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About Rex Hale
Number of accommodations: 9
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Reviews (84)
What Guests Are Saying
Rex Hale campground is highly praised for its beautiful, well-maintained sites and friendly camp host, Tom, who is noted for his helpfulness and attentiveness. The campground offers a peaceful and picturesque outdoor experience, with convenient amenities such as water and electricity at some sites. While there are only vault toilets, they are clean and well-kept, and the location provides easy access to Yellowstone's east entrance.
What Guests Are Saying
Rex Hale campground is highly praised for its beautiful, well-maintained sites and friendly camp host, Tom, who is noted for his helpfulness and attentiveness. The campground offers a peaceful and picturesque outdoor experience, with convenient amenities such as water and electricity at some sites. While there are only vault toilets, they are clean and well-kept, and the location provides easy access to Yellowstone's east entrance.
Review Summary
Laura C
VerifiedJune 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: REX HALE
Very quiet due to few campers - YNP was closed from the flooding. But, it was nice to camp without a crowd around us.
Ron J
VerifiedJune 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: REX HALE
The campground is super, but we were there during some of the bad weather that is flooding the park now. The restrooms were very clean the park layout very good. The campground location is perfect close to the east entrance to the park, and fairly close to Cody.
Victoria J
VerifiedJune 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: REX HALE
The views are spectacular. We want to come back next year and stay longer. The camp sites ate spread out and bathrooms are clean.
Mary M
VerifiedJune 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: REX HALE
Beautiful location, very short drive into East Entrance of Yellowstone
Rick W
VerifiedJune 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: REX HALE
Rex Hale hands down is a great spot. The pads are well maintained, I have stayed her twice (Aug 2021 & May 2022). The location being just 18 miles from the east entrance is great, not too close to the road at least I didn’t feel close, barely hear road noise, great view, quiet camp ground, everyone is respectful and the bonus…no cell service at all, so work can’t get ahold of ya. Both visits we were tent camping, so definitely were bear aware, we didn’t have water on our pad due to outage but that didn’t matter we brought what we needed so wasn’t a factor at all. Weather was what we expected, that little snow storm we got the day we arrived was a hoot, but the tent we have had a wood burning stove so we were nice and comfy inside (60 F) while it was 33 F outside. Saw some wildlife (No grizzlies) but know they are in the area (traveling the river bank) so be bear aware and don’t cook near your sleeping area if you are a tent camper.
Tina S
VerifiedMay 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: REX HALE
Beautiful landscape and well maintained campsites with bear lockers. The last campground before Yellowstone’s east entrance that tent camping is permitted.
Bring your water with you because the water faucets do not work.
Rick W
VerifiedOctober 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: REX HALE
Rex Hale is a gem, you can't beat the remoteness & closeness to Yellowstone National Park. Forest Service personnel maintain this campground impeccably, the camp hosts are a wealth of information, they kind and really made my wife and I feel welcome. We were there August 24th-27th saw some decent grizzly bear tracks along the river, so you know they are in the area. Rex Hale was the closets campground to Yellowstone were you could still tent camp, camp grounds closer required hard-side campers due to bear activity. So finding the grizzly bear tracks along the river just about 200 yards from were our tent was, made you really double the effort of following the rules for tent camping in grizzly bear country. Rex Hale will be a return campground for us.
PAULINE P
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: REX HALE
We have been here several years and love it. The hosts were very friendly and personable. The toilets were immaculate and the park was neatly kept. 9/5-9/9.
Rick W
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: REX HALE
Highly recommend, the camp ground is well maintained, Forest Service staff visited daily, were helpful and the other campers were kind and courteous.
Gerald A
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: REX HALE
Beautiful area. Little tight for my 30’ 5th wheel but we got it in.
Location Rex Hale
Address:
203 A Yellowstone Ave
Cody, WY, 82414
United States
From Cody, Wyo., follow Sheridan Avenue west through Cody until the road leaves town and becomes the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14/16/20). The campground is located 36 miles from Cody, on the south side of the highway. It is between Newton Campground to the west and Clearwater Campground to the east.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.4567 / -109.726
Elevation: 1882 feet
Policies & Rules
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Grizzly bears frequent the area; all food, beverages, coolers, trash and other attractants must be properly stored at all times |
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Horses and other livestock are not permitted to stay in the campground, but they are allowed to pass through |
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An additional fee will be collected at the campground for extra vehicles |
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Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
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Click here for more information on the Shoshone National Forest |
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralNOTICE: At this time, we are not accepting reservations for the listed campgrounds, but rather are available first-come/first-served. NOTE: The Clearwater Group site and the Sunlight Rangers Cabin continue to accept reservations.Please continue to monitor Recreation.gov to see if reservation status changes.
