MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
Cody to Beartooth Highway Junction
- Distance
- 63 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 24m
- Climb
- 6,161 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- June to September.
- Closures
- Usually open all year, but winter storms can close the pass for short periods.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Cody and Cooke City. Very little in between.
- Watch For
- Switchbacks on the east side of Dead Indian Pass, wildlife including bison, bear and deer, livestock, and gravel at turnouts.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
The Chief Joseph Scenic Byway leaves Wyoming 120 north of Cody and climbs Wyoming 296 to Dead Indian Pass, with a long view over Sunlight Basin, then drops through switchbacks and crosses the Sunlight Creek Bridge before following the Clarks Fork valley to the Beartooth Highway. It is a natural pairing with the Beartooth.
Stops
- StartCody
- FinishBeartooth Highway Junction
