Dead Indian in WY -- Campground & RV Camping

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Dead Indian in WY

CampgroundUSDA

24 mi from Cody

14 mi off US 212 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 6,010 ft

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$15 per nightStay limit: 16 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TUSABLE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Easy
  • Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 4%.
Drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Limited privacy

Ten-site Shoshone National Forest campground with vault toilets, potable water, and picnic tables. Horses and pack animals permitted. $15/night, first-come-first-served, 16-day stay limit. Located 16 miles north of Cody on Highway 120, then west on Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. Bears boxes provided. Access to trails into Absaroka Wilderness and Dead Indian Peak.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Dead Indian Hill stands 2,648 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles east.
  • Elk Creek runs 1.0 mi off.

Climate averages

October normals 34–57°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 94 of 100.

Tree cover12%30m sat. est.