Big Game Campground

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. 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. The campground offers single-family campsites, each equipped with a table and campfire ring. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided, and campers are allowed to gather firewood in the area. There is no water available at the campground. 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, and visitors often glimpse grizzly bears, deer, elk, bison, moose, fox, coyotes and bald eagles. Pahaska Tepee, west of the campground, is home to Buffalo Bill's original hunting lodge, built in 1904, with tours offered daily between Memorial Day and Labor Day, plus 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, offering unparalleled wildlife viewing, breathtaking scenery and unique geological features. The small, historic city of Cody offers a variety of dining, lodging and shopping options, and 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.