Wapiti Bridge
- May–Oct
- best months
Wapiti Bridge is a river fishing access point on Bureau of Land Management land in the Cody Field Office of Wyoming, about 0.4 miles from the North Fork Shoshone R Access. It sits within the BLM's Cody Field Office, and the nearest town is Cody, about 10 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to fish here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 83°F with lows near 51°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The North Fork Shoshone R Access is the closest fishing spot, and the Jim Mountain Trail is about 1.4 miles away. For an overnight stay, Big Game Campground and Wapiti Campground are both within about 10 miles.
- North Fork Shoshone R AccessRiver fishing0.4 mi
- Jim Mountain TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Jim Mountain CutaccrossHiking3.1 mi
- Stagecoach Trl Fishing AccessRiver fishing3.4 mi
Four Bear Mountain TrailHikingPhoto: George Bannister from Woodville, MS, USA — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)3.7 mi- Big Game CampgroundCamping8.7 mi
Wapiti CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain9.6 mi- CodyRock climbing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Andy MartinRiver fishing · ~15 min drive
- ParksideLake fishing · ~1h 10m drive
- Seven MountainRiver fishing · ~37 min drive
- Thomas ReservoirLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- North Fork Shoshone R AccessRiver fishing · Next door
- West Fork Sand Coulee ReservoirLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Stagecoach Trl Fishing AccessRiver fishing · ~6 min drive
- Deep LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Trout Creek BB St. Pk.River fishing · ~8 min drive
- Duck LakeLake fishing · ~52 min drive
Best time to visit Wapiti Bridge
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 19°
3 wet
Feb
39° / 17°
3 wet
Mar
47° / 24°
4 wet
Apr
53° / 29°
6 wet
May
62° / 37°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 44°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 51°
6 wet
Aug
81° / 49°
6 wet
Sep
71° / 42°
5 wet
Oct
57° / 33°
4 wet
Nov
45° / 25°
4 wet
Dec
37° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wapiti 1wsw, WY, 1 mi away at 5,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
