Grizzy RV in West Yellowstone

[nma33]

Has anyone stayed at Grizzly RV in West Yellowstone? We are considering it for our trip to visit Yellowstone. Any advise/insight would be greatly appreciated!

[nma33]

Thanks for all advise and opinions, I appreciate hearing first hand what we can expect. After looking at all our options we will be booking at GrizzlyRV, In fact I may not even tow our car and just rent a passenger van when we get there (I will call ahead and reserve one!) This way all of our party will be able to tour the park together. We are traveling with another MH and a 40' 5er. So we will be reserving 3 sites at Grizzly next to each other. I spoke with Grizzly and they assured me that we will have our sites next to each other. We are very much looking forward to our Yellowstone adventure!

[Fire5er]

Wow, this is ridiculous to argue over where to stay at Yellowstone NP. It depends on the RVer. We LIKE to stay at parks with ALL the amenities. We like to Glamp, that's why we purchased an RV with a king size bed, fireplace, dishwasher, and three TVs. You go where you want and we will go where we want. But when going to Yellowstone we stay at WY Grizzly RV park. We LOVE it because it's a beautiful RV park.

[CORNFED__5-0_]

My family and I have stayed at FB for most of my 50 years, all the way back to the days you could still fish from the bridge. This is JMHO.... Grizzly is a very nice place if you want concrete pads for your RV and close to everything. It is the nicest urban RV park because that is what it is, an RV Park. You will not walk out of your RV and see wild life unless your neighbors are drunk and fighting. We saw that there one time, what a mess. But that can happen anywhere.

Fishing Bridge is in the heart of the park! The spots are tight but if you can back your rig worth a darn, you will be ok. You are surrounded trees and nature. I have walked out of my 5th Wheel and watched a Grizzly in the woods about 50' from my trailer and was trapped in in our trailer for 30-40 minutes due to a Bison standing outside out door. Down side is, no camp fires, if you cook outside you have to put your grill away everyday or a ranger will bang on your door in the middle of the night, make you get up and clean it up.

Upside is, you are located in the center of the park and that makes it easy to see the entire park. I will recommend that you take a hard side cooler with a locking lid ( the Ravens can open your cooler and eat your food )and a propane BBQ. It makes your day trips much better when you can just pull over and eat lunch or supper. We have been doing this for the last 20 years. It will save you a tone of cash because to buy lunch for a family of four ( 4 burgers, FF and a 4 drinks) costs about $60.00.

If you want to stay outside the park, stay in Island Park at the Red Rock RV park. Huge sites, showers, fire place, fishing and the owners and staff are super nice. Or the KOA is great too, pool, mini golf, group cook out, the works.

As for TV, my satellite worked fine in FB but we were gone or doing something from sun up to sun down. We never worried about showers because you have full hook ups. My wife and daughters showered in the trailer and I would ride my bike down to the showers.

There are a few guys arguing over where is best for you to stay ( not a good way to win your business and that should be a hint of who you may have to deal with in a urban RV Park. But the camp hosts or camp Nazis can be just as bad. Anyways, I hope this helps.

YSNP IS A GREAT PLACE, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND LOOK PAST THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND YOU WILL SEE ALOT.

Good luck and enjoy your trip again, this is JMHO,
Curtis.

[westernrvparkow]

kedanie wrote:
Well, comments like the above coming from someone who has a vested interest in folks stayin at commercial RV parks should be taken with a great deal of scepticism.

Yes, FB does charge for any more than 2 showers a day. However, in case you haven't noticed, most modern rigs come equipped with a full bathroom and hot and cold running water. Sure things are pricy inside Yellowstone, but most bring most everything in with them. Great Walmart in Cody and some very nice supermarkets in Jackson. Last time we were there, the groceries available in West Yellowstone we pretty expensive. Then the roads, Really?!!! The roads up there are really pretty good. Sure, they are 2 lane, but it's not like you are about to drop off the side of a mountain.

Staying outside Yellowstone decreases ones ability to access all that is there due to time and excessive travel issues. Granted, FB is the only one with hookups, but there are extensive campgrounds to choose from. Evening ranger led campfire programs, evening and early morning wildlife viewing are other things to consider.

I'm not saying Grizzly is bad as we have stayed there. Very nice commercial RV park. There is much that Yellowstone has to offer, including many perfectly good campgrounds.

So, when a competing campground owner chimes in running down facilities inside the National Park, take his comments with a grain of salt.

Keith

And the shill for anything non-commercial should also be taken with a grain of salt. He casually mentions shopping at a Walmart in Cody or the Grocery stores in Jackson like they are a hop skip and jump away. Fact is that Walmart is a 160 mile round trip. That round trip to the grocery store in Jackson is over 200 miles. Glad to see, however, that I can close up my restrooms and showers, since apparently EVERYONE uses their RV showers exclusively. Talk about something that would cut into your enjoyment of Yellowstone, cycle a family of six through the RV shower. Fishing Bridge is a fine place to stay, but as others have pointed out, it isn't for everyone. There is no such thing as the perfect RV park, it is a matter of personal preferences. One of the great things about these forums is they give people an opportunity to learn the pros and cons of each park so they can make an informed decision.

[creeper]

Our first trip we stayed at Fishing Bridge, what a dump. 2nd trip we stayed at Grizzly and couldn't have been happier. Don't listen to people who say that staying at fishing bridge is closer to attractions. It's really not if you actually look at a map. You travel the park in loops and Fishing bridge is only closer to 1 loop. Grizzly is closer to 2 loops.

Plus you get more options in Grizzly, without all the aggravation sardine parking like Fishing bridge with it's water, sewer and electrically problems.

[Dance_Chick]

I think you have to know what type of camper you are. I like TV, cell phone, and internet. I'm just not interested in going without. I also like restaurants and walking around a new town, so that makes Grizzly a choice for me instead of FB. That's not saying FB is bad...just not a choice for me. So, if you want some of the amenities mentioned, then yes, Grizzly will be a great place for you to stay. We've stayed there twice.

[ChuckSteed]

I've been going to YNP for five years now.. We stay at Grizzly RV.. There are some others in town that are ok.. We just have a liking for Grizzly..

We took a hard look last year at FB and other areas inside the park.. 30 years ago maybe wife and I would have used those in the park. But our tastes have changed and we like the flexibility where we stay when we go to YNP.. Oh, we go twice a year....

[GeoBoy]

It is funny that 3 pages on where to stay when visiting Yellowstone NP and everyone, but one person suggest Grizzly RV Park. Nicholas enjoy your stay at Grizzly RV Park.

[kedanie]

Well, comments like the above coming from someone who has a vested interest in folks stayin at commercial RV parks should be taken with a great deal of scepticism.

Yes, FB does charge for any more than 2 showers a day. However, in case you haven't noticed, most modern rigs come equipped with a full bathroom and hot and cold running water. Sure things are pricy inside Yellowstone, but most bring most everything in with them. Great Walmart in Cody and some very nice supermarkets in Jackson. Last time we were there, the groceries available in West Yellowstone we pretty expensive. Then the roads, Really?!!! The roads up there are really pretty good. Sure, they are 2 lane, but it's not like you are about to drop off the side of a mountain.

Staying outside Yellowstone decreases ones ability to access all that is there due to time and excessive travel issues. Granted, FB is the only one with hookups, but there are extensive campgrounds to choose from. Evening ranger led campfire programs, evening and early morning wildlife viewing are other things to consider.

I'm not saying Grizzly is bad as we have stayed there. Very nice commercial RV park. There is much that Yellowstone has to offer, including many perfectly good campgrounds.

So, when a competing campground owner chimes in running down facilities inside the National Park, take his comments with a grain of salt.

Keith

[westernrvparkow]

kedanie wrote:
Never said FB was nicer than Grizzly, just less expensive. For us, staying in the park allows more time to see Yellowstone rather than driving in and out everyday. Are you there to see Yellowstone National Park or the tourist trap filled West Yellowstone? Bears in a cage, movie screens and restaurants have no appeal if you are truly interested in the national park. If that is what you are interested in, save all the driving and go to Disneland.

Keith

Less expensive is somewhat dependent on the makeup of your group. At Fishing Bridge, you get two shower tokens per day. If you have a family of six, you have to purchase 4 additional tokens. Fishing Bridge charges a utility fee as well as taxes. Everything in the park is more expensive than it is in the outlying communities. Things like gas, groceries, restaurant food all cost more inside the park than they do outside. At Fishing Bridge, you can forget having any television reception. There is no over the air reception anywhere near Yellowstone and Fishing Bridge doesn't offer cable, unlike the parks in the Gateway towns.
Finally, if you are entering and leaving from one of the Gateway towns you have to drive your RV 100 plus miles over those narrow, busy, steep, crowded, winding park roads. For many people driving their tow vehicles is preferable. It is just plain wrong to say staying at Fishing Bridge is a superior choice than staying at West Yellowstone. There are too many variables, many of which are strictly personal preferences.

[brirene]

Different strokes...try decaf. 😉

[kedanie]

Never said FB was nicer than Grizzly, just less expensive. For us, staying in the park allows more time to see Yellowstone rather than driving in and out everyday. Are you there to see Yellowstone National Park or the tourist trap filled West Yellowstone? Bears in a cage, movie screens and restaurants have no appeal if you are truly interested in the national park. If that is what you are interested in, save all the driving and go to Disneland.

Keith

[GeoBoy]

kedanie wrote:
Check your facts! Fishing Bridge is not as expensive as Grizzly! It maybe operated by Xanterra, but it is still part of Yellowstone and subject to the rules and regulations of the national park service and frequently patrolled by Rangers. As to mileage, sure it is "only 14 miles" to the grand loop road, but there is nothing at that intersection but a great NPS campground. Keep in mind that you still have to drive much farther to get to the main sites and must still backtrack all that way to get back to West Yellowstone.

There must be a reason that there are over 2000 campsites inside Yellowstone that are mostly all full during the summer season.

Keith

Fishing Bridge is no where as nice as Grizzly RV Park, Xanterra facilities do not offer the diversity of the Town of West Yellowstone, i.e. IMAX theater, 2 fully stocked grocery stores, a bakery that is fantastic, Mexican food, Ice Cream parlors, Pizza parlor, several gasoline stations, Propane, Museums, Zip-line and on and on.
We spent 7 days there and didn't find the drives to ALL four corners of the park tiring and we even canoed, shopped and horseback rode. Stay at Grizzly and enjoy the town and Yellowstone NP.

[kedanie]

Check your facts! Fishing Bridge is not as expensive as Grizzly! It maybe operated by Xanterra, but it is still part of Yellowstone and subject to the rules and regulations of the national park service and frequently patrolled by Rangers. As to mileage, sure it is "only 14 miles" to the grand loop road, but there is nothing at that intersection but a great NPS campground. Keep in mind that you still have to drive much farther to get to the main sites and must still backtrack all that way to get back to West Yellowstone.

There must be a reason that there are over 2000 campsites inside Yellowstone that are mostly all full during the summer season.

Keith