Rex Hale Campground, Cody, WY

Rex Hale Campground is located in the Wapiti Ranger District, Shoshone National Forest (3 hrs 48 min southeast of Bozeman, MT) with an elevation of 6,169 feet. There are a total of 29 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 26 and 40 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. 8 sites have electric and water hookups. Fees range from $15.00 to $20.00. Activities include boating, fishing, horseback riding, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (63)

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@JoeR4253294 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #22

Great campground very close to the east entrance of Yellowstone. Extremely quiet, beautiful scenery, the camp host was friendly and I enjoyed talking to him about his former trucking career. There are only vault toilets but if you really need plumbing, there is a rest stop a short drive towards Cody.

@ChrisO0CD78040 · Camped on Aug 14, 2024 at Campsite #3

Site 5 was beautiful. Thank you

@tammyj3050291 · Camped on Aug 12, 2024 at Campsite #21

Excellent site. Level, easy accessibility to your vehicle. Very clean bathrooms. Can hear river from site.

@VanitaF9634571 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #22

Beautiful location and site. We saw a golden eagle nest on the canyon wall. Amazing. Campsite was quiet and clean. Will definitely camp there again.

@RobertS9225788 · Camped on Jul 10, 2024 at Campsite #5

Love the fact that its not far from Yellowstone east entrance. Water and electricity a big plus since Yellowstone doesnt offer it

@ThomasL2772337 · Camped on Jun 24, 2024 at Campsite #6

The site that we had was nice and spacious. It had electric and water. We had no problems with anything at all. The vault toilets were clean and didnt smell bad! Very pleased with campground. Just be aware that there is no signal other than for emergency calls.

@RichardVA9C352 · Camped on May 24, 2024 at Campsite #5

Beautiful place to camp. Both the Camp host and the Ranger were both very helpful.Lots of wildlife in the area and not far from the east entrance to Yellowstone.

@AmmonKABABF645 · Camped on Sep 4, 2023 at Campsite #22

Tom was an awesome volunteer, super friendly. Campsite was beautiful, right off the river. My wife said the bathrooms were very clean. Amazing fresh, UV purified water on tap. Be aware however that there are almost no trees to speak of.

@RichardN832647 · Camped on Aug 31, 2023 at Campsite #21

Great campground. Friendly host that we very informative about the area. I would stay here again while we explored the area.

@BeckyC3067319 · Camped on Aug 25, 2023 at Campsite #2

The camp host was friendly, the grounds were clean and quiet and the scenery was beautiful

@GailW2758976 · Camped on Aug 25, 2023 at Campsite #21

Very quiet and clean campground. The host,Tom, was outstanding. We were there 6 nights and spent most of our time in Yellowstone.

@JenniferS83796 · Camped on Aug 13, 2023 at Campsite #5

Beautiful campground with sheer cliffs around it and water flowing by. The camp host, Tom, is wonderful and helpful. Clean toilets. Small bear box available at each site for storage of food and other scented items. I would definitely stay here again.

@CarySF2196D96F · Camped on Aug 8, 2023 at Campsite #3

We had a great stay at this campground. The only issue we had was we made reservations online and had to make two separate reservations at two different sites in order to stay two nights. We found out after we got there from the camp host that you dont have to make reservations its first come first serve so we learned from our experience. We would definitely stay here again.

@RebeccaD857325 · Camped on Aug 4, 2023 at Campsite #2

This is, by far, the nicest National Forest campsite we have ever seen. Sites are perfectly graveled and level. This site had water hookup which included a separate water spigot for drinking/washing...brilliant! Bathrooms were very clean. Campsite host was awesome. Quiet, gorgeous, location on the river.

@JanetM5224563 · Camped on Jul 16, 2023 at Campsite #7

Camp host is friendly and keeps the restrooms clean. Camp sites are spaced out nicely.

@EDWARDN75F8820 · Camped on Jul 6, 2023 at Campsite #22

We liked the openness of this campground so we can get the morning sun. Plus we use a solar panel to keep the battery of our pop-up charged. The other campgrounds are more shaded by lots of trees. The host is a very friendly retired guy from Cody. Very quiet campground. The campground also has a water spigot at the entrance so one can fill up the water tank of an RV with a hose.

@CoreySEB6D611F · Camped on Jun 19, 2023 at Campsite #9

Nice location beautiful mountain peaks right outside your door.

@TomD9914097 · Camped on Jun 3, 2023 at Campsite #21

Nice location close to river and mountains outside of Yellowstone. Clean campsites and we even had a fox wander through next to our trailer to check things out.

@KeithC8792158 · Camped on May 26, 2023 at Campsite #3

Our stay was outstanding park host was great. However was disappointed you are charging $8 for making a reservation

@JohnL4419148 · Camped on May 23, 2023 at Campsite #9

Beautiful area. Excellent host. Quiet. Level and large sites. Clean baths.

@DouglasR824462 · Camped on Sep 17, 2022 at Campsite #6

Beautiful views , well-maintained campgrounds , excellent camp host.

@NancyB3949689 · Camped on Sep 17, 2022 at Campsite #17

Very well kept campground. Host very knowledgeable of area and offered suggestions for additional places to see. Nice central base location for Yellowstone and Big Horns.

@TomT7595707 · Camped on Aug 29, 2022 at Campsite #3

Tom the camp host on duty had great information and very helpful. Sites were clean along with the bathrooms. Great views. Glad we stayed.

@Frederick53239 · Camped on Aug 7, 2022 at Campsite #2

The campsite is really a nice site and Tom, the camp host, was really nice. We had electric and water most nights, but the electric/water sites are limited and we had to switch to a non-electric/water site for some nights because of the way reservations work on Recreation.Gov. The biggest drawback for us was that there isn't a dump station in the campsite for campers. There is for the host, but not campers. The closest dump station was in Cody and that meant a 2 hour round trip, which pretty much takes up half a morning, especially if you also have to move a site. Apparently this is the same for all campsites outside of the Yellowstone border. The sites inside Yellowstone had dump stations. Because of this, we will try to book inside the park next time. Not having a dump station anywhere close was a huge issue for us as we stayed for over a week. If you are staying a short time, it may not be for you.

@MelissaC162559 · Camped on Aug 1, 2022 at Campsite #17

We had a great experience at Rex Hale! Beautiful views, very friendly staff, and clean facilities. Will stay here again if we are in the area.

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