Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs
This is the second of two springs the record carries as Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs, a bit farther from Cody than its twin, around eight miles. It too is listed as warm with no thermometer reading, on the same state park ground, open to the public. A photo exists.
Count on about a third of a mile of walking in from a road that goes unnamed in the listing. This one sits a little lower than the other entry. The climate is dry and the snow moderate. Nearest camping listed is Big Game Campground, nineteen miles or so away.
No season is ranked. Treat the temperature as unknown. State park land, so park rules hold. No fee noted beyond whatever the park charges.
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
- Open ground
- Flat, open ground all around.
- Highest ground nearby
- 13 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the north
A slice through the ground from south to north, 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 7% 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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Overview Big Game Campground is located along the Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway about 29 miles west of Cody, in northwestern Wyoming. It is 23 miles east of the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The surrounding area offers many outdoor recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking and viewing local wildlife.Recreation Great opportunities for hiking, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing are available around the campground. The North Fork of the Shoshone River is a popular...
Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs sits at 5,390 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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