traveling from Ohio to Montana
My husband and I are embarking on our first extended road trip this September...we're heading from Cincinnati to Billings, Montana. We hope to take a few days getting there, seeing sights along the wa...
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momodolls wrote:
we intend to! That's why we were thinking about finding camp sights as we go instead of booking ahead with exact dates...just not sure how easy it would be to find available sight on the spur of the moment
We have done seven 8 to 9 week cross country trips so far and never make advance reservations. Having a fixed schedule based on reservations would ruin the adventure for us. We travel the shoulder seasons when families with school age kids are stuck at home - May-June and Sept-Oct. We don't need hookups every night, which opens up many options for camping. In early afternoon we figure out how much further we want to drive and call ahead for a site for the night. It is very rare to have to call a second campground. We plan ahead a couple of days for travel during holiday weekends, but since you will be traveling after Labor Day you should not have that issue.
There are a number of dry camping choices inside Yellowstone, as well as Fishing Bridge, which has FHU. Also a number of RV Parks in West Yellowstone. As you get into late September and October, check for campground closing dates.
Don't miss Grand Teton NP, just 40 miles south of Yellowstone.
