Illinois to Wyoming sites to see?
I'm doing some early planning for trip in summer of 2017. My son will graduate HS in May of 2017 and we'd like to take an RV trip to see the sites before he heads off to college. We'll be traveling ...
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There is a lot to see between central Illinois and Yellowstone NP. Much depends on what route you're considering, how many miles or hours per day you want to drive coming out, as well as going back. Keep in mind that, in all likelihood you'll be spending 6 days of that 2 weeks in just driving back and forth, probably more if you plan stops along the way. Do you only have the high school age son coming along, or will there be other children? Could make a difference if there are younger kiddos along. Realistically, you're only going to have about a week or so to see Yellowstone and Teton; not a lot of time to see it all.
As to routes specifically, there are certainly multiple options, the most viable being I-80 west to Wyoming and then taking one of several available routes northwest to YNP. Those include, but not limited to, US 287 or US 191 from I-80, or taking I-25 from Cheyenne up to Casper and then taking US 20/26 to YNP.
These are certainly not the only routes. There could be suggestions to take I-90 across. If you had a more leisurely time frame, I would suggest taking I-72 west from central Illinois to US 36 and taking that all the way west into Colorado, then take US 285 north to US 34 and take that west to I-25, then head north to any of the options above. However, given that you have only 2 weeks to get out here, see the sights and get back, these may not be really workable for you, and again, I-80 probably your best bet.
As to routes specifically, there are certainly multiple options, the most viable being I-80 west to Wyoming and then taking one of several available routes northwest to YNP. Those include, but not limited to, US 287 or US 191 from I-80, or taking I-25 from Cheyenne up to Casper and then taking US 20/26 to YNP.
These are certainly not the only routes. There could be suggestions to take I-90 across. If you had a more leisurely time frame, I would suggest taking I-72 west from central Illinois to US 36 and taking that all the way west into Colorado, then take US 285 north to US 34 and take that west to I-25, then head north to any of the options above. However, given that you have only 2 weeks to get out here, see the sights and get back, these may not be really workable for you, and again, I-80 probably your best bet.
