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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
Nancy S
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: REX HALE
Beautiful setting on the river. Quiet and serene. Nicely spaced sites. Bear tracks on the river bank
Maritza P
VerifiedAugust 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: REX HALE
Rex Hale had wonderful sites. Very big and spaced apart. Close to the river, and a short 17 minute drive to the East Entrance. We had to take pretty long drives into the Yellowstone Park everyday to see everything. Two hour drive to Old Faithful for example. Next time I will stay within the park, this was overwhelming. Outside of that very well kept campground. The bear boxes barely fit a medium cooler, and it is bear country so bring a bear proof cooler. We saw a grizzly about 5 miles west of the campground.
Kelly P
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: REX HALE
Most beautiful and amazing smelling campsite EVER! Highly recommend site 20 for tent camping. All sites along the river have trail access to it. But it’s very silty and wouldn’t recommend wading. Super spacious and plenty of privacy. Site 22 suited us just right. A very quick and gorgeous 22 minute drive to East Gate of Yellowstone. Great base camp for exploring.
Scott M
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: REX HALE
Nice space between sites. Camp host was very kind and helpful. We had a little fox that hung around the campground.
Wendy M
VerifiedJuly 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: REX HALE
Love having electricity and water! Beautiful!
Joshua G
VerifiedJuly 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: REX HALE
Nice and close to both the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park and Cody, Wyoming. Great views and spacious enough from other sites. Wasn't ready for the winds! Bent my aluminum tent poles but she withstood. My son's tent was blown about 50 feet with his gear in it already. This is one of the few campgrounds in the area that allow tent camping since grizzly bears are nearby. Always follow food regulations and keep safe from wildlife.
Donna H
VerifiedJuly 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: REX HALE
A beautiful location within the Shoshone National Forest! Our site was level, with electric and water, spaces were distant from other RVs. Full of natural surroundings, and the river was gorgeous running next to the campground. We camped with two other families. No encounters with bears but we saw a fox and prairie dogs. A perfect gateway place to explore Yellowstone, which was about a 20 min picturesque drive to the East Entrance. Dinner at the Pahaska Tepee outside of YS was perfect after spending all day in the park. Cody was approx 45 minutes. Get your provisions there before arriving. Stayed 3 nights, wished it was more.
Christian C
VerifiedJuly 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: REX HALE
Very cool spot just outside of Yellowstone. The massive canyon walls around this site make for fantastic views, and definitely a lot of stars visible at night! The river adjacent to the campground is beautiful, but the campground itself is pretty barren with not many trees and much more open sites.
Rebecca L
VerifiedJuly 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: REX HALE
This is a sunny campground with some electric sites and also some non-reservable sites. It is very quiet, and there is very little highway noise. If you want shade, look elsewhere, but we enjoyed our stay here. The picnic tables are in bad shape, needing new planks and paint.
karl b
VerifiedJuly 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: REX HALE
The host was very helpful. He did a fabulous job.
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.
