In the Bill Cody Ranch's Main Lodge you will find the reservation desk, lounge, dining room, gift shop and the Wyoming Suite.

History of the Bill Cody Ranch

The Bill Cody Ranch originated as the Lazy Bar H Ranch owned by Leonard Morris, a Hollywood movie actor in the early-mid 1900's.
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Lazy Bar H Ranch [article published about the Ranch]

A summer and winter resort of Old Time Western atmosphere and modern convenience, located at the elevation of 6100 feet in the Absaroka Range of the Rocky Mountains, only 25 miles from the Eastern Entrance of the Yellowstone Park and an equal distance from Cody – one of the few remaining typical Western towns.

The ranch house, although only two-tens of a mile from the famous "Cody Road" to Yellowstone, is not visible from the highway and affords perfect privacy and complete quiet for the visitor. It is of log construction, one of the largest of its kind in the West, with dining room, lounge, reading and writng rooms and guest accommodation with private bath, all electrically lighted. The entire ranch house is typical of Western life, with its Navajo rugs, Indian curios, hunting trophies, huge fireplaces and unusually comfortable furnishings.

Guest accommodations are: rooms with bath in the main ranch house; detached single cabins with bath; double cabins with connecting bath; cabins with lavatory and connecting bath… all having porches and electric light.

The aim of the ranch is to make the guests happy among real Western folk. The service is attentive, but not obtrusive. Home cooked meals, served family style, an abundance of fresh vegetable, fruits, real milk and cream – and the purest of mountain water, icy cold, coming from a spring on the ranch premises.

Entertainment includes horseback riding, mountain climbing, motoring, camping, shooting, hunting, fishing and Rodeo. There is no extra charge for instruction in riding or target shooting. Pack trips or saddle horse trips for boys, girls or mixed groups may be arranged at special prices, to the Jackson Hole country, Cooke City, Grasshopper Glacier and Yellowstone Park.

One of the specialties of the ranch is beg game hunting, for elk, deer, bear, moose, mountain sheep and for antelope in certain years. Hunting and pack trips may be taken in easy stages for parties, which include ladies, and Mr. Morris personally, takes charge of all trips. For information regarding licenses, open season and rates, address the ranch.

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