We stayed at North Shore Bay campground, and had a spot right off the water. Kids loved swimming after long day of travel. (We brought lifejackets for lake swimming). They didn't want to leave to go into town. Cody is just about 10 miles away, with fabulous museums to see, and a great wild west show at the center of town at about 6:00. At the end of the lake, on the way to town, is the dam, which was free, and very interesting for a quick stop. Very clean campground, mostly empty during the week, and we only stayed one night, although I was wishing we had planned to stay longer. No hookups, but very peaceful. Would be a great place to bring a boat and spend a week or weekend with friends. Not a lot of shade around, so pack the canopy!

Living in Gardiner MT. at the time, I wanted to take my girlfriend down to Cody for her Birthday. I put in reservations at the camp ground a couple of days before. We had no trouble checking in. The campground was empty except for a handful of RVs, which was no problem to us. However I wish that there had been more trees. We were in a tent and would liked to have the shade. The campgrounds were very flat and had lots of grass, very comfortable with the exception of the lack of shade. We didn't have any trouble with any critters big or small. The best part was probably that it was close to the town of Cody but not too close. We were able to drive in for the entire day and come back at night with no trouble to our tent. Definitely go to the Buffalo Bill museum (even if you are not a museum type person) and watch the shoot out over at the Irma at night. We went to the Rodeo and had a good time, we also got in at a HUGE discount because we worked in Yellowstone, so bring your picture ID. Overall it was a pretty good experience and I would definitely stay there again, unless it was going to be super hot.

We absolutely loved this park. After driving through the tunnel from Cody, we did not know what to expect. The scenery was awesome. After we set up camp on July 4th, we drove back toward Cody and parked in the parking lot next to the road to view the fireworks. My only complaint was the strong wind that day, which no one can control.

This campground was overall a pretty good experience. We are tent campers and upon arrival, the attendant suggested a change of site for us. We took his recommendation and were much happier. Tent sites had fences to block the wind, sites were spacious and a very friendly sheriff came around to let us know of weather conditions going into Yellowstone. The reason we chose this campground was because of it's proximity to Yellowstone. Our only complaint was the wind and that is not the park's fault.

While YMMV, I love the park and the people, and I'll be coming back to Buffalo Bill State Park for as long as my legs will hold me up. Great job guys!

treat guests like human beings.