Wyoming Supreme Court sides with state in suit spurred by glamping outfit

JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County cannot enforce its land use regulations on a state parcel, the Wyoming Supreme Court decided Thursday, in a lawsuit spurred by a controversial luxury camping business, called Tammah, formerly Basecamp, along Highway 22 near Teton Village.

When operating under a temporary use permit, “the State Board and its permittees on state land are not subject to a county’s land use and development regulations,” Justice Kari Gray wrote in the court’s opinion.

The glamorous camping (glamping) business has been open since last May to the chagrin of conservation groups.

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality issued a notice of violation in October, confirming Jackson Hole water quality watch dogs fears the outfit’s septic system would fail, sending human waste into nearby Fish Creek.

A host of concerned neighbors and water quality advocates attempted to join the suit unsuccessfully.

Tammah was operating under a temporary use permit instead of a special use lease. Special use leases require compliance with local zoning and planning regulations, county Chief Deputy County Attorney Keith Gingery told the Jackson Hole Daily at the suit’s onset. Gingery shared Thursday’s verdict with the News&Guide.

With a view of the Tetons, the white domes offer a hybrid experience for the traveler seeking the outdoorsy-ness of camping but without sleeping on the dirt.

For some though, like Gov. Mark Gordon, the domes are an eyesore. He’s called them “pimples on the landscape.”

This story was published on April 25, 2025.