Bobcat-Houlihan Campground
- May–Oct
- best months
- At 6,041 ft
- Cody Field Office
Bobcat-Houlihan Campground is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Wyoming, within the Cody Field Office of the BLM. It sits on land managed by the BLM, and there is no fee to stay here. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cody show July highs around 84°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s and lows drop to about 16°F. The campground makes a good base for exploring the surrounding trails. The Houlihan Loop Trail and Bobcat Cr Trail both start about 0.4 miles away, and Yellow Cr Mesa is about 3.2 miles off. Ishawooa Trail lies roughly 4.7 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Ponderosa Campground26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Houlihan Loop TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Bobcat Cr TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Yellow Cr MesaHiking3.2 mi
- Aldrich Cr TrailHiking4.6 mi
- Ishawooa TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Twin Creek TrailRiver fishing4.7 mi
- Ishawooa MesaHiking5.8 mi
- Ishawooa CreekCanoeing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Deer Creek CampgroundCamping · ~20 min drivePhoto: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wapiti CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
Eagle Creek CampgroundCamping · ~40 min drivePhoto: Betty Jo Tindle, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- Yellowstone Valley InnCamping · ~23 min drive
- Jack Creek CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
- W.O.W. cottage 3Bed 2BathCamping · ~26 min drive
- North Fork CampgroundCamping · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Bobcat-Houlihan Campground
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
41° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
41° / 16°
5 wet
Mar
48° / 23°
6 wet
Apr
54° / 29°
8 wet
May
63° / 37°
10 wet
Jun
74° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 50°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 48°
8 wet
Sep
72° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
59° / 32°
7 wet
Nov
46° / 23°
6 wet
Dec
39° / 16°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cody 21 Sw, WY, 5.6 mi away at 5,840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
