Grizzy RV in West Yellowstone

Jim Shoe wrote:
I've stayed at Grizzly a few times. Two blocks to the west gate and 14 miles to the Grand Loop. But you're IN Yellowstone for those 14 miles. On the way to the loop one spring morning, I watched a herd of Bison taking their own sweet time crossing the road, a pair of Bald Eagles feeding their chicks, a fox feeding her kits, and a male Elk grazing along the road while a stupid human walked up behind him to take a picture. I also saw a young lady complaining to a ranger because she tried to drive through that bison herd and wound up with a severely dented door. Bison have very thick skulls and very small brains. Its wise to remember that you're in their home and they make the rules.

What he said. A few people complain that you have to drive 14 miles to the Grand Junction, what is that 30 minutes of enjoying Yellowstone? Grizzly RV park is BEAUTIFUL and in the GREAT town of West Yellowstone.

Hi,
We stayed there on one of our western trips. Its a really nice place and we enjoyed out stay very much.

I totally agree with all of the above comments regarding Grizzly RV park in West Yellowstone. We stayed there on our trip to Yellowstone and travelled into the park each day from there.
As said while expensive it is a very nice and well maintained park with all the facilities required for a great stay.
I highly recommend based on our experience.

The only issue I have with staying in west Yellowstone is the distance to some of the sites. it will be 45min to an hour to old faithful, an hour and a half to the fishing bridge area, and upwards of 2 hours for the NW corner of the park or Cody! this would require a lot of drive time every day. I would like to limit my drive time so I could spend more of it in the park!
I`m sure Grizzly is nice, but it is not worth it in terms of driving everyday.

You can't avoid driving every day if you want FHUs (except Fishing Bridge). One lap of the Grand Loop is 140 SLOW miles. At any point on the loop, you're about 70 miles away from the opposite side. But the West entrance is 14 miles to the loop. NE - 30 miles. SE - 26 miles. South - 21 miles.
And Fishing Bridge is operated by Xanterra. NOT the National Park Service and its just as expensive as Grizzly RV park.

Check your facts! Fishing Bridge is not as expensive as Grizzly! It maybe operated by Xanterra, but it is still part of Yellowstone and subject to the rules and regulations of the national park service and frequently patrolled by Rangers. As to mileage, sure it is "only 14 miles" to the grand loop road, but there is nothing at that intersection but a great NPS campground. Keep in mind that you still have to drive much farther to get to the main sites and must still backtrack all that way to get back to West Yellowstone.

There must be a reason that there are over 2000 campsites inside Yellowstone that are mostly all full during the summer season.

Keith

kedanie wrote:
Check your facts! Fishing Bridge is not as expensive as Grizzly! It maybe operated by Xanterra, but it is still part of Yellowstone and subject to the rules and regulations of the national park service and frequently patrolled by Rangers. As to mileage, sure it is "only 14 miles" to the grand loop road, but there is nothing at that intersection but a great NPS campground. Keep in mind that you still have to drive much farther to get to the main sites and must still backtrack all that way to get back to West Yellowstone.

There must be a reason that there are over 2000 campsites inside Yellowstone that are mostly all full during the summer season.

Keith

Fishing Bridge is no where as nice as Grizzly RV Park, Xanterra facilities do not offer the diversity of the Town of West Yellowstone, i.e. IMAX theater, 2 fully stocked grocery stores, a bakery that is fantastic, Mexican food, Ice Cream parlors, Pizza parlor, several gasoline stations, Propane, Museums, Zip-line and on and on.
We spent 7 days there and didn't find the drives to ALL four corners of the park tiring and we even canoed, shopped and horseback rode. Stay at Grizzly and enjoy the town and Yellowstone NP.

Never said FB was nicer than Grizzly, just less expensive. For us, staying in the park allows more time to see Yellowstone rather than driving in and out everyday. Are you there to see Yellowstone National Park or the tourist trap filled West Yellowstone? Bears in a cage, movie screens and restaurants have no appeal if you are truly interested in the national park. If that is what you are interested in, save all the driving and go to Disneland.

Keith

Different strokes...try decaf. ;)

kedanie wrote:
Never said FB was nicer than Grizzly, just less expensive. For us, staying in the park allows more time to see Yellowstone rather than driving in and out everyday. Are you there to see Yellowstone National Park or the tourist trap filled West Yellowstone? Bears in a cage, movie screens and restaurants have no appeal if you are truly interested in the national park. If that is what you are interested in, save all the driving and go to Disneland.

Keith

Less expensive is somewhat dependent on the makeup of your group. At Fishing Bridge, you get two shower tokens per day. If you have a family of six, you have to purchase 4 additional tokens. Fishing Bridge charges a utility fee as well as taxes. Everything in the park is more expensive than it is in the outlying communities. Things like gas, groceries, restaurant food all cost more inside the park than they do outside. At Fishing Bridge, you can forget having any television reception. There is no over the air reception anywhere near Yellowstone and Fishing Bridge doesn't offer cable, unlike the parks in the Gateway towns.
Finally, if you are entering and leaving from one of the Gateway towns you have to drive your RV 100 plus miles over those narrow, busy, steep, crowded, winding park roads. For many people driving their tow vehicles is preferable. It is just plain wrong to say staying at Fishing Bridge is a superior choice than staying at West Yellowstone. There are too many variables, many of which are strictly personal preferences.