Planning for The Grand Teton/Yellowstone Trip
I am in the planning stages for a trip west from Northwestern Pennsylvania in the summer of 2015. Route will be out to South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and back. Idea is to see the Badlands in South ...
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Thanks much to all. I have made reservations for everywhere we are staying. We are staying at Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone and Colter Bay Village in Grand Teton; other than that we are staying at a KOA (usually when travelling)or a park highly rated by Good Sam.
Here is the actual plan. My idea is to pretty much stick to the interstate where possible. If someone has been this way and is aware of a problem towing then please let me know. I know that one ants to avoid the Big Horn mountain range when towing. I think the route below is friendly for towing.
If someone has experience and can think of something we are clearly missing then please let me know.
The idea here is to allow plenty of time for simply walking and being outside.
Day 1: Leave northwestern Pennsylvania and head west on I-90/I-80 through Ohio and on into Indiana.
Day 2: Continue west across Indiana and Illinois on I-80 into Iowa.
Day 3: Continue west on I-80 across Iowa and then north on I-29 to South Dakota.
Day 4: Continue on west in South Dakota to see the Corn palace and rest for the night.
Day 5 through Day 7: Continue west across South Dakota on I-90 to badlands area, staying for three nights. See Wall Drug, MinuteMan Silo, Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and Wounded Knee.
Day 8 through Day 13: Continue west on I-90 and then US 16 south to Black Hills. See Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Black Hills National Forest, and Wind Cave National Park.
Day 14: Go north on US 16 and then west on I-90 and north on US 14 to Devil’s Tower, Wyoming; see Devil’s Tower and stay the night.
Day 15: Go south on US 14 back to I-90 west out of Wyoming and on in to Montana, staying on I-90 to avoid the Big Horn mountains.
Day 16: Continue west across Montana on I-90 and then south on US 191 to the West entrance to Yellowstone.
Day 17 through Day 22: Western half of Yellowstone from west entrance.
Day 23: Relocate to Fishing Bridge inside of Yellowstone.
Day 24 through Day 30: Eastern half of Yellowstone from Fishing Bridge and Cody, Wyoming.
Day 31: Relocate to Colter Bay Village in Grand Teton.
Day 32 through Day 44: Southern part of Yellowstone from Colter Bay Village, Grand Teton, Jackson, Wyoming, Snake River Canyon.
Day 45: Leave Grand Teton south on US 191 to connect with I-80 going east across Wyoming.
Day 46: Continue east across Wyoming and into Nebraska on I-80.
Day 47: Continue east across Nebraska and into Iowa on I-80.
Day 48: Continue east across Iowa and into Illinois on I-80.
Day 49: Continue east across Illinois and Indiana and into Ohio on I-80/I-90.
Day 50: Continue east across Ohio and return to home in Northwestern Pennsylvania on I-80/I-90.
Thanks!
Here is the actual plan. My idea is to pretty much stick to the interstate where possible. If someone has been this way and is aware of a problem towing then please let me know. I know that one ants to avoid the Big Horn mountain range when towing. I think the route below is friendly for towing.
If someone has experience and can think of something we are clearly missing then please let me know.
The idea here is to allow plenty of time for simply walking and being outside.
Day 1: Leave northwestern Pennsylvania and head west on I-90/I-80 through Ohio and on into Indiana.
Day 2: Continue west across Indiana and Illinois on I-80 into Iowa.
Day 3: Continue west on I-80 across Iowa and then north on I-29 to South Dakota.
Day 4: Continue on west in South Dakota to see the Corn palace and rest for the night.
Day 5 through Day 7: Continue west across South Dakota on I-90 to badlands area, staying for three nights. See Wall Drug, MinuteMan Silo, Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and Wounded Knee.
Day 8 through Day 13: Continue west on I-90 and then US 16 south to Black Hills. See Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Black Hills National Forest, and Wind Cave National Park.
Day 14: Go north on US 16 and then west on I-90 and north on US 14 to Devil’s Tower, Wyoming; see Devil’s Tower and stay the night.
Day 15: Go south on US 14 back to I-90 west out of Wyoming and on in to Montana, staying on I-90 to avoid the Big Horn mountains.
Day 16: Continue west across Montana on I-90 and then south on US 191 to the West entrance to Yellowstone.
Day 17 through Day 22: Western half of Yellowstone from west entrance.
Day 23: Relocate to Fishing Bridge inside of Yellowstone.
Day 24 through Day 30: Eastern half of Yellowstone from Fishing Bridge and Cody, Wyoming.
Day 31: Relocate to Colter Bay Village in Grand Teton.
Day 32 through Day 44: Southern part of Yellowstone from Colter Bay Village, Grand Teton, Jackson, Wyoming, Snake River Canyon.
Day 45: Leave Grand Teton south on US 191 to connect with I-80 going east across Wyoming.
Day 46: Continue east across Wyoming and into Nebraska on I-80.
Day 47: Continue east across Nebraska and into Iowa on I-80.
Day 48: Continue east across Iowa and into Illinois on I-80.
Day 49: Continue east across Illinois and Indiana and into Ohio on I-80/I-90.
Day 50: Continue east across Ohio and return to home in Northwestern Pennsylvania on I-80/I-90.
Thanks!
