Things to Do
in Cody Yellowstone

Since 1998, City Brew Coffee has been roasting and brewing the best coffees available anywhere. We carefully select only the top 2% of beans grown around the globe, creating distinctive blends full of flavor and aroma.

For 20 years, The Beta has been a favorite hangout with fantastic coffee and teas.

Complete shooting facility - rifle, pistol and shotgun. No gun rentals or ammo sales.

Secluded valley southwest of Cody with the Shoshone River running through it. No phones, no lights, occasionally motorcars. A definite alpine feel with a variety of grades to climb. Many times the approach is the crux of the route. Bands of harder horizontal stone provide benches for ice to form on.

Steph's Kitchen offers a cozy family setting with flavorful dishes like nachos to burgers, and seafood to pasta dishes. We offer an array of appetizers and specialty cocktails. Plus, we have 10 local and regional craft beers on tap. Indulge in simple ingredients with bold flavors.

Enjoy fine dining in Cody Yellowstone. Whether you are looking for the best steak in town, fresh seafood or seasonal favorites Cody Steakhouse will leave you satisfied.

In-park lodging and camping accommodations are available throughout Yellowstone National Park. Facilities range from historic lodges and cabins to newer hotels and campgrounds. Guest units offer no televisions or radios. Of Yellowstone's 12 park campgrounds, 7 are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Four campgrounds, encompassing nearly 1,400 sites and Fishing Bridge RV Park may be reserved on the website or by calling Yellowstone National Park Lodges. Fishing Bridge RV Park has RV sites with full hook-ups and is restricted to hard-sided vehicles only. Free permits are required for overnight backcountry camping in the park and are available from backcountry offices and ranger stations in the park.
For reservations and information on lodging, dining and in-park activities such as trail rides, Old West Dinner Cookouts, stagecoach rides, Scenicruise boat tours, guided fishing trips, and interpretive tours, contact:
Yellowstone National Parks Lodges
(Operated by Xanterra Travel Collection)
Reservations Department
P.O. Box 165
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
(307)344-7311
[email protected]
www.YellowstoneNationalParkLodges.com

Over 40 years ago Lee Smith began building a multi-story log house in wildlife-rich Wapiti Valley by hand, a process that lasted until he fell to his death from the roof in 1992 at the age of 48. We locals have many names for that lonely, decrepit house – the Smith Mansion and Pagoda House are the kindest references. Some people just call it the Crazy House. Anyone who drives through Wapiti Valley has seen this structure perched on a hill on the south side of the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway. It’s rambling five stories are accented – seemingly randomly — with protruding staircases, precarious balconies and shattered windows. Even though it never had electricity, it was the home where Smith lived with his wife and two children. In the early 1992 Smith stepped up work on the structure, creating additional meandering rooms that featured architectural accents like elk antlers and random containers made from metal scraps. His projects often took him to the roof and upper floors where he worked without safety tethers. On a windy April day in 1992, he fell and died.