Where to stay at/near Yellowstone?
Next year I am planning a trip to Yellowstone. Pulling A 35ft TT, and looking for full hookups. Planning on staying only 3 nights. Any recommendations?
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Fishing Bridge is fairly convenient especially to the Lake and Canyon areas, but wherever you stay, you'll have a lot of driving to see things. We stayed there recently for five days and enjoyed it. (Went first to Cody for a few days and came in via the East Entrance...saw a grizzly within an hour of entering Yellowstone.)
Many refer to Fishing Bridge as a parking lot campground, but we were lucky to have an end site with plenty of trees around. It has showers, laundry, camp store and gas station with propane. The Xanterra staff was friendly and efficient, the restrooms were old but clean. Book early if you want to stay there.
Fishing Bridge offers a few concessioner's tours that leave right from the campground which allows you to let someone else drive if you wsh. It's also very convenient to the beautiful old recently restored Lake Hotel, oldest in the National Park. Fun to have a drink in the sun room there with a view of the lake. The hotel offers a free tour every afternoon.
For a whirlwind short stay like three days, to get a fast overview, you could take the late afternoon Lamar Valley Wildlife Tour the day you arrive. And/or book the full day Circle of Fire Tour the next day (includes a lunchtime stop at Old Faithful so you can see it in action as well as other thermal features.
You could also take the first morning ranger-led daily boat tour of Yellowstone Lake one day, and still have plenty of time to drive yourself up to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and possibly Mammoth.
You could spend days doing nothing but looking at the incredible thermal features in the park. It's a great place that calls for repeat visits.
Many refer to Fishing Bridge as a parking lot campground, but we were lucky to have an end site with plenty of trees around. It has showers, laundry, camp store and gas station with propane. The Xanterra staff was friendly and efficient, the restrooms were old but clean. Book early if you want to stay there.
Fishing Bridge offers a few concessioner's tours that leave right from the campground which allows you to let someone else drive if you wsh. It's also very convenient to the beautiful old recently restored Lake Hotel, oldest in the National Park. Fun to have a drink in the sun room there with a view of the lake. The hotel offers a free tour every afternoon.
For a whirlwind short stay like three days, to get a fast overview, you could take the late afternoon Lamar Valley Wildlife Tour the day you arrive. And/or book the full day Circle of Fire Tour the next day (includes a lunchtime stop at Old Faithful so you can see it in action as well as other thermal features.
You could also take the first morning ranger-led daily boat tour of Yellowstone Lake one day, and still have plenty of time to drive yourself up to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and possibly Mammoth.
You could spend days doing nothing but looking at the incredible thermal features in the park. It's a great place that calls for repeat visits.
