City, local agencies to implement new safety measures at Frontier Days
Published on July 15, 2025
Cheyenne Frontier Days parade attendees will experience new traffic patterns this year as the City and local agencies work to implement new security and safety measures around the parade route.
Beginning this year, additional street closures will be in place around the parade route, see the map below. Road closures will begin at 8:00 a.m. and are expected to last approximately three hours.
The changes are the result of a joint effort by the City of Cheyenne, the Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade Committee, Cheyenne/Laramie County Emergency Management, and other local partners to re-evaluate safety and security measures around all Cheyenne Frontier Days events held Downtown. After careful review, the City and other agencies determined more measures should be taken to secure the parade route, the staging area for parade entries, and adjacent roadways to the route from unwanted traffic.
For the 2025 parades, the new closures, along with new vehicle barriers, are intended to help keep unauthorized vehicles from entering the parade route. The new barriers are similar to existing barriers the City uses for events but are lighter and easier to move for emergencies or to reopen areas following events. The barriers are designed to stop vehicles that disobey road closures and will be used for other events where road closures are scheduled.
Downtown businesses and patrons to those businesses should be aware of the closure area during parade mornings and plan accordingly.
CFD Parades Closure Area: This year’s CFD Parades will have slight changes to the closure areas. This map provides a visual of where streets will be closed to all residents and visitors to give them the opportunity to plan their day.
Except for Lincolnway, ALL roads along the outer event perimeter will be closed to ALL traffic at 8:00 a.m.
Lincolnway will be closed no later than 8:45 a.m. to ALL traffic. Warren Ave., Pioneer Ave., and 15th Street will be open to traffic during parade closures.
The shaded red area on the map indicates where street parking will be prohibited during the parades. CFD No Parking signs will be placed in these areas prior to the first parade.
Towing in the no parking areas will begin at 7:30 a.m. All towed vehicles are taken, AT NO COST TO THE OWNER, to the tow lot located on E 15th Street by Bent Ave. and O’Neil Ave.
If spectators and participants decide to park in any of the private lots within the closure area, you will not be able to leave until local law enforcement clears the streets to be opened. Please take this into consideration when parking in these lots and understand that there will be a delay.