kedanie wrote:
So, what are you going to Yellowstone for, hang out in the campground or see and experience the park? If it's the first, then perhaps one of the commercial campgrounds outside the park will do. If it's the second, then staying inside the park should be seriously considered.
There are many campgrounds in the park and one that has full hook ups, Fishing Bridge. They are all more than acceptable as a home base for experiencing the park. You won't spend much time there as there is so much to do and see.
There are plenty of services inside the park. Fuel and limited groceries are there if it isn't convenient to make a run out of the park. Fishing Bridge has pay showers and laundry.
It's your choice, pay more and drive more while staying outside the park or get more of the national park experience staying inside. What you really miss staying outside are the evening ranger programs, wildlife viewing at sunset and on and on.
Keith
kedanie wrote:
So, what are you going to Yellowstone for, hang out in the campground or see and experience the park? If it's the first, then perhaps one of the commercial campgrounds outside the park will do. If it's the second, then staying inside the park should be seriously considered.
There are many campgrounds in the park and one that has full hook ups, Fishing Bridge. They are all more than acceptable as a home base for experiencing the park. You won't spend much time there as there is so much to do and see.
There are plenty of services inside the park. Fuel and limited groceries are there if it isn't convenient to make a run out of the park. Fishing Bridge has pay showers and laundry.
Thanks Keith, I appreciate your imput. I have been to Yellowstone back in 2007 & did a lot of driving just to get to the park North Entrance, as we were visiting friends in Montana. Anyway I've decided to change to Grizzly RV Park as it's just 4 blocks from the west entrance & about a dozen miles from the loop. The only thing I liked about Fishing Bridge was the convenience of being inside, so I traded that for the convenience of Wi-Fi, cable, picnic table & a larger cleaner RV lot.
Keith
mister_d wrote:
Take a look at the Grizzly webpage versus the Fishing Bridge pictures.. looks like the sites are just as close to each other. KOA looks the most spacious which is probably a first.
Jim Shoe wrote:
There are many Fishing Bridge lovers here, but there are other options. For starters, Fishing bridge is just off the Grand Loop road in Yellowstone. Kind of by definition, there is some point on the Grand Loop that is as far away from Fishing Bridge as possible, so "centrally located" is a myth.
Another option is West Yellowstone, MT. There's a KOA there as well as Grizzly RV Park.. Both offer FHUs, WIFI and cable, and at least at Grizzly, picnic tables laundry facilities and a playground for the kids. 12 miles from the west gate to the loop, but you're in the park for that 12 miles. One day, I spent the entire morning taking pics of a Bald Eagle family, a Fox and her kits, a herd of Bison crossing the road and a couple of Elk grazing along the road before I ever got to the Grand Loop. A plus is that West Yellowstone has retail grocery stores and gas stations where prices are cheaper. And West Yellowstone has the Wolf and Grizzly Discovery Center, where you can get as close to both as you really want to.
It just depends on where you want to be after a day in YNP.
