Big Game Campground

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203A YELLOWSTONE AVE
CODY, WY 82414

Overview

Big Game Campground is located along the Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway about 29 miles west of Cody, in northwestern Wyoming. It is 23 miles east of the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The surrounding area offers many outdoor recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking and viewing local wildlife.

Recreation

Great opportunities for hiking, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing are available around the campground. The North Fork of the Shoshone River is a popular fly-fishing location for rainbow and Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

The Wapiti Wayside is less than a half-mile east of the campground, and offers interpretive information on bears and other local wildlife.

Facilities

The campground offers single-family campsites, each equipped with a table and campfire ring. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided. Campers are allowed to gather firewood in the area. There is no water available at the campground.

Natural Features

The campground is situated among cottonwood and juniper trees, along the North Fork Shoshone River, at an elevation of 6,000 feet.

A wide variety of wildlife lives in the surrounding area. Visitors often glimpse grizzly bears, deer, elk, bison, moose, fox, coyotes and bald eagles.

Nearby Attractions

Pahaska Tepee, west of the campground, is home to Buffalo Bill's original hunting lodge, built in 1904. Tours are offered daily between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Pahaska also offers guided horseback rides, a gift shop, restaurant and lodging.

Yellowstone National Park's east entrance is 23 miles from the campground via the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway. The park offers unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities, as well as breathtaking scenery and unique geological features.

The small, historic city of Cody offers a variety of dining, lodging and shopping options. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center offers extensive displays of Greater Yellowstone natural history, Plains Indians artifacts, western art, firearms, Buffalo Bill memorabilia and a wild sheep exhibit.

Camp site features

Across 14 camp sites:

Longest RV: 120 ft
Largest party: 6 people
Equipment: RV, Tent, Trailer

Directions

From Cody, Wyo., follow Sheridan Avenue west through Cody until the road leaves town, and becomes Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14/16/20). The campground is 29 miles west of Cody, on the north side of the highway and next to the river. It is between Wapiti Campground and Horse Creek Picnic Area.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Steve M

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Reviewed a year ago

Quiet!

Vince G

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Very good shady campground. Very clean bathrooms. Could use some gravel around the picnic table so it didn't turn to mud when it rains.

William B

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Great little campground. NOTE: Site 9 - the description on-line is not correct. Site 9 is now a big through with little shade, not a shaded back-in as described.

Franck B

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Very nice campground with amazing wiew

Sabrina H

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Reviewed 3 years ago

We never saw the camp host and people didn't seam to care about the quite hours but it was a very pretty camp stop next to Yellowstone national Park.

Casey K

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Great spot right off the road. Perfect for a stop before/after Yellowstone. Grass is tall between sites which made it very private. Right by the creek. No service. Vault toilets were very clean.

Availability

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