3 week trip from Atlanta to Yellowstone
I'm planning a 3 week trip to Yellowstone . I waited to long to be able to stay in the park.40 ft rv with jeep in tow. We would like to see as much as possible, grand Tetons,Yellowstone, Mount Rushmo...
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Yellowstone and Tetons are a good go to, but you are looking at mainly drive thru which takes a day at each to do. Not a lot of out walking and poke along. Tetons with just he drive thru is a full 1 day trip. Its either a good start or good ending by going to jackson and visiting the national elk refuge visitor center. The town will take a couple of hours to walk and look at all the antler related stuff. Not a big town just interesting. we stayed at the KOA which has since closed they offered rafting trips on the river and were just on the south side of the town.
Yellowstone is also a full day drive thru, depending on where you start. We have been there a couple of times never stayed in the park. its not that far from the Tetons and could possibly be driven to from jackson if you want to stay in jackson and tour around. so by staying in jackson looking at 2-3 days just in the 2 parks to drive thru and goof off some.
Rushmore is a good days drive over from yellowstone and is about 1/2 day of visit. So unless going to sturgis or other places look at spending about 4-5 hours to visit and you will need to tour by the jeep as there is not any real rv parking as I recall, may be but its very crowded there and parking hard to get. so stay up in rapid city or.......
Going to bryce is a long haul southbound to southern utah, a nice state with lots to see. we stayed in Hatch last year and day tripped to both bryce and zion. The rv park was quiet but if you needed anything had to go to panguich or when in zion over to cedar city. Cedar breaks is another good 1/2 day trip to consider while there.
Interstate is where you would have to drive to get to all these places in 3 weeks IMO and then it will depend on how you drive to get there then the road home to Ga.
Rushmore and yellowstone/tetons is doable I would think in the time period, I would recommend you limit you thoughts to such a trip and develop plans for the rest at another time. Utah has many places to visit on its own, plus close to grand canyon and........
Anyhow good luck with your plans and trip.
Yellowstone is also a full day drive thru, depending on where you start. We have been there a couple of times never stayed in the park. its not that far from the Tetons and could possibly be driven to from jackson if you want to stay in jackson and tour around. so by staying in jackson looking at 2-3 days just in the 2 parks to drive thru and goof off some.
Rushmore is a good days drive over from yellowstone and is about 1/2 day of visit. So unless going to sturgis or other places look at spending about 4-5 hours to visit and you will need to tour by the jeep as there is not any real rv parking as I recall, may be but its very crowded there and parking hard to get. so stay up in rapid city or.......
Going to bryce is a long haul southbound to southern utah, a nice state with lots to see. we stayed in Hatch last year and day tripped to both bryce and zion. The rv park was quiet but if you needed anything had to go to panguich or when in zion over to cedar city. Cedar breaks is another good 1/2 day trip to consider while there.
Interstate is where you would have to drive to get to all these places in 3 weeks IMO and then it will depend on how you drive to get there then the road home to Ga.
Rushmore and yellowstone/tetons is doable I would think in the time period, I would recommend you limit you thoughts to such a trip and develop plans for the rest at another time. Utah has many places to visit on its own, plus close to grand canyon and........
Anyhow good luck with your plans and trip.
