Shoshone National Forest
National Forest — The First In The United States (Yellowstone Park Timberland Reserve, 1891) · Cody, Wyoming
The first national forest in the United States, set aside in 1891 as the Yellowstone Park Timberland Reserve, covering the Absaroka and northern Wind River ranges along Yellowstone's eastern boundary. The road from Cody to the park's East Entrance runs through its Wapiti Valley, past eroded volcanic cliffs, old dude ranches and the Wapiti Ranger Station of 1903, one of the oldest in the national forest system. Further north lie Sunlight Basin and the Clarks Fork canyon; to the south, Togwotee Pass and Brooks Lake. It is prime grizzly country, and food-storage rules apply across the forest. It covers about 2.4 million acres.
808 Meadow Lane Avenue, Cody, Wyoming, 82414, United States
Open year-round. Most developed campgrounds open from about late May or June to September. The highway through the Wapiti Valley stays open in winter, but the Yellowstone East Entrance road beyond it closes from early November to about early May.
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