Yellowstone/Teton National Parks
Hello, So we are planning our first trip to Yellowstone as a family and Teton National parks and would like suggestions on where to stay(dry or full hookups). I am not opposed to camping outside t...
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All very good advice so far. What is your definition of "a few" days? If you're planning on spending 3 full days/4 nights (or, heaven forbid, less than that), then you probably would be best off staying in one base camp and doing both parks, as best you can, from there. If more than that, then 2 base camps - one for the Tetons and one for Yellowstone - would be a good idea.
Our personal preference in campgrounds leads me to suggest Colter Bay RV Park (for hookups) or Colter Bay or Gros Ventre Campgrounds (no hookups, or limited ones) for the Tetons, and Grizzly RV Park in West Yellowstone or Madison CG (inside the park) for YNP. Grizzly is a very nice park with full hookups, nice showers, laundry facilities, etc. and is only a few blocks from the park's west entrance. You'll do a lot of driving anyway, so it doesn't add tremendously to the load, IMO. Madison CG is 16 miles east of West Yellowstone, no hookups but definitely the in-the-park atmosphere. Very popular; make reservations for Madison ASAP.
If you want to spend most of your time in one park vs the other, you can use one base camp and visit the other park from it, but it's a LONG day from Grizzly to Jackson and back, or from the Tetons to the north end of Yellowstone & back.
Our personal preference in campgrounds leads me to suggest Colter Bay RV Park (for hookups) or Colter Bay or Gros Ventre Campgrounds (no hookups, or limited ones) for the Tetons, and Grizzly RV Park in West Yellowstone or Madison CG (inside the park) for YNP. Grizzly is a very nice park with full hookups, nice showers, laundry facilities, etc. and is only a few blocks from the park's west entrance. You'll do a lot of driving anyway, so it doesn't add tremendously to the load, IMO. Madison CG is 16 miles east of West Yellowstone, no hookups but definitely the in-the-park atmosphere. Very popular; make reservations for Madison ASAP.
If you want to spend most of your time in one park vs the other, you can use one base camp and visit the other park from it, but it's a LONG day from Grizzly to Jackson and back, or from the Tetons to the north end of Yellowstone & back.
