Selling landlocked land in Wyoming

How Wyoming law handles land with no road access

An owner whose land has no outlet to a public road can sue in district court for a private road to a convenient public road. Appraisers set damages, the road is at most 30 feet wide, and the owner pays.

Statutory route: Private road action in district court (private road to the nearest convenient public road).

Common-law route: Implied easements recognized (common ownership, prior use, necessity); the private road statute is the main remedy for landlocked owners.

Law: W.S. 24-9-101 to 24-9-105. Court routes take time and cost money. Ask a local attorney.

Your options as a landlocked owner

• Ask a neighbor to sell or grant an access easement, in writing and recorded.
• Offer the land to the neighbor who borders it. They are often the most natural buyer.
• Use the Wyoming legal route above to create access, then sell.
• Sell as-is to a cash buyer who accepts land without access.

Wyoming land at a glance

• Average farm real estate value: $1,030 per acre (2026, USDA).
• Average property tax on farmland: about $2.07 per acre per year (2022 Census of Agriculture).
• Transfer tax: Wyoming has no state real estate transfer or deed tax. Only county recording fees apply.

These are statewide averages, not an appraisal. See selling land in Wyoming for county values, or try the land value estimator.

How a cash sale handles this

Liberty Acres is a family-owned cash land buyer. We buy land anywhere in the US, in any condition, including land with back taxes, inherited land and land with no road access. We pay back taxes and all closing costs, use no agents and charge no commissions, and close through a title company, escrow company or real estate attorney who pays you by wire or check.

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