We're in S Dakota and plan to hit Yellowstone first week Sept - been quite a while since I've been there. Fishing bridge is only CG with HU as I recall - is that accurate?Some CG allow generators - and some do not?Also, does anyone know if it is difficult to get first-come sites in the park during week-one September. I seem to remember it's pretty easy after August. We're spending a week or so, maybe longer, we don't care about hook-ups, and do not like listening to generators. We're good for about 3-4 days on battery, and thinking we can maybe get the FHU site one night in the middle of our week, just to get a good re-charge.Anyone think this plan works - we'd like to drop the TC and drive only the truck, but we have no generator and will need FHU for at least once during the week if we do that, otherwise, we'll need to drive with the TC on and charge during the day.

Info for Yellowstone Campgrounds. Scroll down for the list of campgrounds other info. The features column in the list indicates that there are five campgrounds that do not allow generators.

ishing bridge is only CG with HU as I recall - is that accurate? Yes.Some CG allow generators - and some do not? Yes.Also, does anyone know if it is difficult to get first-come sites in the park during week-one September. I seem to remember it's pretty easy after August. If you get to the campground in the morning,should not be much of a problem,especially durring the week,We're spending a week or so, maybe longer, we don't care about hook-ups, and do not like listening to generators. We're good for about 3-4 days on battery, and thinking we can maybe get the FHU site one night in the middle of our week, just to get a good re-charge.Anyone think this plan works - we'd like to drop the TC and drive only the truck, but we have no generator and will need FHU for at least once during the week if we do that, otherwise, we'll need to drive with the TC on and charge during the day. Sounds like a plan to me.

If you can stand no sewer, limited water (spigots around), and electricity only by generator during the day, Mammoth is fabulous. We stayed there one year, but our favorite place to stay is at Yellowstone River CG just north of Gardiner. It's probably the closest. I thought Fishing Bridge was very cramped as the only full service park in Yellowstone, but some like West Yellowstone.To be honest, it doesn't matter. YNP is the granddaddy of all parks for a reason - it's just a lot of fun and very beautiful!

Oh yeah, and I think that time of year would be fairly easy to get into a park (make reservations at the full service ones though). Mammoth I know would be easy, but get there early in the day.

You’re correct that Fishing Bridge is the only cg with hookups and also that some cg’s allow generators and some don’t. I’ve been to Yellowstone many times with a PU and a 16’ TT and only twice have I not gotten a site. Once I boondocked outside the park and got a site in the morning. The other time I got a spot in Fishing Bridge. That was a bummer, I felt like I was in an RV storage lot. And I found another site early the next morning. And almost all my trips were in peak season, so I don’t think you’ll have any trouble at all getting a spot with a TC in September.I dry camp, too, and what I usually do is take my battery out and have it charged at a local station. I’m gone all day sightseeing anyway so that’s never been a problem. In another park I might move to a cg with hookups, but I won’t do that in Yellowstone. If you’re in Yellowstone I’d also go to Grand Teton NP. My description is Yellowstone is beautiful, the Tetons are spectacular. The glitch is that a week isn’t really enough for both, you can easily spend that much time in Yellowstone. It’s huge and I put 400 miles on inside the park on my last trip. If you go to the Tetons check out Lizard Creek CG. Small sites, some on the lake, and they have a no generator loop. Enjoy your trip.

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ClaireOKC
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Oh yeah, and I think that time of year would be fairly easy to get into a park (make reservations at the full service ones though). Mammoth I know would be easy, but get there early in the day.
ClaireOKC
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
If you can stand no sewer, limited water (spigots around), and electricity only by generator during the day, Mammoth is fabulous. We stayed there one year, but our favorite place to stay is at Yellowstone River CG just north of Gardiner. It's probably the closest. I thought Fishing Bridge was very cramped as the only full service park in Yellowstone, but some like West Yellowstone.

To be honest, it doesn't matter. YNP is the granddaddy of all parks for a reason - it's just a lot of fun and very beautiful!
RGar974417
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
ishing bridge is only CG with HU as I recall - is that accurate? Yes.

Some CG allow generators - and some do not? Yes.

Also, does anyone know if it is difficult to get first-come sites in the park during week-one September. I seem to remember it's pretty easy after August. If you get to the campground in the morning,should not be much of a problem,especially durring the week,

We're spending a week or so, maybe longer, we don't care about hook-ups, and do not like listening to generators. We're good for about 3-4 days on battery, and thinking we can maybe get the FHU site one night in the middle of our week, just to get a good re-charge.

Anyone think this plan works - we'd like to drop the TC and drive only the truck, but we have no generator and will need FHU for at least once during the week if we do that, otherwise, we'll need to drive with the TC on and charge during the day. Sounds like a plan to me.
CloudDriver
Explorer
Aug 05, 2013
Info for Yellowstone Campgrounds. Scroll down for the list of campgrounds other info. The features column in the list indicates that there are five campgrounds that do not allow generators.

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