best time to go yellowstone

As previously mentioned, any and all times of the year. It's amazing to witness how fast everything "bursts" to life with spring in the Rockies. In just a couple of short weeks, you can go from snow covered ridges, to flowers blooming! Wildlife is getting active, bears are coming out from hibernation, soon elk will be calving. Summer has it's own beauty, hundreds of animal (elk, bison,deer, and moose) feeding on the grasslands and river bottoms. Many birds have returned to the area from their migration, and many small animals are already preparing for the coming winter. Fall... the changing season brings much color to the high country, the cool days really bring to life vapor plumes from the hundreds of thermal areas. And... early September brings on the elk breeding season. Seeing and hearing the "bulls" challenge for herd dominance is a thing to behold! And then winter... while much of the wildlife has either migrated out or "holed-up" for winter, the area is still "very much alive"! Elk , Bison, and Moose are trying to scratch out an existence from the deep snow covered land, while constantly being stalked by wolf packs. A trip through the park on snow machines is an experience only a relative few have enjoyed!

There are campgrounds in Cody, and Wapiti on the east side of the park as well as Jackson to the south. Special arrangements could possibly be arranged for winter camping....if your RV is "up to the challenge"! We stayed in Wapiti in late November for a late season elk hunt just east of the park. It hadn't gotten cold yet... lows were in single digits to just below zero.

Give yourself a huge treat... see it in all seasons!