Family National Parks Road Trip
This summer with all of the virus mess we have found the silver lining in the cloud in that our summer for once is completely wide open. We have a 13 year old and 11 year old girl plus two twin identi...
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Looks like I was confusing people as I had not updated my map I linked in my orignal post based off the changes I've made. Here is the updated map here.
Since Grand Canyon and Vegas are out, the idea is to cross the desert country with just one stop that would keep us in the heat. By shortening the route this way, it also gives us more time to shorten travel days on other parts of the trip.
So far the stops I'm thinking of include:
1. Lundy Lake Campground, CA
2. Iron Horse RV Park, Elko, NV
3. Cloverleaf Campground, ID
4. Signal Mountain Campground, Grand Teton
5. Yellowstone Campground TBD for availability
From that point, I have not worked out a route up to Glacier National Park but I suspect there will be at least one if not two stops along the way. Any good suggestions?
The issue we are going to have are finding camp sites in the National Parks that have sites available. It does appear that there is a large selection of first come first serve availability in Yellowstone so that helps but looks like you need to get there early as they fill up fast. What happens if you just cannot get a campsite at one of the campgrounds? Are there overflow lots that you can crash at or are you literally forced to drive hours till you get out of the park and can find some National Forest to boondock on?
Since Grand Canyon and Vegas are out, the idea is to cross the desert country with just one stop that would keep us in the heat. By shortening the route this way, it also gives us more time to shorten travel days on other parts of the trip.
So far the stops I'm thinking of include:
1. Lundy Lake Campground, CA
2. Iron Horse RV Park, Elko, NV
3. Cloverleaf Campground, ID
4. Signal Mountain Campground, Grand Teton
5. Yellowstone Campground TBD for availability
From that point, I have not worked out a route up to Glacier National Park but I suspect there will be at least one if not two stops along the way. Any good suggestions?
The issue we are going to have are finding camp sites in the National Parks that have sites available. It does appear that there is a large selection of first come first serve availability in Yellowstone so that helps but looks like you need to get there early as they fill up fast. What happens if you just cannot get a campsite at one of the campgrounds? Are there overflow lots that you can crash at or are you literally forced to drive hours till you get out of the park and can find some National Forest to boondock on?
