Best Alabama to West Yellowstne

[richard_bama]

Hey all. Curious on better rv routes to Yellowstone from here in Bama. Looking at I 70, or I 80 as the mains, or jumping up and picking up 90 and come down into west Yellowstone. Will be in 2002 37 ft. Newmar pusher with a flat tow toad. Which are the better ways with no major white knuckle stretches, LOL. From there we will be heading into the Tetones, and then Grand Cnayon south rim. Any advise, or opinions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks R

[padredw]

Looks like Busskipper was looking over my shoulder!:)

I think we have been over every miles of this route, though some of it was on two different trips.

For sure, we always go up to Paris, TX on trips to Colorado. US 82 across north Texas is a pleasant route and avoids much of the congestion of the DFW area. Used to go 180 from Greenville to Denton, but that has become increasingly congested and with many traffic signals. No way to go towing when you have US 82.

[Busskipper]

richard bama wrote:
Hey all. Curious on better rv routes to Yellowstone from here in Bama. Looking at I 70, or I 80 as the mains, or jumping up and picking up 90 and come down into west Yellowstone. Will be in 2002 37 ft. Newmar pusher with a flat tow toad. Which are the better ways with no major white knuckle stretches, LOL. From there we will be heading into the Tetones, and then Grand Cnayon south rim. Any advise, or opinions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks R

Map - looks like a great summer and fall Took a few liberties on the route but this is easy and allows you to see so much more. Less than 5,000 miles. We have been on all these routes in many different RV's over the years so you may not be running at 70 but you will see some of the country you are looking for.

If this route has any promise just pull out the different legs and the forum can enlighten you on many of the adventures along the way.

Hope this is what you were looking for,

BOL,

Tried to do a map but it would not post, so if you connect the dots of these locations it will be a pretty good trip. If you do a little research you are likely to find sooooo…… much more, along the way than just the few destinations you have chosen. I have used good roads, just not interstates (it’s a road trip not a trip from A to B or we would fly)

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Paris, TX
Wichita Falls, TX
Amarillo, TX
Walsenburg, CO
Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, CO
Vernal (Dino NM), UT
Flaming Gorge NRA, WY
Alpine, WY
Jackson, WY
Grand Teton NP, WY
Yellowstone NP, WY
Cody, WY
Shoshoni, WY (Wind River Canyon)
Rt 128 into Moab, UT
Capital Reef NP, UT
Rt 12
Bryce Canyon NP, UT
Zion NP, UT
North Rim GCNP, AZ
Page, AZ
Grand Canyon, NP, AZ
Canyon de Chelly NM, AZ
White Sands NM, NM
Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM
Alamo, TX
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Oh what a trip – really can’t wait to head out and do this again and again – just the most Beautiful – Wild – Memorable part of the USA.

Hope this is of some help.

[narcodog]

If your going to the Tetons second, I would go west on 90 to Bozeman the south to West Yellowstone. Do your thing there then south to the Tetons then south to points south.
If you take 80 you'll hit the Tetons first so you'll have to back track.

[RGar974417]

We took 70 from Pa. Got onto I-74, I-72 and then went across Missouri on State Rt 36. That is a very good 4 lane rod with a 65 mph speed limit. There are 2 nice state parks along 36, Pershing and Long Branch. $19 a night with electric. From 36 we hit I-29 north to I-80. We stayed on that to Rock Springs, Wyoming.Then 191 north to Alpine, then 26 to Idaho Falls and 20 north into West Yellowstone. Nothing too steep and some very bueatiful scenery. There are plenty of places for others to pass and places to pull over and take a break. If you take that route, there is a FLying J with RV pumps in Rock Springs and there's a nice campground in Boulder ,Wy called High Trails RV park. Full hookups,nice spacing between sites and a nice bath house and laundry room.

[fritzcreek]

On our last trip in the fall of 2015 we took I-22 to I-40 to Tulsa to I-35 to I-135 to I-70 towards Denver where we took I-76 and then I-25 to I-80 west to the 287 staying at Lander. Plans changed due to nothing open at Grand Tetons and we went up the 26 to 20 to 14 and stayed in the only (at that late time of year) RV Park outside Cody, Wy.

Get reservations now for Yellowstone. We stayed in Mammoth Springs campground, the only RV capable campsite open. No elec and no water. Coming in from the North there are some Rv parks just outside Yellowstone in Gardiner, Mt.

We are towing but always unhook for the mountains, and we did unhook this trip before entering Yellowstone.

Looking at the map now I would not go up to the North entrance, unless I was already in the Dakotas or Montana. I did go in from the north in 2006 by way of Glacier National Park, Bozeman, Mt and Hwy 212 via Red Lodge.

I would move heaven and earth to get in to Fishing Bridge RV park. See: "This campground is managed by park concessionaire Xanterra Parks and Resorts and takes reservations at 1-866-Geyserland (within the U.S.), (307) 344-7311 or online at YellowstoneNationalParkLodges."

[kknowlton]

If you are going to Yellowstone first, then the Tetons & then Grand Canyon, definitely take I-80 or I-90 out, and consider I-70 back - or I-40 if you want to avoid mountains as much as possible.

I-80 is the workhorse of the nation, lots of trucks, usually lots of repairs going on, but it has a lot of pioneer history along it, especially through Nebraska. If you're interested in that, it would be worth traveling on that route. I-90 goes by the Black Hills (Mt Rushmore, etc.) and a few other historic spots (Little Bighorn battlefield), and is the closest interstate to Yellowstone, with various routes to the park, via Cody (WY), Livingston or Bozeman. No big climbs on I-90 at all (until you get to the state of Washington). 80 has some moderate climbs, especially between Cheyenne & Laramie, and again going west into SLC. I-80 across Wyoming can be white-knuckle if the winds are really howling (which they often do, especially winter & spring.)