Grand Teton - Yellowstone Visit Guidance

I LOVE both of these parks. If you like to bike there is a really nice paved bike path in the Tetons. When we traveled to the parks from the east we didn't make resevations as we didn't know when we would be arriving. (We plan for unforeseen mishaps like last last year while on Rt 2 in North Dakota and then in Montana we had 2 tire blowout in 3 days.) I kept going online to check out Fishing Bridge and Colter Bay and was able to get reservations days ahead of when we thought we would be arriving. In Colter Bay we had a reservation for a Monday on one site, nothing for Tuesday and then 2 nights on another site. When we got there the ranger doing reservations and sign ins was so very helpful and was able to get us 4 nights in a row on one site. On another trip we had a similar situation in Yellowstone and the ranger made it work for us. One time visiting in the Smokie MT we did a walkin at one of the bigger campgrounds in the park . We got to the window and the ranger not only gave us 2 nights but we didnt' have to pay for them as he had JUST had a cancelation and the people who canceled said to use the reservation for the next people(us) in line. Two years ago we headed to the Keys and I was able to get reservations at Curry Hammock but not at Bahia Honda . I went online everyday for about a month and there is was one day.....10 days available on the same site 10 days in a row. I booked 5 of them as fast as I could.

Enjoy your trip to 2 of the most beautiful places in the world.