Rex Hale
- 29
- sites
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Rex Hale open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Shoshone National Forest.
Morrison Jeep Trail
Agency alert covering Shoshone National Forest · USFS · Shoshone National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Shoshone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- 29 sites for tent and RV campingReservable on Recreation.gov
- At 6,166 ft
- Near CodyWapiti Ranger District · Shoshone National Forest
Rex Hale Campground is located along the Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway about 36 miles west of Cody, in northwestern Wyoming. It is just over 16 miles east of Yellowstone National Park's east entrance. The surrounding area offers many outdoor recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking and viewing local wildlife. The campground is named after Rex Hale, one of 15 firefighters who died in the 1937 Blackwater Fire, which burned more than 1,700 acres of Forest Service lands within the Shoshone National Forest.
Local outfitters
- Ponderosa Campground33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Rex Hale
Best months: July–September. 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
32° / 7°
13 wet
Feb
34° / 8°
13 wet
Mar
43° / 14°
14 wet
Apr
48° / 21°
15 wet
May
61° / 29°
17 wet
Jun
71° / 34°
14 wet
Jul
82° / 39°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 38°
10 wet
Sep
69° / 32°
11 wet
Oct
53° / 25°
13 wet
Nov
38° / 15°
13 wet
Dec
30° / 8°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pahaska, WY, 12.2 mi away at 6,692 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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~9 min drive
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~5 min drive
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~10 min drive
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~10 min drive
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~11 min drive
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~18 min drive
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Rex Hale
29 sites for tent and RV camping
