Yellowstone and Grand Teton from Denver
We're from UK and planning to pick up a Cruise America C25 RV from Denver in late May for a 4 or 5 week tour to include Yellowstone and Grand Teton. We've used an RV in USA before and generally like t...
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Just a few thoughts - late May is still early for the Rockies, so do some touring around Denver before heading to Yellowstone and the Tetons. Even with that said, it may be early for Rocky Mountain National Park, but definitely try. Visit Cripple Creek, Pikes Peak, and Garden of the Gods at least, which are all in the Colorado Springs area. Again for Cripple Creek, it is pretty high in elevation, so it may be out, but a must see and there is a railroad trip you can take from there.
If you take 25 to 26, through Cheyenne, Riverton, and Dubois, you'll go over the Togwothee pass, which is beautiful with a great campground on the pass, Falls, with a loop with electricity and will fit most any RV. Again, you'll have to check if it's open, but there's a KOA in Dubois too.
You could take 25 to 26 to 20 and up through Thermopolis and visit the hot springs. Very interesting area and very geological! Road signs every part of the way indicating Mesozoic era, etc. There's a nice KOA in Graybull, then you can go from there on 14 to Cody and in the back side of Yellowstone. There are many FS campgrounds on 14. Rex Hale CG has some sites with electricity if you need and after you leave Cody there is Buffalo Bill State Park and one of the loops has water and electricity. When we've stayed there we opted out of E and W and stayed in the lower loop because we have solar and plenty of water on board. Then down through the Tetons. Be sure to stop at the Pahaska Teepee Resort and Restaurant. They have great food and Blueberry Saddle Blankets (that's what they call their pancakes)! This is between Cody, WY, and the East Entrance. Knowing the Hwy's and using this as a guide, you can use Google Maps to view the routes and zooming in, CGs will appear, then you can research them. Hope this helps.
If you take 25 to 26, through Cheyenne, Riverton, and Dubois, you'll go over the Togwothee pass, which is beautiful with a great campground on the pass, Falls, with a loop with electricity and will fit most any RV. Again, you'll have to check if it's open, but there's a KOA in Dubois too.
You could take 25 to 26 to 20 and up through Thermopolis and visit the hot springs. Very interesting area and very geological! Road signs every part of the way indicating Mesozoic era, etc. There's a nice KOA in Graybull, then you can go from there on 14 to Cody and in the back side of Yellowstone. There are many FS campgrounds on 14. Rex Hale CG has some sites with electricity if you need and after you leave Cody there is Buffalo Bill State Park and one of the loops has water and electricity. When we've stayed there we opted out of E and W and stayed in the lower loop because we have solar and plenty of water on board. Then down through the Tetons. Be sure to stop at the Pahaska Teepee Resort and Restaurant. They have great food and Blueberry Saddle Blankets (that's what they call their pancakes)! This is between Cody, WY, and the East Entrance. Knowing the Hwy's and using this as a guide, you can use Google Maps to view the routes and zooming in, CGs will appear, then you can research them. Hope this helps.
