Austin, TX to Grand Teton NP

dsmith3 wrote:
Thank you all for the excellent and detailed replies. Very much appreciated!

We currently have six nights at Fishing Bridge RV park reserved for next July. But I've considered splitting our Yellowstone stay into Madison campground to put us closer to West Yellowstone and Mammoth areas of the park. Has anyone stayed at Madison? How about Canyon Village?

For our week in Grand Teton we will be staying at Colter Bay Village. Any other favorite places to RV camp in GTNP?

NOTE: We are also hauling our canoe so any recommendations or tips of good paddling spots would be welcome. Along with any favorite out-of-the-way cutthroat streams! ;)

I recommend shaving some time off your GT visit and adding to YNP visit. In my opinion (for what it's worth, LOL) GT can be done in 3-4 days. Yellowstone is HUGE and there is a lot to see here. You'll want to take one day to drive in your toad over the Beartooth HWY to Red Lodge, MT. If you do your GT visit first then when you finish in YNP you can exit through the East entrance and start home through Cody, WY, You will go through Wind River Canyon to get there. It is awesome. Buffalo Bill Cody museum and "old town" (Butch Cassidy hideout) and other interesting sites here. BTW, and you may know this, Fishing Bridge is the only camping in park that has hookups. I've never stayed @ Madison but have heard it's a great campground. I do plan to stay there my next visit. Also Mammoth doesn't look bad either. Anyway, I have been to this area many times and I never tire of it. It is my Favorite! You will have a GREAT time and will have to come back over and over. Enjoy!