Yellowstone-Fishing Bridge or Outside Park
We're going to be staying at Yellowstone for 5 nights at the end of May. We had been planning to stay all of them at Fishing Bridge but someone mentioned we'd be wasting a lot of hours driving around...
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Fishing Bridge and Gardiner is about the same distance from Lamar Valley, so I don't see the advantage. Gardiner is really only advantageous for Mammoth, so perhaps leave Fishing Bridge, visit Lamar, on your way to Gardiner, and then visit Mammoth/Norris before you leave.
Fishing Bridge vs West Yellowstone is about the same, driving wise to the main thermal area, but Fishing Bridge is closer to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mud Volcano, Hayden Valley. The drive is more scenic to Old Faithful from Fishing Bridge.
Frankly, if you can camp without hookups for a couple nights, I would split the trip between Fishing Bridge and Madison.
Fishing Bridge vs West Yellowstone is about the same, driving wise to the main thermal area, but Fishing Bridge is closer to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mud Volcano, Hayden Valley. The drive is more scenic to Old Faithful from Fishing Bridge.
Frankly, if you can camp without hookups for a couple nights, I would split the trip between Fishing Bridge and Madison.
