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Parking
parking lot available
Visitor tip
Take advantage of the complimentary golf cart shuttle from the parking lot to the visitor center, especially if visiting on a warm day or if you have mobility concerns. Reviewers specifically praised the friendly shuttle drivers.
Visitor tip
Watch the dam construction video in the visitor center theater first—multiple reviewers noted it helps tie together all the exhibits and gives context to the impressive engineering feat, making the subsequent dam walkway experience more meaningful.
About Buffalo Bill Dam & Visitor Center
Displays, videos & a dam walk. History & facts about the concrete arch dam through film & taxidermy, plus close-up reservoir views.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Historic Dam & Visitor Center
- Location
- 6 miles west of Cody, Wyoming
- Admission
- Free
- Hours
- 9am-6pm weekdays, 9am-5pm weekends (May-Sept)
- Highlights
- Walk across 280-foot dam, exhibits on dam construction and local wildlife
What visitors say
This is a great stop no guided tours, but I think you can rent a self-guided audio tour…or just walk around and look at the great exhibits and walk across the dam. The reservoir is a gorgeous blue-green and the towering walls of rock…
One should visit on the weekend as the nicest person works then. The dam is impressive and visitor’s center is well laid out. The video helps tie it all together
Free experience. Alot of very cool information and a video that tells about the building of the dam inside the visitor center. Views on the dam are awesome! Very cool stop if your interested Cody, WY.
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Did You Know?
- The dam walk spans 280 feet above the Shoshone River, offering visitors a thrilling close-up experience of a concrete arch dam with breathtaking reservoir views
- Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch dam that faced extraordinary construction challenges at a time when modern tools and technology were unavailable, making its completion a notable engineering achievement
- The attraction offers completely free admission and includes a complimentary golf cart shuttle service from the parking lot to the visitor center, making it an accessible stop for all visitors
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