Yellowstone from Sheridan, Wyoming
Yellowstone's East Entrance is about 4 hours from Sheridan via Cody — one of the most scenic approaches in the park system. Base in Sheridan or the Bighorn foothills, drive in over the mountains, and you get Yellowstone without gateway-town prices or crowds. Better yet, make it an overnight loop.
Yellowstone National Park (East / Cody entrance)WY
~200 mi · ~4 hr to the East Entrance (via Cody)
The big one. The East Entrance via Cody is one of the most scenic approaches in the system. Doable as a long day to the Lamar Valley/NE via Beartooth, but far better as an overnight — and Sheridan is the crowd-free, better-value place everyone else drives past on the way. Ask us about routing over the Bighorns and through Cody.
Yellowstone without Yellowstone prices — base in the Bighorns and drive in.
Beartooth Highway (US-212)MT/WY
~180 mi · ~3.5 hr to Red Lodge
Called the most beautiful drive in America — a switchbacking climb to nearly 11,000 feet on the way to Yellowstone's NE entrance. Open summer only (roughly late May–early Oct). An epic full-day drive-and-return, or the scenic route into the park.
Take the most beautiful road in America into Yellowstone — from a Sheridan basecamp.
CodyWY
148 mi · ~3 hr (over the Bighorns via Greybull)
The east gateway to Yellowstone (53 mi from the East Entrance) and home of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West — a Smithsonian Affiliate with five museums under one roof. Nightly summer rodeo, the historic Irma Hotel, and one of America's great scenic drives into the park. A perfect long-day trip from Sheridan, or the far end of a Bighorns loop. Base with us and skip Cody's peak-season room rates.
Do Cody + Yellowstone as day trips from a Wyo Stays cabin — better value, fewer crowds.
Good to know
How far is Yellowstone National Park (East / Cody entrance) from Sheridan, Wyoming?
Yellowstone's East Entrance is about 4 hours from Sheridan via Cody — one of the most scenic approaches in the park system. Base in Sheridan or the Bighorn foothills, drive in over the mountains, and you get Yellowstone without gateway-town prices or crowds. Better yet, make it an overnight loop.
Where should I stay for a Yellowstone National Park (East / Cody entrance) trip?
Base in Sheridan or the Bighorn foothills with Wyo Stays — a licensed Wyoming brokerage with vacation rentals across Sheridan and Johnson County. Booking direct saves 16–20% versus Airbnb and VRBO, and every stay includes the concierge map with drive-times from your door.
Make Sheridan the basecamp
Day-trip out, come home to the quiet side of the mountains. Plan the whole day on the concierge map with drive-times from your actual front door.