Heading to Yellowstone in September. First solo trip outside western WA since my wife passed 3 years ago and damned if I can come up with many good ideas myself. Have 5 nights reserved at Fishing Bridge, but not sure where to go after. This will be my 4th or 5th Yellowstone/Teton trip and I have up to two weeks to kill.Trying to decide if I go south through the Tetons after Fishing Bridge closes on the 16th or if I go north through Red Lodge and maybe to Poulson.Any ideas for an introvert on the road alone?

Have you been to Cody yet? The Buffalo Bill museum is really worth a visit.

Jackson's Hole is a good place to be in September. We like Gros Ventre campground down on the south end of Teton Park...water and dump, and some elec sites.

Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?

Start out at Glacier and work your way south. Maybe even work in the Black Hills and Badlands.

For a more isolated area, youi might really enjoy City of Rocks National Preserve.

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narcodog
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2017
While your in West Yellowstone, go to Campfire Lodge and Resort have the best breakfast west of the Mississippi.
Fritz_H
Explorer
Sep 11, 2017
kknowlton wrote:
Glacier is on fire right now. This may not be the best time to go there.

True...I'm in West Yellowstone right now, YNP for the next week. After that, who knows?
kknowlton
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2017
Glacier is on fire right now. This may not be the best time to go there.
MargueritaM
Explorer
Sep 05, 2017
If you are looking for tips along the way, we were amazed at finding Craters of the Moon in Idaho, off Rte 26 northeast of Twin Falls - https://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm
bukhrn
Explorer III
Aug 13, 2017
Fritz_H wrote:
jolooote wrote:
Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?

Well, I see Mt. Rainier almost every day from one part of town or another ;) I highly recommend Rainier, St. Helens, and the gorge. I may hit Glacier on the way home.
One small note, Going to the Sun Road in Glacier normally closes sometime around Mid September, +/- depending on weather.
kknowlton
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2017
City of Rocks is pretty neat; Castle Rock SP (ID) has some nice sites with electric & water. The road into City of Rocks is all packed-down dirt; slippery when wet!!

Haven't been there, but there are some SPs in Montana near Dillon that you can camp at. Dry camping, I believe, or Southside RV Park in Dillon would make a decent base camp to visit them.
Fritz_H
Explorer
Aug 12, 2017
jolooote wrote:
Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?

Well, I see Mt. Rainier almost every day from one part of town or another ;) I highly recommend Rainier, St. Helens, and the gorge. I may hit Glacier on the way home.
Off_Pavement
Explorer II
Aug 09, 2017
For a more isolated area, youi might really enjoy City of Rocks National Preserve.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Aug 08, 2017
Start out at Glacier and work your way south. Maybe even work in the Black Hills and Badlands.
jolooote
Explorer
Aug 08, 2017
Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?