entirely free.
Does Buffalo Bill Center of the West accept EBT?
Yes — the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody participates in the Museums for All program and offers $3 per person for up to four people. Standard adult admission is $25, so a family of four saves $88. EBT cards from any state are accepted. The center is a five-museum complex covering wildlife art, Plains Indian culture, Western art, firearms history, and Buffalo Bill Cody’s life.
Can I use my Wyoming EBT card at Yellowstone?
Not for food purchases inside Yellowstone (concessions are not SNAP-authorized retailers), but your EBT card qualifies you for the $20 America the Beautiful Annual Pass, which provides unlimited vehicle entry to Yellowstone and all other NPS sites for a full year. Purchase the pass at the park entrance gate by showing your EBT card.
Can I get free internet in Wyoming with my EBT card?
Yes — through the federal Lifeline program, Wyoming EBT cardholders qualify for up to $9.25/month off their phone or internet bill. Given Wyoming’s significant rural broadband gaps — particularly in the Wind River Reservation, Bighorn Basin, and mountain communities — Lifeline is one of the most practically meaningful benefits available to Wyoming SNAP recipients. See the Lifeline application to apply.
Check Your Wyoming SNAP Benefits
Your Wyoming EBT card balance can be checked by calling 1-800-997-1111, through the ebtEDGE app, or at the point of sale at any authorized retailer. For a full guide, see how to check your SNAP balance in Wyoming.
Additional resources: Wyoming SNAP benefits by household size — how to apply for SNAP in Wyoming — Wyoming WIC income guidelines — Wyoming Medicaid eligibility.
Last updated: 2026 | Discount programs, admission rates, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Verify current details with each venue before visiting. Wyoming SNAP is administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS). EBT card support: 1-800-997-1111 (24/7).