Loading...

Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming

TRAVEL GUIDE

Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming

TRAVEL GUIDE

Pine-carpeted hillsides and snowy mountain summits give way to windswept prairies and clean-flowing rivers where the Great Plains meet the mighty Rocky Mountains. Northern Wyoming’s epic landscape is replete with symbols of the American frontier: the ranch, the rodeo, and the cowboy. Most settlements have no more than a few hundred people; only three—Casper, Gillette, and Sheridan—surpass 15,000 residents.

It may be that no state in the union exalts cowboy life as Wyoming does. The concept of the dude-ranch vacation—where urban folk learn to rope, ride, and rodeo with weathered ranchers and professional cattle drivers—started in northern Wyoming, at the still popular Eatons' Guest Ranch, 18 miles outside Sheridan in the town of Wolf. Numerous other guest ranches are strewn across... Read More

Pine-carpeted hillsides and snowy mountain summits give way to windswept prairies and clean-flowing rivers where the Great Plains meet the mighty Rocky Mountains. Northern Wyoming’s epic landscape is replete with symbols of the American frontier: the ranch, the rodeo, and the cowboy. Most settlements have no more than a few hundred people; only three—Casper, Gillette, and Sheridan—surpass 15,000 residents.

It may be that no state in the union exalts cowboy life as Wyoming does. The concept of the dude-ranch vacation—where urban folk learn to rope, ride, and rodeo with weathered ranchers and professional cattle drivers—started in northern Wyoming, at the still popular Eatons' Guest Ranch, 18 miles outside Sheridan in the town of Wolf. Numerous other guest ranches are strewn across the grassy plains here, from the dusty prairies east of Cody to the alpine meadows of the Big Horn Mountains. Most Big Horn–area dude ranches run pack trips into these high, rugged peaks, sometimes for days at a time. If you prefer a warm bed to sleeping under the stars, you'll find plenty of distinctive hotels and inns in the region's larger communities, especially Cody, the eastern gateway to Yellowstone National Park.

The outdoors is northern Wyoming’s primary draw. Take the time to appreciate the wide-open spaces before you: take a hike, go fishing, ride a bike, or get out into the snow. Much of this territory is just as empty as it was when the first white people arrived here two centuries ago. Even though Europeans settled in Wyoming as early as 1812, the state’s population remains the smallest in the nation, at just under 580,000 permanent residents. But many who have dwelt in this place have been history makers. This part of Wyoming has a rich and storied past that encompasses icons such as gunslingers, gamblers, miners, mule skinners, and warriors. Some of the most famous (and infamous) figures of the Old West passed through here, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Chief Washakie, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid, the latter of whom took his name from one of the region’s towns.

Recommended Fodor’s Video

Hotels

Fodor's Choice
Fodor's Choice
Fodor's Choice

Quickly find Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming Hotels and compare prices.

Powered by Clicktripz

Find the perfect tours and activities in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming.

Powered by GetYourGuide

Find the best food tours and activities in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming.

Powered by GetYourGuide

Language

English

Nearby Airports

CPR, SHR, GCC, COD

Electrical Outlets

120 V/60Hz; Type A plugs have two flat prongs. Type B plugs have the same two flat prongs with a third round prong; together the three form a triangular shape.

Currency

US Dollar

Language

English

Electrical Outlets

120 V/60Hz; Type A plugs have two flat prongs. Type B plugs have the same two flat prongs with a third round prong; together the three form a triangular shape.

Currency

US Dollar

Nearby Airports

CPR, SHR, GCC, COD

People come to experience northern Wyoming in all four seasons—sometimes all in the same week. The weather here is notoriously difficult to...Read More

Discover the best neighborhoods in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming with curated recommendations from our editors.

Explore All

People come to experience northern Wyoming in all four seasons—sometimes all in the same week. The weather here is notoriously difficult to...Read More

Discover the best neighborhoods in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming with curated recommendations from our editors.

Explore All

People come to experience northern Wyoming in all four seasons—sometimes all in the same week. The weather here is notoriously difficult to...Read More

Discover the best neighborhoods in Cody, Sheridan, and Northern Wyoming with curated recommendations from our editors.

Explore All

Our worldwide travel correspondents bring you the best and most up-to-date coverage of over 7,500 global destinations.

Shop Now

Fodor's Montana and Wyoming: with Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier National Parks
Whether you want to explore what remains of the Old West, visit a national park, or find...

View Details