Getting Through Yellowstone
Looking for advise on pulling a 40' fifth wheel from the west entrance through to exit on the east side. Are the roads suitable? Any other suggestions? I need to get to Rapid City area.
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Re: the advice to travel very early AM or at night: the animals are more likely to try to cross roads at night - at least so it seemed to us a few years ago. I think some of them have learned there is less traffic and less hassle for them. Yellowstone has no street lights, and it's DARK out there after dark - I almost hit a deer and then later an elk driving at night (below the speed limit) from West Thumb to Lake! They just stepped out of the woods and started to cross, and we saw them just in time. So - be very, very careful if you choose this option.
Personally, I'd just plan to spend several hours (3 is not out of line) to drive from west to east in the park, take your time, enjoy the scenery, laugh at the dumb things some tourists do, etc. If you need gas, Canyon is a good place to gas up (though expensive; gas will be lower in West Yellowstone, most likely).
From Cody, if you don't want to tackle the Bighorns,you can turn north on SR 120, which becomes SR 72 in Montana; it joins US 310 and will take you to I-90. No big grades on this route, but still scenic. We've used it several times & it has worked well.
Personally, I'd just plan to spend several hours (3 is not out of line) to drive from west to east in the park, take your time, enjoy the scenery, laugh at the dumb things some tourists do, etc. If you need gas, Canyon is a good place to gas up (though expensive; gas will be lower in West Yellowstone, most likely).
From Cody, if you don't want to tackle the Bighorns,you can turn north on SR 120, which becomes SR 72 in Montana; it joins US 310 and will take you to I-90. No big grades on this route, but still scenic. We've used it several times & it has worked well.
