Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 |
Photo - View from highway |
The Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway highway sign. NOTE, the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway, for west bound traffic ends at the Yellowstone National Park, WY; boundary. |
| 0.0 0.0 |
Yellowstone National Park, WY |
Eastern boundary. NOTE highways # 16 and # 20 overlap highway #14 at this point west |
| 0.1 0.1 |
Shoshone National Forest, western boundary - Roadside turnout with information sign |
The Shoshone National Forest, consisting of 2.4 million acres, was established in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone, WY, Timberland Reserve, making this park the first national forest in the United States. The higher mountains are snow-clad most of the year. With Yellowstone National Park on its western border, the Shoshone encompasses the area from the Montana state line south to Lander, Wyoming which includes portions of the Absaroka, WY, Wind River, WY; and Beartooth, WY Ranges.
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| 0.1 0.2 |
Point of Information |
Park County, WY; western boundary. |
| 4.8 7.7 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 5.0 8.1 |
View from highway |
Driving, east |
| 5.7 9.1 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, north side of highway. |
| 6.5 10.5 |
Large roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 6.7 10.8 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 7.2 11.6 |
Access to Sleeping Giant, WY; Ski Area |
South of highway. Sleeping Giant was organized as a ski area in 1936-1937 and is well known for consistently abundant natural snowfall. Access to Lodging, north side of highway. |
| 7.5 12.0 |
Shoshone National Forest, WY Sleeping Giant Picnic Area |
Picnic tables, toilets. |
| 10.3 16.6 |
Access to campground |
South side of highway. |
| 11.7 18.8 |
Shoshone WY, National Forest Eagle Creek Trailhead |
South side of highway. Trail Length (miles): 14.7 Difficulty: Moderate 6,700-9,900 Elevation Change: |
| 12.0 19.3 |
Access to Shoshone WY, National Forest Eagle Creek ; campground |
South side of highway. Campground Facilities: RV Sites: 19. Tents are not allowed owing to Bear activity. Other facilities, vault toilets, hand water pump, fishing for, Rainbow, Brook Brown, and Cutthroat trout.
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| 12.9 20.8 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 13.5 21.7 |
Access to Lodging |
North side of highway. |
| 15.3 24.6 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 15.8 25.4 |
Access to Lodging |
North side of highway.
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| 16.3 26.2 |
Roadside turnout - Photo taken from road highway side turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 16.7 26.8 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 17.0 27.3 |
Roadside turnout Rest Area with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 17.5 28.1 |
Roadside turnout Rest Area with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway. Photo taken from viewpoint.
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| 17.8 28.6 |
Shoshone, WY National Forest, Newton Campground |
South side of highway. Elevation 6,300 feet, 31 sites. Each campsite has picnic tables, food storage (bear resistant), water, and vault toilets. Sream fishing is available. |
| 18.6 29.9 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 18.6 30.0 |
Access to Lodging |
South side of highway. |
| 19.8 31.8 |
Shoshone, WY National Forest Rex Hale Campground |
South side of highway. Elevation 6100 feet,30 sites, water, fishing, water, vault toilets, 9 sites with electrical hookups, handicap accessible, tent pads, bear boxes |
| 20.1 32.4 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 20.6 33.2 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 21.6 34.8 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 22.1 35.6 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 23.1 37.2 |
Shoshone, WY National Forest Clearwater Campground |
South side of highway. 6,000 feet, 32 camp sites, max spur length 32 ft. Two reservable picnic group sites, stream fishing, community bear-resistant food storage, handicapped accessible vault toilets, tables. |
| 23.6 37.9 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Shoshone River, WY. |
| 24.0 38.6 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 25.2 40.6 |
Shoshone, WY National Forest Elk Fork Campground Recreational Area |
South side of highway. Elevation 6,000 feet , 13 camp sites, 22 ft max spur length. Each site has stream fishing, bear resistant food storage, trail head and public corrals, and vault toilets. |
| 26.0 41.8 |
Shoshone, WY National Forest - Wapiti Rest Area |
Picnic tables, toilets, north side of highway. |
| 26.3 42.3 |
Shoshone, WY National Forest Big Game Campground Recreation Area |
North side of highway. Elevation 5900 feet, 16 camp sites, vault toilets, community bear resistant food storage, some pull through sites for longer trailers, max spur length, 32 feet.
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| 26.8 43.2 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 27.3 44.0 |
Access to Shoshone, WY National Forest Horse Creek Picnic Area |
Access from highway. |
| 27.9 44.9 |
Roadside turnout Rest Area with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway. Photo taken from roadside turnout.
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| 27.9 44.9 |
Photo |
View from roadside turnout. |
| 28.3 45.5 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway.
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| 29.2 47.0 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway.
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| 30.4 49.0 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway.
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| 30.5 49.1 |
Shoshone National Forest, WY |
Eastern boundary. |
| 30.9 49.7 |
Point of Information |
The Buffalo Bill Cody WY Scenic Byway terminus point. |
| 32.1 51.7 |
Access to Lodging |
South side of highway. |
| 32.3 51.9 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, south side of highway. |
| 33.3 53.6 |
Community of Wapiti, WY |
Access from highway. |
| 35.1 56.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the North Fork Shoshone River, WY. The Wyoming's; North Fork of the Shoshone River flows out of Wyoming's Absaroka Range, WY. Fishing in the river can produce; Rainbow, Brown trout, Yellowstone cutthroats and Brook trout. |
| 36.2 58.3 |
Access to campground & lodging |
South side of highway. |
| 40.3 64.9 |
Buffalo Bill State Park, WY |
Access to campgrounds South side of highway. Buffalo Bill State Park was named for Colonel William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody, famous as a wild west showman, promoter and developer. He first came to the region in the 1870's Campground, Facilities: 96 camp sites, drinking water, a RV dump station, boating boat docks and ramps, fishing, group picnic shelter, picnic areas, playgrounds. |
| 40.6 65.4 |
View from highway |
Driving east. Looking at The Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY. Construction started on the dam in 1905. Completed in 1910 the dam was the world's highest at 325 feet. Fishing in The Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY. Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Lake trout and Cutthroat trout. |
| 42.4 68.3 |
Roadside turnout Rest Area with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 44.0 70.8 |
Access to Eagle Point - Buffalo Bill State Park |
South side of highway. |
| 44.9 72.2 |
Access to Buffalo Bill State Park - North Shore Campground |
NORTH SHORE BAY CAMPGROUND (35 sites: 29 pull-through sites, 3 back-in, and 3 designated tent only. |
| 45.2 72.8 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 46.7 75.1 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view area |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 46.7 75.2 |
Buffalo Bill State Park, WY |
Eastern boundary. |
| 47.3 76.1 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 47.4 76.3 |
Buffalo Bill Wyoming State Park Information Center & Buffalo Bill Dam |
Roadside turnout, Large paved turnout, south side of highway. Photo taken from roadside turnout. |
| 49.0 78.8 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 49.3 79.4 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Shoshone River, WY. |
| 50.3 81.0 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway.
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| 51.4 82.7 |
City of Cody - Welcome to Cody, Wyoming |
Western boundary. Elevation 5016 ft. Cody, Wyoming, Named after Buffalo Bill Cody, is located at the western edge of the Bighorn Basin, surrounded by the Big Horn, Owl Creek, Bridger, and Absaroka mountain ranges. The Wyoming Shoshone River passes through Cody. Attractions in and around Cody Wyoming: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, a five museum complex is one of America's largest museum complexes. The Cody, WY Firearms Museum has world's largest and most important collections of American and European arms dating back to the 16th century. The museum also has an extensive Plains Indian Museum ranking as one of the countries finest Native American collections. Other attractions: Cody, Wyoming Nite Rodeo & the July 4th Cody Stampede, top contestants for more than 80 years. - Wild Sheep Foundation, features a educational exhibit, admission is free. - Old Trail Town features a collection of historic buildings representing an old Wyoming town created with structures dating from 1879 to 1900. One such structure is the 'Hole in the Wall Cabin' used by Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. The Old Trail Town Cemetery is the resting place of Jeremiah Johnson and other characters of the Old West. - Tecumseh's Old West Village and museum, featuring western and Indian artifacts.
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| 52.9 85.1 |
Junction of highway #291 |
Cody, WY, business center. South to the community of Valley, WY. |
| 53.8 86.6 |
Access to campgrounds |
North side of highway, |
| 54.1 87.0 |
Beck Ave |
Access to Buffalo Bill Historical Center, WY, north of highway. |
| 54.4 87.6 |
Cody, WY Chamber of Commerce Information Center |
South side of highway. |
| 54.6 87.8 |
Cody City Park |
Picnic area. |
| 54.7 88.1 |
12th Street |
Cody's business area. |
| 55.1 88.6 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 55.1 88.7 |
Junction of highway # 14a & highway #120 west |
North to Big Horn Canyon Wyoming, National Recreation area. North to Highway #296 ( The Chief Joseph Wyoming scenic byway. (North alternate route) to communities of Powell, WY, Byron, WY,Lovell, WY. Big Horn WY National Recreation area straddles the northern Wyoming and southern Montana borders. |
| 55.8 89.8 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, gas, diesel. |
| 56.1 90.3 |
Access to campground |
North side of highway. |
| 57.2 92.1 |
Access to Yellowstone, WY Regional Airport |
North of highway. |
| 57.4 92.3 |
Junction of highway # 120 south |
South to communities of Meeteetse, WY, Grass Creek, WY, Thermopolis, WY. Attractions in and around Thermopolis, WY: Hot Springs State Park. The park boasts that it has the 'World's largest mineral hot springs'. The park is open year round. - The State Bath House. There are no charges for using the State Bath House. - Rainbow Terraces: featuring hiking trail showing mineral deposits that have occurred over the years. - Swinging Bridge: Offers a view crossing The Big Horn River. - Hot Springs County Museum: A Cultural Museum showing artifacts and history of the county. - Dancing Bear Folk Center, features a Teddy Bear Museum with over a 1000 bears displayed. - The Wax Museum: showing old west wax figures. |
| 58.3 93.8 |
Access to campground |
North of highway. |
| 59.2 95.2 |
Junction of Park County roadway #3DX |
South of highway. |
| 61.5 98.9 |
Junction of Park County roadway #3FX |
North side of highway. |
| 64.3 103.5 |
Junction of Park County roadway #3JM |
Access to Oregon Basin |
| 67.6 108.8 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 80.2 129.0 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, north side of highway.
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| 80.8 130.0 |
Point of Information |
Big Horn County, Wyoming, western boundary. |
| 83.1 133.7 |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign |
The Jim Bridger Trail 1864 - North of this point is the Jim Bridger Trail. The Devils Backbone, WY; the roughest decent on the trail, situated at the northern edge of the plains this trail descends into Wyoming's Whistle Creek Valley. Jim Bridger led 62 wagons from Fort Casper to the northwest passing through the Big Horn Basin to Virginia City, Montana, in the spring of 1864.
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| 83.1 133.7 |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign |
Wild Horses are often seen to the north of Bridger Butte. Today's wild horses are descendants of animals that escaped or were turned loose by various cultures who depended on them |
| 88.7 142.7 |
Junction of highway #30 |
South to communities of Burlington, WY, Otto, WY, Basin, WY. |
| 89.2 143.6 |
Junction of highway #32 |
North to communities of Powell, WY, Lovell, WY. |
| 89.5 144.1 |
Community of Emblen, WY |
Elevation 4438 feet. |
| 103.5 166.5 |
Junction of highway #310 & highwat #789 |
North via highway #310 to communities of Lovell, WY, Cowley, WY, Deaver, WY. South via highway #789 to Worland, WY, Thermopolis, WY. |
| 106.0 170.6 |
Roadside turnout - Greybull Rest Area |
Picnic tables, toilets, North side of highway. |
| 106.1 170.8 |
Access to The Museum of Flight, WY |
The history of fire fighting aircraft. North side of highway. |
| 106.3 171.0 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 107.0 172.2 |
City of Greybull - Welcome to Greybull, Wyoming |
Western limits, elevation 3788 feet. Attractions in Greybull, WY: The Greybull Museum: features pioneer history, fossil collections, cultural artifacts of the area, free admission. -The DAYS OF 49, annual western celebration, featuring parades, rodeos, street dancing. |
| 107.8 173.4 |
Access to campground |
East side of highway. |
| 107.9 173.7 |
Greybull, WY Business District |
Access to tourist information at the Greybull Area Chamber of Commerce. |
| 108.5 174.6 |
Access to campground |
East side of highway. |
| 108.7 174.9 |
Junction of highway #16 & highway #20 |
South to cities of Basin, WY, Worland, WY, Thermopolis, WY, Shoshoni, WY. North to cities of Ranchester, WY, Sheridan, WY. NOTE: For highway travel via US Highway #20 See Road Map RV Highway Guide - Communities of Greybull, WY to Shoshoni, WY; for driving directions. |