Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Festivals & Events
See
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f
or details of the July 4
Cody Stampede Rodeo
(
www.codystampederodeo.com
;
admission $24; July 1-4)
and the
Plains Indians
Powwow
(Buffalo Bill Historical Center; adult/7-17yr $7/3)
in mid-June.
The
Cowboy Poetry & Range Ballads Festival
takes place the second week of April.
Sleeping
Cody's accommodations are not great value in summer, when rates are 50% higher than in
the shoulder season (summer rates are listed here).
For the nicest camping, skip town for more scenic options along the banks of the Buf-
falo Bill Reservoir. The roadside
North Shore Bay
and
North Fork Campgrounds
(
307-587-9227;
http://wyoparks.state.wy.us
;
sites $6-12; May-Sep)
, 6 miles west of
Cody, are exposed and shadeless but the former in particular offers lovely sunsets over the
lake. A few sites can be reserved online. Nonresidents will have to add on the state park
entry fee.
HISTORIC HOTEL
Chamberlin Inn $$$
Offline map
(
307-587-0202;
www.chamberlininn.com
; 1032 12th St; r/ste from $185/295;
)
Recently restored and stunning, Chamberlin Inn conjures up the mystique of the original
1904 boarding house, with French tile paintings, embossed tin ceilings, clawfoot tubs and
crushed-satin bedcovers. The old register claims Hemingway crashed in room 18 ($265)
on a 1932 fishing trip.
Ponderosa Campground $
( 307-587-9203;
www.codyponderosa.com
; 1815 Yellowstone Ave; tent/RV sites from
$21/31; mid-Apr-mid-Oct; )
Ponderosa edges out the competition with immacu-
late showers, laundry and friendly service. Families can overnight in fun tepees ($25).
DEVELOPED CAMPGROUND
Irma Hotel $$
Offline map
( 800-745-4762;
www.irmahotel.com
;
1192 Sheridan Ave; r $112-162)
Built in 1902,
this atmospheric period saloon offers charming original historical suites with big windows
HISTORIC HOTEL