Yellowstone Canyon Campground 2021 ????

[TenOC]

I know 2020 was not normal. Based on a normal year (which I hope 2021 will be) when does Yellowstone Canyon Campground normally open in the spring?

[Crowe]

ppine wrote:
The spring is a wonderful time to on the Plateau. The crowds are small and you get to see all the babies.

Have to agree with you there. I guess it all depends on how important weather is to you.

[ppine]

The spring is a wonderful time to on the Plateau. The crowds are small and you get to see all the babies.

[Crowe]

bukhrn wrote:

jdc1 wrote:
Spring? LOL. Try summer.

X-2, the first thing I learned about Yellowstone on our first trip there in "08, Spring back here in the East is March-April, depending on what part of the East,
Spring in Yellowstone, and other parts of the West is May-June, when we got to Madison CG in early June, we got snow & 30 degrees, then it warmed gradually each day.

X3. In 1984 when I was young, crazy/stupid and a newlywed my husband and I packed our camping gear into our Datsun pick-up truck and headed west (from MA) for a three-week honeymoon. Didn't know where we going but wound up at Yellowstone. We arrived at the beginning of June to snow in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Night temps dropped into the 20s. Woke up to a frozen water bucket. If you don't mind cold and potentially bad weather go in the spring. Personally I'd wait until a little later in the year.

[bukhrn]

jdc1 wrote:
Spring? LOL. Try summer.

X-2, the first thing I learned about Yellowstone on our first trip there in "08, Spring back here in the East is March-April, depending on what part of the East,
Spring in Yellowstone, and other parts of the West is May-June, when we got to Madison CG in early June, we got snow & 30 degrees, then it warmed gradually each day.

[katleman]

Heads up for those considering Canyon inside Yellowstone for 2021:

The road between Tower-Roosevelt and Chittenden Road will be completely closed until May 2022.

If you want to visit Lamar valley to the NW of Canyon, you’ll have to detour west, up to Mammoth, then head east, quite a detour.

[TenOC]

agesilaus wrote:
Check the YNP website for that sort of info

Only info on website is for 2020. Remember all NP were closed this spring due to the virus.

[TenOC]

enblethen wrote:
Here is listing for 2020. 2021 should be similar. What campground are you talking about? Don't recognize the one you posted. Yellowstone
Do you mean plain Canyon Campground?

Canyon Campground in Yellowstone

[enblethen]

Here is listing for 2020. 2021 should be similar. What campground are you talking about? Don't recognize the one you posted. Yellowstone
Do you mean plain Canyon Campground?

[jdc1]

Spring? LOL. Try summer.

[agesilaus]

Check the YNP website for that sort of info

[ppine]

Contact NPS and ask them. Opening dates can be changed at any time.