Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Places to Visit
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Mountain scenery and the Buffalo Bill Reservoir highlight the Buffalo Bill State Park.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: The park is located 9 miles west of Cody on US 14, 16, 20.
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The eastern gateway to Yellowstone National Park, Cody was founded at the turn of the 20th Century by a group of businessmen, including Buffalo Bill Cody.
Distance from byway: 15 mi / 24.1 km Travel time: 25 minutes Directions: Take US 14/16/20 west past Wapiti. The byway starts at the border of Shoshone National Forest.
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Grand Teton National Park (WY)
The Teton Range, for which the park is named, dominates the landscape with its jagged, glacially-carved peaks that rise without foothills from the west side of the park.
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Shoshone National Forest's 2,466,586 acres sprawl along Yellowstone National Park's eastern border and down into the Wind River Range.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: The Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway travels through the Shoshone National Forest.
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Yellowstone National Park (WY)
At 2.2 million acres or 3,472 square miles, Yellowstone is the first and largest park in the lower 48.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: The western terminus of the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway is the east gate to Yellowstone National Park.
