Driving from Tetons to Yellowstone

fanrgs wrote:
The Colter Bay RV Park may be booked, but the 300+ campsites in the campground are first-come, first-serve. So, you can still stay at Colter Bay if you can live for a night or two without reservations or hookups.

Can you dry camp? Check out Gros Ventre Campground or boondock at Upper Teton View Free Camping N43° 45.825' W110° 33.228' Check out free camping at Free Camping or Campendium

The Colter Bay RV Park may be booked, but the 300+ campsites in the campground are first-come, first-serve. So, you can still stay at Colter Bay if you can live for a night or two without reservations or hookups.

FYI, we spent 3 months on an Alaska trip without any reservations before we left home, so it is possible.

fanrgs wrote:
You will go right past Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, and the Upper and Lower Geyser Basins on your route through the park to West Yellowstone. You may be able to stop in your RV to see at least a couple of those attractions during that part of your trip and avoid backtracking a very long way back to see them later.

You will also be going right past one of my favorite places in Grand Teton NP--Colter Bay. If you are not planning to camp on Jackson Lake, you will be missing one of the photographic highlights of the park--sunrise on the Tetons reflected in Jackson Lake. If you stay at the Colter Bay campground or RV park, you can even rent a canoe and, early in the morning, hope to spot a moose grazing in the shallows. Magical!

That sounds amazing! We are going to the Tetons first. Working on reservations. Colter Bay is already booked for June. Thank you!

bobsallyh wrote:
What you need to do, is get a move on early in the AM. Don't be sitting in the 3 Bear Pancake House chomping down on a large stack and sucking down coffee.

Got it! Thanks for the laugh and good advice!

The roads are so much longer than you expect them to be. I agree with the above comment to see the attractions on your way through, possibly avoiding backtrack.

going hwy 22 you have a10% grade up % down. pulling camper up not bad going down hill rough on brakes.
can be done but watch bikes

A Great drive through the Park....have done it a few times with a 37'DP with toad. No problems at all....Have a wonderful time!

What you need to do, is get a move on early in the AM. Don't be sitting in the 3 Bear Pancake House chomping down on a large stack and sucking down coffee.

smileyblank wrote:
Didn’t think about going THRU the park! That’s why I asked for help. If that’s not a problem, and 45 mph is great, we will do that. I know it will be crowded in June but we will take our time. Thanks to all of you!

It's longer to go around and if you did you wouldn't want to over Teton Pass, buto through Hoback Junction, to Alpine Junction, past Palisades Reservoir through Idaho Falls and up through Hwy 20. Through the park is much better.

You will go right past Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, and the Upper and Lower Geyser Basins on your route through the park to West Yellowstone. You may be able to stop in your RV to see at least a couple of those attractions during that part of your trip and avoid backtracking a very long way back to see them later.

You will also be going right past one of my favorite places in Grand Teton NP--Colter Bay. If you are not planning to camp on Jackson Lake, you will be missing one of the photographic highlights of the park--sunrise on the Tetons reflected in Jackson Lake. If you stay at the Colter Bay campground or RV park, you can even rent a canoe and, early in the morning, hope to spot a moose grazing in the shallows. Magical!