Hey Folks,Family and I have a wedding to attend out in Revelstoke BC this August. We looked into flying but decided to make a bit family trip out of it. Long story short we leave on 24 July from the Toronto area for Revelstoke BC and have to be back about 30 days later. We are spending 3 days at the wedding venue. The family for reference sake is Wife and I, and kids are 9 and 7.We are driving a 2013 F150 with a 18’ Starcraft 18BH behind us. We are planning about 4 – 6 hours driving a day. Planning on sleeping campsites most nights but parking lots or rest stops the rest. I have plotted out our routes using Roadtrippers.Westbound Route (Through Canada): https://roadtrippers.com/trips/bc-wedding-trip/7219881Eastbound Route (Through USA): https://roadtrippers.com/trips/7609305The only thing I have booked at this point is Dinosaur Provincial Park on our way West. The rest of it we plan on calling day of or day before to book sites.The trip back is where I really need some help (although I will gladly take ideas and suggestions on the whole thing). We plan on stopping at Yellowstone. Having never been before (or camped really either) wondering what people recommend for Yellowstone? Any other thoughts on this route, place we should spend nights, or things we should stop or detour to see?Really appreciate thought and suggestion!Mike

Yellowstone will be crowded so if you want to stay in the park, you should make reservations ASAP. Fishing Bridge is centrally located but YS is huge and traffic can be....errrr.. a bear. ;) Cody, WY is a great town to visit. Eat at Irma's, see a rodeo, take in Buffalo Bill Museum and make a day trip to Red Lodge, MT. From Red Lodge, take the Beartooth Hwy west to Chief Joseph Hwy. Beartooth has been rated as one of the most scenic highways in the USA and we agree. Absolutely breathtaking!You might double check your route from Cody to Devil's Tower. Going over the Big Horns can be a challenge. You can drop south out of Cody to Thermopolis to Casper & to Gillette then to Devil's Tower if you want. Beautiful drive through Wind River Canyon on RT 20.After Rushmore and the Black Hills, there is a lot... Wall Drug, Badlands NP, Minuteman Missile, Pioneer Auto Museum (worth the stop) at Murdo, SD & the Corn Palace at Mitchell is worth a look.Have fun!

I second the recommendation for the Beartooth Highway out the northeast entrance of Yellowstone. Within Yellowstone, don't miss these things:Canyon area (Lower Falls)Lamar ValleyHayden ValleyNorris Geyser BasinOld Faithful areaGrand Prismatic Spring and other hot springs poolsAlso, you'll be really close to Grand Teton National Park, which is worth the short trip to the south if you're not already sick of looking at beautiful mountain ranges.

Driving only 4-6 hours/day doesn't leave much time for sightseeing at Yellowstone, Glacier or Grand Teton. Your two Roadtrippers routes indicate a total 121 hours of driving to get to the wedding and back again. At 6 hours/day, that's 20 days of travel with perhaps short stops for sightseeing along the way. With three days for the wedding, you have seven days to divide between Glacier and Yellowstone. Two days for Glacier, three for Yellowstone and a day trip to Grand Teton would be reasonable. Of Course, if your "about 30 days" could become 35 days you can have a much more relaxing trip.

Many thanks folks! I need to digest some of the suggestions. Normally I would attack this over my lunch break but stuff is exploding ;-)Hopefully look at this tonight and try and make use of it all!Mike

For booking Yellowstone, any issues concerns with Fishing Bridge? Basic planning looks like we will be there over a weekend, shows some availability. Would there be a prefered site for us as first timers? No problem or concerns on our end boondocking, although hydro would be nice :-) Your feedback is greatly appreciated!Mike

Toronto to BC and Back again. Hints on Yellowstone area?

bedpan
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
Many thanks folks! I need to digest some of the suggestions. Normally I would attack this over my lunch break but stuff is exploding ;-)

Hopefully look at this tonight and try and make use of it all!

Mike
CloudDriver
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
Driving only 4-6 hours/day doesn't leave much time for sightseeing at Yellowstone, Glacier or Grand Teton. Your two Roadtrippers routes indicate a total 121 hours of driving to get to the wedding and back again. At 6 hours/day, that's 20 days of travel with perhaps short stops for sightseeing along the way. With three days for the wedding, you have seven days to divide between Glacier and Yellowstone. Two days for Glacier, three for Yellowstone and a day trip to Grand Teton would be reasonable. Of Course, if your "about 30 days" could become 35 days you can have a much more relaxing trip.
OldBlackWater
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
I second the recommendation for the Beartooth Highway out the northeast entrance of Yellowstone. Within Yellowstone, don't miss these things:

Canyon area (Lower Falls)
Lamar Valley
Hayden Valley
Norris Geyser Basin
Old Faithful area
Grand Prismatic Spring and other hot springs pools

Also, you'll be really close to Grand Teton National Park, which is worth the short trip to the south if you're not already sick of looking at beautiful mountain ranges.
KarenS144
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
Yellowstone will be crowded so if you want to stay in the park, you should make reservations ASAP. Fishing Bridge is centrally located but YS is huge and traffic can be....errrr.. a bear. ;)

Cody, WY is a great town to visit. Eat at Irma's, see a rodeo, take in Buffalo Bill Museum and make a day trip to Red Lodge, MT. From Red Lodge, take the Beartooth Hwy west to Chief Joseph Hwy. Beartooth has been rated as one of the most scenic highways in the USA and we agree. Absolutely breathtaking!

You might double check your route from Cody to Devil's Tower. Going over the Big Horns can be a challenge. You can drop south out of Cody to Thermopolis to Casper & to Gillette then to Devil's Tower if you want. Beautiful drive through Wind River Canyon on RT 20.

After Rushmore and the Black Hills, there is a lot... Wall Drug, Badlands NP, Minuteman Missile, Pioneer Auto Museum (worth the stop) at Murdo, SD & the Corn Palace at Mitchell is worth a look.

Have fun!

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