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Highlife77
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Feb 14, 2018

2 week trip to Yellowstone from Wisconsin all tips needed

I am planning my family's first trip to Yellowstone and can use any tips and pointers on all subjects. What route to take, where to stay, what are must sees and dos...etc. etc.

We will be towing a 30 foot expandable hybrid trailer with one slide out and three tent beds. Tow vehicle is a ford f150. We have two weeks for the entire trip and would like to stop along the way and back. Thinking about stopping at Mt.Rushmore for an overnight stay on the way to Yellowstone and possibly stopping at the badlands on the way back home for another overnight stay.

We are fairly new at RVing only been at it for a few years. This will be by far the furthest we have traveled and the longest time away so I am looking for any tips and advice I can get. Especially best place to stay and route to take and things to see.
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  • Second_Chance's avatar
    Second_Chance
    Explorer II
    Feb 14, 2018
    Read the forum rules - not supposed to post the same thing in more than one forum.

    Rob
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    RGar974417
    Explorer
    Feb 14, 2018
    Get reservations early. We stayed in Madison Campground. No hookups but they allow generators. It is centrally located. We saw a mother grizzly and 3 cubs on the road between Norris and Canyon. They walked right past our van.Make sure you go in and see the Inn at Old Faithful. The lobby is beautiful and if you decide to eat there,the food is good and the prices are reasonable. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is impressive especially the Lower Falls. There's a lot to see at Mammoth Hot Springs. It was an old Army post prior to WWI when the Army patrolled the park.If you need groceries you can get them in West Yellowstone or Gardiner,Wyoming. If you would take I-80 home, there is a really neat Museum in Minden,Nebraska called the Harold Warp Pioneer Museum. If you like old cars,trucks,tractors,snowmobiles and history, this is the place.You can spend a couple of hours there. They have a campground and the price includes one ticket to the museum.

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