Northeast Ohio to Yellowstone with Kids!

Here's the trip we did in 2017, adds 1500 miles and a week over the out and back to Yellowstone, but SO much value.



RV Trip Wizard

Revised Yellowstone 2017

19 stops | 4,896 Miles | $3,770 Cost (estimated)



Stop #1 - Fri, 7/28/17

North Royalton, OH 44133, USA
Departure:
Fri, 7/28/17


Stop #2 - Fri, 7/28/17

Lincoln Trail State Park
16501-16599 County Road 1250 N, Marshall, IL, 62441


Arrival:
Fri, 7/28/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Sat, 7/29/17

Cost/Night:
$214




Stop #3 - Sat, 7/29/17

Bennett Spring State Park
26250 State Highway 64A, Lebanon, MO, 65536


Arrival:
Sat, 7/29/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Sun, 7/30/17

Cost/Night:
$185




Stop #4 - Sun, 7/30/17

Roadrunner RV Park
4800 South Hattie Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK, 73129


Arrival:
Sun, 7/30/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Mon, 7/31/17

Cost/Night:
$202




Stop #5 - Mon, 7/31/17

Camp 2 - Ute Lake State Park
92200 State Park Rd, Logan, NM, 88426


Arrival:
Mon, 7/31/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Tue, 8/1/17

Cost/Night:
$191




Stop #6 - Tue, 8/1/17

white sands koa
white sands koa


Arrival:
Tue, 8/1/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Wed, 8/2/17

Cost/Night:
$184




Stop #7 - Wed, 8/2/17

Sun Valley RV Resort (Don't stay here! Find anything else nearby!)
7625 Quartzsite Street, Sun Valley, AZ, 86029


Arrival:
Wed, 8/2/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Thu, 8/3/17

Cost/Night:
$210




Stop #8 - Thu, 8/3/17

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, United States
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, United States


Arrival:
Thu, 8/3/17

Nights:
0

Departure:
Thu, 8/3/17

Cost/Night:
$4




Stop #9 - Thu, 8/3/17

Demotte Campground
Demotte Campground


Arrival:
Thu, 8/3/17

Nights:
2

Departure:
Sat, 8/5/17

Cost/Night:
$303




Stop #10 - Sat, 8/5/17

Zion RV and Campground
12120 W. Hwy 9, Mount Carmel, UT, 84755


Arrival:
Sat, 8/5/17

Nights:
3

Departure:
Tue, 8/8/17

Cost/Night:
$395




Stop #11 - Tue, 8/8/17

KOA Brigham City/Perry South
1016-1032 W 3600 S, Perry, UT, 84302


Arrival:
Tue, 8/8/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Wed, 8/9/17

Cost/Night:
$206




Stop #12 - Wed, 8/9/17

Grand Teton National Park Signal Mountain Campground
99-1849 Signal Mountain Campground Rd, Alta, WY, 83012


Arrival:
Wed, 8/9/17

Nights:
0

Departure:
Wed, 8/9/17

Cost/Night:
$58




Stop #13 - Wed, 8/9/17

fishing bridge
fishing bridge


Arrival:
Wed, 8/9/17

Nights:
6

Departure:
Tue, 8/15/17

Cost/Night:
$765




Stop #14 - Tue, 8/15/17

Deer Park
146 U.S. Hwy 16 E, Buffalo, WY, 82834


Arrival:
Tue, 8/15/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Wed, 8/16/17

Cost/Night:
$171




Stop #15 - Wed, 8/16/17

Fort Welikit Family Campground
24992 Sylvan Lake Rd, Custer, SD, 57730


Arrival:
Wed, 8/16/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Thu, 8/17/17

Cost/Night:
$158




Stop #16 - Thu, 8/17/17

mount rushmore
mount rushmore


Arrival:
Thu, 8/17/17

Nights:
0

Departure:
Thu, 8/17/17

Cost/Night:
$4




Stop #17 - Thu, 8/17/17

Big Sioux State Rec Area
1821 Parkview Blvd, Brandon, SD, 57005


Arrival:
Thu, 8/17/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Fri, 8/18/17

Cost/Night:
$209




Stop #18 - Fri, 8/18/17

Madison Campground LLC
4825-4899 W North St, De Forest, WI, 53532


Arrival:
Fri, 8/18/17

Nights:
1

Departure:
Sat, 8/19/17

Cost/Night:
$199




Stop #19 - Sat, 8/19/17

North Royalton, OH 44133, USA

Arrival:
Sat, 8/19/17

Cost/Night:
$112

mrdarcy2525 wrote:
What is the best route and stops to make from Akron/Canton area to Yellowstone and back. We have a 41' Fifth wheel. Would prefer not to return the same way we came and would take 12-14 days. Any tips are appreciated!

lost this post!

The interstates are obvious. Half of your time at least will be driving. With kids you are asking a lot. Flay and drive or go somewhere closer to home.

Driving a couple of long days at the beginning and end of a vacation is not high stress. My kids grew up doing it and they still enjoy on the fly trips. When you are young with young kids, sometimes you either bust your butt to get somewhere or you don't go. I only had 2 weeks for vacations because that was all I could get from my job. We went to Yellowstone, Glacier, The Grand Canyon, Florida, and Acadia. Every one of those trips was usually 2 days at the beginning and end with 600 mile days. Three of our daughters still talk about those trips as being great family vacations. If you talk about it like it is hell on earth, the kids will not have any fun.

Since this thread has been resurrected my general thought is vacation is not an endurance run. Vacation is meant to be enjoyable. 8-10 hour driving days are not enjoyable. If you only have 2 weeks of vacation choose a 2 week destination not a 3 week destination. Excessive time staring out the windshield is a waste of vacation time.
Wherever you are starting from there is a great big country out there, you don't need to drive for 3 consecutive days to find a worthwhile destination.

Go to RVPARKY and set your trip there so you can see how long each day of driving will be.

As BarabooBob commented it is up to your children. My children also grew up thinking this is the way you travel. One daughter cleans windows, wife makes a snack, I fill the tank. The other daughter jumps in and helps who ever needs to use the bathroom first. If you work as a team this can be done and done with smiles on your face. From Niagara Falls NY we made it in 3 days hitting the Corn Palace and Wall Drugs. I say go for it!!!!

If you and your significant other can safely do long drives like that, go for it. My family and I have traveled plenty with long drive days to maximize time at the destination. Mind you, that was before the kids had ample entertainment to occupy their time during the ride as the do now! You know your family and their ability to do long rides. Hit the road and enjoy. The road trip is half the fun for me, always has been. Whatever you don't see this time, see it another time. Sorry I can't help on the route but i figured I'd chime in to counter those who act like it's the worst thing in the world and child abuse to take long drives.

I did about the same thing as the other guy from MD. Left our home at BWI went the Northern route out + up into Canada. Headed South, Grand Canyon, Vegas, Disney,Tucson, then into Mexico. Tombstone, Bisbee, Albuquerque, —— you get the idea. You can do it. Best part was skiing on Mt Hood in August. Can’t never did anything.

X2 on KNDB’s and my comment about layered clothing. We live about 110 miles from each park, at 6:15 AM this morning when I got up the temp was 36* now at 4:40 PM it is 70*. With 89* predicted by this weekend.As the snow in the higher elevation melts the nite temp’s warmup.