Yellowstone area camping help

You're getting some excellent advice in the posts above.

First, prepare yourself for something grander and more magnificent that you would ever expect. The West is simply amazing, distances are vast, and legends are around every corner.

When we camp, we like to have some other people in the vicinity but "packed" around us. So we prefer State Parks & National Forests for our camping. Yellowstone has nice facilities but you will be "packed" in. So, we camped across the boarder at Henry's Lake State Park in Idaho. It is about 20 minutes from the center of the park but you will get: large & well maintained spaces, peace & quiet, clean facilities, a fishing lake to die for, and no bears. This made a real nice base camp away from the crowded areas of Yellowstone.

Oh, when at the Grand Tetons (simply amazing) you'll see there are four visitor centers. They are NOT all the same! Each has its own special focus and each deserves to be appreciated. 60 minutes at each one was about right for us.

We tried to move our Rv as little as possible. If you come in through Cody there is a lot to see so I would look at two nights there. One for Cody Hotel and street show, museums,river dam, rodeo etc. The other day I would do the Beartooth Highway. Rated as one of the most beautiful rides in America,a must see. We decided to camp at Colter Bay in the Teton National Park. From there you can do the Tetons and Jackson Hole is only about 45 minutes south of the park. We then toured Yellowstone from there. Yes it was a lot of driving but Yellowstone is one huge park. We were there in early spring so had no traffic. Colter Bay has full hookups with 50 amp and sewer. They also have fuel, a nice restaurant and a very nice grocery store. Being in the park the gas is a little high but it beats walking. You will really enjoy the trip.

I would try to include the Black Hills , Cody and Deadwood on your to do list since you will be in the area of all of them. Cody is at the east entrance of Yellowstone and the afore mentioned Grizzly's Campground is at the west entrance.Spent 3 weeks there in 2010 and was the best trip to date. Next time I will spend more time in the Grand Tetons and Montana. ,truly Gods Country !!

Here is a thread with some information. Maybe try to narrow down what you're asking, as there are quite a few options ranging from boondocking to full hookups, both inside and outside the park itself. Good luck! Sounds like you're planning a great trip!

The Grizzley RV park in West Yellowstone is nice.