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jwdsmith
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Sep 20, 2014

Yellowstone National park

Hi,
traveling with a 5th wheel...any recommendations for camping in the Yellowstone area?

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  • Vague question with lots of variables. You can see all the options for yourself Here
  • Holiday rv campground and marina...10 minutes away....but a much nicer experience.
  • Buffalo Crossing in West Yellowstone.
    Getting close to big weather changes! Good time to hear the elk bugling.
  • n7bsn wrote:
    If you are just "car" sight-seeing, a couple days, you get tired of seeing/smelling the same sights over and over (I lived just outside the park for many years)
    If you are hiking, until the weather chases you out.
    Fishing Bridge would be where I would stay.
    Be prepared for any weather, it has already snowed there this month.


    yep, I got tired of smelling sulfur pots and left one day early after seeing all I wanted to see.
    bumpy
  • Check the NPS website. There are some road closings through 9/30 that you'll want to know about before picking a campground.

    Then click on their camping links which will tell you which ones are still open in the park and the length they can handle. Fishing Bridge was closed last year by mid/late Septemer (only one with hookups inside the park.)
  • If you are just "car" sight-seeing, a couple days, you get tired of seeing/smelling the same sights over and over (I lived just outside the park for many years)
    If you are hiking, until the weather chases you out.
    Fishing Bridge would be where I would stay.
    Be prepared for any weather, it has already snowed there this month.
  • Within the next few days. We have never been before so not sure how long we'll stay and what type of campsites are available.
  • What time of year?
    What do you need, a spot to park? Or "everything"