Yellowstone Update
Got into Yellowstone Yesterday and so far things are great. Staying at Fishing Bridge. Sites are tight but in good condition and well maintained. Got a reservation for 6 days about a month ago but ...
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agesilaus wrote:
Am I reading the web page right, is it $84/night to camp in Fishing Bridge?
Yeah, at first we choked on that but when we looked around, the private campgrounds outside the park most were $65-100 plus it's between 45min and 1.5hr drive just to get in to the loop road. The cheapest we found was $50 in Cody for a marginal looking place and it was going to be 1.5hr drive to get to the loop road.
By the time you add an extra 6-8 gal of gas per day plus wear and tear on the truck, it was cheaper to stay in the park.
Plus the best animal viewing time is dawn and dusk. Since we are 5-10min from some prime viewing areas, we can get out around 6:15am and 8:00pm and be back in the afternoon to relax and have lunch. Otherwise, we would be looking at leaving 4:30am and not getting back until 9:30pm.
If it really bothers you for around $40, there are some dry campgrounds. That's what we are doing this weekend down in Grand Tetons.
As they say in real estate...location, location, location.
