RoadXYZ wrote:
Would like to avoid the 8K pass within the park which is spoken of in the Yellowstone's Edge RV Park site. Will look further into how to maneuver around within Yellowstone.
The only difficult pass I can think of inside Yellowstone is Dunraven Pass on the east side of the upper loop. Most of Yellowstone is in the 7-8K range anyway, so an 8K pass isn't a climb from sea level by any means.
Coming in the north entrance there is a mile or so of 6-7% grade up to Mammoth Hot Springs and another mile or two of 6-7% to get up to the plateau. From there it's hills, but no steep grades on to Madison and the Old Faithful area.
Yellowstone's Edge RV Park is 35 miles from the north entrance, so you are adding 70 miles of travel each day by staying there. IMO much better to stay in one of the reservation campgrounds inside the Park, or in an RV park in West Yellowstone.
X2 on the suggestion to include Grand Teton while you are so close. Absolutely spectacular! If you go, follow the advice to head south from Jackson to Alpine, then over to Idaho Falls. You do not want to tow over the Teton Pass west of Jackson.
