Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Cowboy State |
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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 boundary |
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Yellowstone National Park |
Eastern boundary. NOTE highways # 16 and #14 overlap highway #20 at this point east. |
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Shoshone National Forest, western boundary - Roadside turnout with information sign |
The Wyoming, Shoshone National Forest proposed in 1891 making the Shoshone the first national forest in the United States. 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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Point of Information |
Park County, WY, western boundary. |
| 4.8 7.7 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 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.
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| 6.7 10.8 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 7.2 11.6 |
Access to Sleeping Giant Ski Area, WY |
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 Sleeping Giant Picnic Area |
Picnic tables, toilets. |
| 10.3 16.6 |
Access to campground |
South side of highway. |
| 11.7 18.8 |
Shoshone National Forest Eagle Creek Trailhead |
South side of highway. |
| 12.0 19.3 |
Access to campground |
South side of highway.
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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. |
| 15.8 25.4 |
Access to Lodging |
North side of highway.
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| 16.3 26.2 |
Roadside turnout - Photo taken from roadsideturnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 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. |
| 17.5 28.1 |
Roadside turnout Rest Area with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway. Photo taken from viewpoint. |
| 17.8 28.6 |
Shoshone National Forest, Newton Campground |
South side of highway. Elevation 6,300 feet, 31 sites. Stream fishing, water, vault toilets, and bear resistant food storage at each camp site |
| 18.6 29.9 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 18.6 30.0 |
Access to Lodging |
South side of highway. |
| 19.8 31.8 |
Shoshone National Forest Rex Hale Campground |
South side of highway. Elevation 6100 feet,30 sites, Stream 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. |
| 21.6 34.8 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 22.1 35.6 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved no services, south side of highway.
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| 23.1 37.2 |
Shoshone National Forest Clearwater Campground |
South side of highway. 6,000 feet, 32 camp sites, max spur length 32 ft. Stream fishing, handicapped accessible vault toilets and tables, community bear resistant food storage boxes and two group sites for picnics that can be reserved. |
| 23.6 37.9 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Shoshone River. |
| 24.0 38.6 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 25.2 40.6 |
Shoshone National Forest Elk Fork Campground Recreational Area |
South side of highway. Elevation 6,000 feet , 13 camp sites, 22 ft max spur length. Stream fishing, trailhead and public corrals, vault toilets, bear resistant food storage at each site |
| 26.0 41.8 |
Shoshone National Forest - Wapiti Rest Area |
Picnic tables, toilets, north side of highway. |
| 26.3 42.3 |
Shoshone 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 |
| 26.8 43.2 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 27.3 44.0 |
Access to Shoshone National Forest Horse Creek Picnic Area |
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| 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 |
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View from roadside turnout. |
| 28.3 45.5 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway. |
| 29.2 47.0 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway. |
| 30.4 49.0 |
Roadside turnout with information sign |
Paved no services, north side of highway. |
| 30.5 49.1 |
Shoshone National Forest |
Eastern boundary.
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| 30.9 49.7 |
Point of Information |
The Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway terminus point. |
| 32.1 51.7 |
Access to Lodging |
South side of highway.
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| 32.3 51.9 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, south side of highway. |
| 33.3 53.6 |
Community of Wapiti |
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| 35.1 56.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the North Fork Shoshone River, WY.
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| 36.2 58.3 |
Access to campground & lodging |
South side of highway. |
| 40.3 64.9 |
Buffalo Bill Satate Park |
Access to campgrounds South side of highway. The history of Buffalo Bill Reservoir and 'Cody Country' is rooted in the rich lore of the old West. Buffalo Bill State Park was named for Colonel William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody, famous as a wild west showman, promoter and developer. |
| 40.6 65.4 |
View from highway |
Driving east. Looking at The Buffalo Bill Reservoir. |
| 42.4 68.3 |
Roadside turnout Rest Area with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 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.
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| 45.2 72.8 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view point |
Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 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 |
Eastern boundary. |
| 47.3 76.1 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 47.4 76.3 |
Buffalo Bill State Park Information Center & Buffalo Bill Dam |
Roadside turnout, Large paved turnout, south side of highway. Photo taken from roadside turnout.
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| 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. |
| 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, Wyoming - Welcome to Cody |
Western boundary.
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| 52.9 85.1 |
Junction of highway #291 |
Cody business center. South to the community of Valley. |
| 53.8 86.6 |
Access to campgrounds |
North side of highway, |
| 54.1 87.0 |
Beck Ave |
Access to Buffalo Bill Historical Center, north of highway. |
| 54.4 87.6 |
Cody 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.
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| 55.1 88.6 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
| 55.1 88.7 |
Junction of highway # 14a & highway #120 west |
North to Big Horn National Recreation area. North to Highway #296 ( The Chief Joseph Wyoming scenic byway. (North alternate route) to communities of Powell, Byron, Lovell. |
| 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 Regional Airport |
North of highway.
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| 57.4 92.3 |
Junction of highway # 120 south |
South to communities of Meeteetse, Grass Creek, Thermopolis.
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| 58.3 93.8 |
Access to campground |
North of highway. |
| 59.2 95.2 |
Junction of Park County roadway #3DX |
South of highway.
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| 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. |
| 80.8 130.0 |
Point of Information |
Big Horn County, 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, the roughest decent on the trail, situated at the northern edge of the plains the trail drops down into the Whistle Creek Valley. In the spring of 1864 Jim Bridger guided 62 wagons from Fort Casper northwest through the Big Horn Basin to Virginia City Montana. |
| 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, Otto, Basin |
| 89.2 143.6 |
Junction of highway #32 |
North to communities of Powell, Lovell. |
| 89.5 144.1 |
Community of Emblen |
Elevation 4438 feet. |
| 103.5 166.5 |
Junction of highway #310 & highwat #789 |
North via highway #310 to communities of Lovell, Cowley, Deaver. South via highway #789 to Worland, Thermopolis. |
| 106.0 170.6 |
Roadside turnout - Greybull Rest Area |
Picnic tables, toilets, North side of highway.
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| 106.1 170.8 |
Access to The Museum of Flight |
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 |
Western limits, elevation 3788 feet |
| 107.8 173.4 |
Access to campground |
East side of highway.
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| 107.9 173.7 |
Greybull Business District |
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| 108.5 174.6 |
Access to campground |
East side of highway. |
| 108.7 174.9 |
Junction of highway #14 |
NOTE, overlap of highway #14 ends at this point and heads east. South to cities of Basin, Worland, Thermopolis, Shoshoni. North east to cities of Ranchester, Sheridan. |
| 108.7 174.9 |
Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide |
For continuance of highway #20 south, see milebymile.com Wyoming highway #20 Cities of Greybull to Shoshoni. -e9 |