BLM · Cody, WY

Bobcat-Houlihan Campground

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.

First-come, first-served

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1fire
active
Monk · 17 mi away · 41 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Bobcat-Houlihan Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.38 inches of precipitation, 4.8 inches of snowFebruary: 0.46 inches of precipitation, 4.7 inches of snowMarch: 0.63 inches of precipitation, 7.3 inches of snowApril: 1.49 inches of precipitation, 7.6 inches of snowMay: 2.36 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowJune: 1.63 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.84 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.24 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowOctober: 1.18 inches of precipitation, 6.5 inches of snowNovember: 0.59 inches of precipitation, 5.7 inches of snowDecember: 0.38 inches of precipitation, 5.3 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 29.3°F averageFebruary: 28.4°F averageMarch: 35.6°F averageApril: 41.3°F averageMay: 50.0°F averageJune: 58.7°F averageJuly: 66.9°F averageAugust: 65.2°F averageSeptember: 56.7°F averageOctober: 45.3°F averageNovember: 34.4°F averageDecember: 27.6°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Cody 21 SW, 6 miles from the campground at 5,840 feet, station USC00481855 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 12 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 45 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Travelling southwest from Cody on Wyoming State Highway 291 (the South Fork Highway), continue for 28 miles. Turn right onto Park County Road 6EH and travel approximately three miles to the trailhead.

Nearest townCody, Wyoming
Coordinates44.2928° N, 109.4866° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Monk

    17 mi from the campground · 41 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearBest of the West ↗24.6 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗25.7 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Washakie Wilderness, which overlaps Shoshone National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Guidebooks for Wyoming

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  • Camping Wyoming and the Black Hills
    Kenneth Lee Graham, 2023
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  • Moon Montana, Wyoming and Idaho Camping
    Becky Lomax, 2015
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  • Hiking Wyoming's Wind River Range
    Ben Adkison, 2023
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Bobcat-Houlihan Campground?

No. Bobcat-Houlihan Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: How first-come camping works

Is there cell service at Bobcat-Houlihan Campground?

FCC coverage maps show AT&T 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to Bobcat-Houlihan Campground?

Cody, Wyoming.

Source: Getting there

What if Bobcat-Houlihan Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Deer Creek Campground (11.4 mi, first-come), Big Game Campground (13.1 mi), and Elk Fork Campground (13.7 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby