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Cody is the eastern gateway community to Yellowstone National Park.  Although located approximately 80 miles outside the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park, Cody is still a popular destination for park visitors. 

This small yet vibrant western community offers the Yellowstone visitor a wide variety of enjoyments from which to choose.  Here you'll be able to spend a day at the Buffalo Bill Museum, watch the famous nightly rodeo, go fly fishing on any of the area's numerous blue ribbon trout streams, or browse through the western gift shops.  If you're planning to experience the western cowboy lifestyle, then Cody is the place for you!

The Seasons of Cody:

Summer:

Although Cody is a great place to visit any time of the year, summer is the busiest season as it parallels the opening of Yellowstone Park about May 1 each year. Even at its busiest, however, plentiful accommodations and services as well as good ol' western hospitality make a for a very relaxing summer visit at Cody.

Fall:

With the aspens in the Shoshone National Forest literally blazing in the fall, many prefer traveling in the "autumn shoulder season." Fewer visitors are in the area, but Yellowstone Park remains open through the first of November. Typically, the weather remains mild, even though an occasional early snow may temporarily hinder travel. For years, hunters from throughout the United States and the world have descended on Cody in the fall to hunt the variety of big game with their families staying on in Cody to enjoy galleries, shopping, dining, local parks, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, and of course, just plain relaxing.

Winter:

For an affordable winter vacation, Cody Country is the place to be. It is a hub-of-access to snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, and wildlife-watching, not to mention the Buffalo Bill Historical Center which is now open in the winter, November-March, Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Snowmobilers can trailer their machines from Cody to the Beartooth Mountains and Cooke City, Montana northwest of Cody, the Big Horn Mountains to the east, and Yellowstone National Park to the west. There is a $15 registration fee for out-of-state snowmobiles which can be purchased from most dealers upon arrival in the state.

In addition to the more common winter acitivities, world-class ice climbing opportunities run from November through April with average temperatures from 5 to 20 degrees. Winter in Yellowstone offers a unique vacation filled with cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and scenic/wildlife touring through steaming snowscapes.

Spring:

Even before Yellowstone opens for the season about May 1, spring is a quiet, unhurried time to visit the Cody Country and enjoy galleries, shopping, and dining. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is always a must see, and the "off season" gives the visitor lots of time for a leisurely visit at each exhibit.