NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. Engineering marvel. Free and informative. Travel info and gifts available.
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Oct 4, 2024
I'm not sure that this has any real links to Buffalo Bill, but it's quite interesting to visit. Also not convinced that it is quite the engineering marvel thay wish to make out, but the video gives g…Full review by Patric D
Sep 21, 2024
We really enjoyed our visit. The employee working was friendly and knowledgeable. Take time to watch the movie. It was informative. It is a short stop but very interesting and worth the timeFull review by CrissyK3554
Aug 25, 2024
We visited this important site out of town *(7 5 miles west from Cody) is highly recommended for all kinds of persons, groups, families, elders, accessible for handicaps. There's a golf car transport…Full review by T6837SDcesara
45 minutes would be adequate if you watch the introductory DVD about the construction of the dam. It is very interesting especially the technical difficulties and the competence of …
45 minutes would be adequate if you watch the introductory DVD about the construction of the dam. It is very interesting especially the technical difficulties and the competence of the contractors. Outside there is the structure of the dam to see but it in no way compares with Hoover. No journeys into the "inner core". There is a short walk to the main car park but a shuttle is provided for the less able and takes a minutes or two. There is a gift shop and clean restrooms
Construction of Buffalo Bill Dam, six miles west of Cody, Wyoming, was the key that opened about 90,000 acres in northwestern Wyoming to irrigated farming. ... When …
Construction of Buffalo Bill Dam, six miles west of Cody, Wyoming, was the key that opened about 90,000 acres in northwestern Wyoming to irrigated farming. ... When completed in 1910, Buffalo Bill Dam stood as an engineering marvel, one of the first concrete arch dams built in the United States.
We actually rode our motorcycles to the dam, from Cody. But from the parking lot we rode in a large 6 passenger golf cart, which we referred to as a trolley, sorry.
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