RPreeb wrote:
Bob806 wrote:
Sounds like you are doing a similar family trip we did back in 2007.
Glacier CG is a nice place on the west side of the park. We spent 5 nights there, wish we could have had more.
Obviously, the Going to the Sun road is a must. Truly spectacular. There's a few white water river outfitters up by West Glacier, and the rapids are not severe...no danger to your 5 year old, the kids would love it. The Flat Head area, a little southwest of there has some nice scenic drives. Check out the town of Kalispell & Whitefish too.
When we left Glacier, we tookUS 12 across Idaho towards McCall, and camped at a nice place near Riggins (Canyon Pines, I think) right on the river. Beautiful spot, near the Seven Devils Mtn. range.
When we went to Yellowstone (after Glacier), we stayed on the Idaho side near Driggs. Can't recall the name of the CG, but the Tetons weren't too far away, neither was Old Faithful and the Fire River.
Driggs ID is a long drive from Yellowstone by any route. Certainly not a trip you want to make with 3 kids 2 or 3 days in a row. Even to get to Teton the only practical way is over Teton Pass to the Moose-Wilson Road and the Granite Canyon entrance on the south end, and Teton Pass can be very slow. I've done it a couple of times (my brother lives in Idaho Falls), and I don't even consider it unless I'm just out for a drive. I would never consider the Driggs area as a reasonable camping area if your main goal was seeing the parks.
It's not ideal,but it worked for us. We had 3 kids with us and did it. When you travel across the country and only have say 2 weeks of sightseeing, you do what you have to do to max it out.
Sorry for offering up a summary of our trip.
