My family and I are planning our summer trip next year. 3 weeks, from Western NY to Yellowstone and Glacier National park and back. I have lots of questions but here are a few to get me started.1) what is the max length of RV (class A or C) that is easy to get a spot in the parks.2) there are my wife and I plus our 5 kids, is there a limit for how many can be in a camp site? I saw some restrictions of 6.3) we tent camped 2 years ago and stayed in hotels on our grand canyon trip. It was fun but we spent alot of time loading and unloading in and out of the suburban.4) what is a good route to take, would like to see something every day and do not want to drive more than 6hrs per day if possible.Thanks,Joe

Just returned from a vacation which included a week at West Yellowstone. Our troop included my wife and myself, two 5 year old grandchildren, my daughter and son-in-law all in our 39ft MH. Fantastic trip. We stayed at the KOA West Yellowstone, which is about 6 miles from the park entrance. Lovely RV park, and I chose it because they allow tents outside the MH. As luck would have it, it rained every evening, and we decided to all sleep inside, but it was still a good choice as it is a lovely RV park. We traveled with another couple who traveled in their rig. Therefore we rented a 15 passenger van from BIG SKY Rentals in West Yellowstone. This turned out to be a wonderful plan, as we could see everything and pull into all the turnouts without concern. They also rent smaller vans and cars. Very Nice people to deal with. As for what size RV is best: Bigger RVs sleep people more comfortably. But a large RV just will not fit into the turnouts and pullouts. Many years ago, like 30 or 35, we traveled Yellowstone in a 28foot C, I remember that we could not fit into many of the turnouts back then...and the roads have not changed. Hope this helps with your planning.Have fun

More thoughts for your trip: Some of the fantastic views in Yellowstone are on smaller, one way roads restricted to motorhomes and trailers. Example, the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone" and a warm water swimming area along the river. Renting a car or van for travels through Yellowstone really seems like a good idea. If you can fit it into your schedule go to the Bar-J Western show in Jackson, Wy.Glacier National Park has a great Red Bus Touring system operated by the park which will take you up the Highway To the Sun and around the park. You could rent a car there, but you can do just as well with tourist transportation. If you go into Canada, be sure to take the family to Buffalo Jump, a Canadian museum and display about early Indian buffalo hunting.Again, Have Fun.

Depending on the age and size of the children, a class "C" might have better acomodations than a class "A" since in a class "C" you have a queen size bed plus you can lower the dinnete table and have a kids bed and if it comes with a couch you have another bed, try to get one that also has rear bedroom that way you have a separate space for the adults.Look for units that have the overhead cab bed, a dinnete, couch and rear bedroom, remember that most of the time you are going to be out doors unless it is inclement weather, then you are going to apreciate the space, specially the separate bedroom with a slidind door.navegator

Spring, is a relative term, in Jamestown, Spring comes, what, Early April,(maybe), in April or even May, parts of, (if not all)Yellowstone & Glacier will still be closed, Glacier is usually not completely open until late June or early July.

kalynzoo wrote:Just returned from a vacation which included a week at West Yellowstone. Our troop included my wife and myself, two 5 year old grandchildren, my daughter and son-in-law all in our 39ft MH. Fantastic trip. We stayed at the KOA West Yellowstone, which is about 6 miles from the park entrance. Lovely RV park, and I chose it because they allow tents outside the MH. As luck would have it, it rained every evening, and we decided to all sleep inside, but it was still a good choice as it is a lovely RV park. We traveled with another couple who traveled in their rig. Therefore we rented a 15 passenger van from BIG SKY Rentals in West Yellowstone. This turned out to be a wonderful plan, as we could see everything and pull into all the turnouts without concern. They also rent smaller vans and cars. Very Nice people to deal with. As for what size RV is best: Bigger RVs sleep people more comfortably. But a large RV just will not fit into the turnouts and pullouts. Many years ago, like 30 or 35, we traveled Yellowstone in a 28foot C, I remember that we could not fit into many of the turnouts back then...and the roads have not changed. Hope this helps with your planning.Have funThanks kalynzoo!I like the idea of the rental van, this would be great in the park, last time I was there we went through it in my parents conversion van, we rented a house in Montana and drove in.I want a 40' one, but am nervous of going to the national parks with it as that will be the main focal points for our trips, the following year I want to make it to Cali, Washington, Oregon.I like the optional washing machine/driers...

best rv for Yellowstone/ Glacier National park in spring

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kalynzoo
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Sep 01, 2014
Just returned from a vacation which included a week at West Yellowstone. Our troop included my wife and myself, two 5 year old grandchildren, my daughter and son-in-law all in our 39ft MH. Fantastic trip. We stayed at the KOA West Yellowstone, which is about 6 miles from the park entrance. Lovely RV park, and I chose it because they allow tents outside the MH. As luck would have it, it rained every evening, and we decided to all sleep inside, but it was still a good choice as it is a lovely RV park. We traveled with another couple who traveled in their rig. Therefore we rented a 15 passenger van from BIG SKY Rentals in West Yellowstone. This turned out to be a wonderful plan, as we could see everything and pull into all the turnouts without concern. They also rent smaller vans and cars. Very Nice people to deal with.
As for what size RV is best: Bigger RVs sleep people more comfortably. But a large RV just will not fit into the turnouts and pullouts. Many years ago, like 30 or 35, we traveled Yellowstone in a 28foot C, I remember that we could not fit into many of the turnouts back then...and the roads have not changed.
Hope this helps with your planning.
Have fun

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