Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs
Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs is a warm spring in Buffalo Bill Reservoir State Park near Cody, Wyoming, in Park County. No measured temperature is on file, only that it is warm. The state parks agency owns the land and access is open. The record holds two entries under this name; this is the one closer to Cody, about seven miles out.
North Fork Highway comes nearest, leaving a fifth of a mile to walk. Mid elevation and dry country. Winter snow is moderate. Bobcat-Houlihan Campground, roughly twenty miles away, is the closest camping listed.
No best months are recorded. With no temperature reading there is nothing to say about soaking. State park rules and any park entry fee apply; none is listed specifically. A photo is on file.
Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs.
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
- Setting
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 476 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southeast
A slice through the ground from west to east, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 4% of the springs on this site.
Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.
See every spring on the geothermal heat map →
Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
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The Bobcat-Houlihan Campground is at the trailhead of the Bobcat-Houlihan Trail. It features interpretive kiosks, horse trailer parking, horse hitching rails, food storage boxes and toilet facilities.
Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs sits at 5,530 feet above sea level, way above the mile-high mark. You may not feel the altitude strongly, but hot water still dehydrates you faster at elevation. UV is about 22% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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