Wapiti
Absaroka Mountain Lodge
Founded in 1917 as Gunbarrel Lodge on the North Fork Highway; book a log cabin from 1917 to the 1940s, not the one built in 1993–94.
- Built
- 1917–1940sFounded 1917 as Gunbarrel Lodge; most guest cabins date from 1917 and the 1920s-1940s. The grand lodge (c. 1917 core with 1926-1992 additions) is non-contributing, and one guest cabin dates from 1993-94.
- Style
- Rustic log dude ranch
- Type
- Lodge
- Rooms
- 15
- Price
- $$
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Earl F. Crouch obtained a Shoshone National Forest permit for the site in August 1917 and ran it as Gunbarrel Lodge until 1925, when it was sold and renamed Absaroka Mountain Lodge. According to the lodge it was once owned by Buffalo Bill Cody’s grandson, Fred Garlow. About 60 percent of the surviving buildings date from 1917 and the 1920s, and the 2003 listing counts the log guest cabins as contributing.
Good to know
- No pets
- Address: 1231 North Fork Highway, Cody, WY 82414
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.