Pulling 5th wheel through Yellowstone
I am visiting Yellowstone this month and wanted to know if pulling a 39 ft 5th wheel was OK on HWY 14/16 (on the East side) through the park up to Gardiner, rather than going around the North on I-90?...
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We just left there. Lots of road construction with backups between Mammoth ?Hot Springs and Norris Junction. We stayed at Yellowstone's Edge in Emigrant and then went 89 thru West Yellowstone down to Jackson Hole.I'm glad to see that someone finally mentioned this. Construction on the Norris to Mammoth section of the park road is major. Unfortunately, the only alternative to get between Mammoth and the rest of the park is the northeast part of the Grand Loop Road, which goes over Dunraven Pass and has some steep, narrow and/or winding sections with no guardrails & a big dropoff. It's do-able with a large trailer (we have done it) but not exactly pleasant for the driver. And depending on how late in the season you will be in the park, Dunraven Pass may be closed altogether.
That said, it will take much, much longer to go up to I-90 and around. Just take it slow & easy and don't be concentrating on the scenery. If you take the area under construction, allow extra time for those delays.
