Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone

[Nerak]

We just made our reservations for early June at Fishing Bridge. We are excited that we will be staying inside the park to take full advantage of everything there is to see. I guess we can plan on some pretty cool evening temps at night that time of year, so probably will still need a little heat at night, right? Also, since we have elderly family whom we need to stay in touch with, can anyone tell me about Verizon cell service within the park? Can someone reach us in the event of an emergency? We booked 4 nights so hopefully that will give us plenty of time there. Thanks for any info you can give us!

[2gypsies1]

You'll find Verizon in some areas of the park and one is not far from Fishing Bridge. No need to drive outside the park. When you arrive, just ask at the Visitor Center for help in locating the best possible areas. Also ask for a park telephone number that your family can call - in an emergency only - and that someone will contact you. It's easy to do.

As far as cold temps - in June in the 20's would be rare but you could have around 35-40 deg. so bring extra blankets! It does warm up fast though during the day. .. and yes, you 'could' have light snow but it would melt fast during the day. You'll have a wonderful time!!

[hotpepperkid]

kedanie wrote:

skipnchar wrote:
Nearly everyone who needs cell service leave the park to get it

This statement is about as wrong as you could get. While cell service is not available in the Fishing Bridge campground, there is service nearby just to the east and at Canyon Village area.
To top that off, anyone saying that West Yellowstone is closer to the attractions is once again wrong. It is outside the park and one must drive back and forth through the animal jams each day.
Yellowstone is huge and requires much patience in driving around.

Keith

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[Twomed]

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[PegLW]

kedanie wrote:

skipnchar wrote:
Nearly everyone who needs cell service leave the park to get it

This statement is about as wrong as you could get. While cell service is not available in the Fishing Bridge campground, there is service nearby just to the east and at Canyon Village area.
To top that off, anyone saying that West Yellowstone is closer to the attractions is once again wrong. It is outside the park and one must drive back and forth through the animal jams each day.
Yellowstone is huge and requires much patience in driving around.

Keith

Keith is right on all counts! We spent 10 days in Fishing Bridge last August and found Verizon service in several places in the park and not too far from Fishing Bridge. Also, Fishing Bridge is about as centrally located as you can get for touring the entire park. You're going to be driving a lot no matter where you stay but it's certainly much less mileage staying inside the park! Yes, the campground is tight but it's not like you're going to be spending much time there for it to matter!

If you have time I highly recommend that you drive out the Northeast entrance and drive the "Beartooth Highway"! It's a beautiful drive. We left Fishing Bridge about 7am one morning, drove out the NE entrance to the Beartooth Highway, had lunch in Red Lodge, MT and then took back roads down to Cody, WY and entered Yellowstone again via the East entrance. We arrived back at our rig about 7pm. Long day but well worth it! It was faster to go back via Cody than backtracking our drive.

We can't wait to go back to Yellowstone! Awesome park!

Peg

[kedanie]

skipnchar wrote:
Nearly everyone who needs cell service leave the park to get it

This statement is about as wrong as you could get. While cell service is not available in the Fishing Bridge campground, there is service nearby just to the east and at Canyon Village area.
To top that off, anyone saying that West Yellowstone is closer to the attractions is once again wrong. It is outside the park and one must drive back and forth through the animal jams each day.
Yellowstone is huge and requires much patience in driving around.

Keith

[Bumpyroad]

dahkota wrote:
. Watch out in the early mornings - there are bears. I ran into one at about 6 AM. Open your door and look both ways before stepping out!

I found a sure cure for bear problems. every night I would take a paper bag full of meat scraps, etc., and walk to the other end of the park and throw it under some RV there.
bumpy

[skipnchar]

Nearly everyone who needs cell service leave the park to get it. Temps INSIDE the park are very similar to temps just OUTSIDE the park where cell service IS available (like West Yellowstone). On top of that, West Yellowstone is actually more centrally located to MOST of the parks main attractions.
Good luck / Skip

[Two_Hands]

We stayed at Fishing Bridge RV Campground late last August. There was no Verizon cell service in the campground, but we were able to drive a few miles west and get good service. Have a great trip.

[dahkota]

We were there two years ago so it may have changed since then. The verizon coverage was spotty. It got better down at the store. An external antenna and booster may help. The campground is very crowded, particularly if you are used to state parks. Watch out in the early mornings - there are bears. I ran into one at about 6 AM. Open your door and look both ways before stepping out!

[enblethen]

Not much cell service in the park of any kind.
We had some at Old Faithful and at Monmouth.
Yes, june could be cool evenings and nights but warm during the day. Snow? yes, it could happen on higher areas.
A true emergency! You could try to locate park headquarters telephone number and call and ask. They would be the only ones with good service and the ability to find you.

[narcodog]

Temps at night could easily be in the 20's.