Yellowstone RV suggestions

[curly5759]

I will be in the Yellowstone area sometime during the 1st 2 weeks of Sept. I am pulling a 20 ft TT. I will be leaving Alpine Wy and headed to the park. I had thought about staying somewhere in the area of the south entrance, but I see that road construction in the park starting 9/2 will add 2 hours to the Old Faithful trip.

Any suggestion for a nice place to stay in the park or nearby, either the south entrance or possibly the west? I would like full hookups, but water and power would be fine too. Do you think the crowds will be down enough by then to stay in the park or is that not going to happen?

Thanks
Curly

[Jim_Shoe]

Here's the current info on all the CGs inside the park, including opening and closing dates of the individual parks, amenities, road construction, etc.

[Oakman]

curly5759 wrote:
Just wanted to update this thread. We wound up staying at Grizzly RV park in W. Yellowstone. A very nice park, clean, quiet and a very helpful staff. This was our first time in a RV park other than a KOA and we enjoyed it a lot.

Curly

Thanks for taking the time to come back and give us an update.

[tsetsaf]

Agreed nice park but can be pricey. What was the rate? Others can see it here

[curly5759]

Just wanted to update this thread. We wound up staying at Grizzly RV park in W. Yellowstone. A very nice park, clean, quiet and a very helpful staff. This was our first time in a RV park other than a KOA and we enjoyed it a lot.

Curly

[kalynzoo]

Just returned from a week at West Yellowstone KOA. Lovely campground. Full hookup and full service...pool, coffee shop, small restaurant , activities, wifi, cable , etc. six miles from park entrance.we had a premium site with wooden swing, concrete patio, and new concrete round patio table and bench. Lovely. If you need any service in West Yellowstone I recommend Big Sky. They really helped us out of a jam. happy Trails.

[Jim_Shoe]

Grizzly RV Park is two blocks from the west gate to YNP and has FHUs including cable and WIFI. That time of year is a great time to go, as crowds will be down due to the start of schools. Dress in layers, as it can be a bit nippy in the morning. And that's the time to enter the park. People arriving in the area typically arrive later in the day. The animals are more active in the fall since they don't have to hide in the trees in the heat of the day.
Is it more expensive? Yep. But the sites are roomy. And groceries and souvenirs are cheaper in town than inside the park. Cheaper, but not cheap.
And yes, I know its 12 miles to the Grand Loop, but it isn't a tunnel. One day, it took until noon to get to the loop. Buffalo jams and vehicles stopping to take pictures.
While in West Yellowstone, stop at the Grizzly and Wolf discovery center. There's an entry fee, but its your best chance to see either animal up close. And they're rescue animals. A Grizzly in the wild that kills cattle on private land is hunted down and killed. The center saves them and offers them to zoos around the country.

[Matt_Colie]

I finished this evaluation yesterday. I believe that the only FHU in Yellowstone is Fishing Bridge and it is also 54$/(it says 46$+ taxes) night with taxes. The West Yellowstone parks are way less. Most have good reviews, but get to RVpark Reviews and read them yourself. I just added the link the YNP parks, but you have to go back and select Montana for the West Yellowstone parks.

There will be two road closures after labor day. They are very serious and almost crashed our plan. One is the road between West Thumb and Old Faithful and the other is the road that connects Mamouth to Norris. You may chose to look at maps to see how much this will upset things. It says to expect other delays for road work.

As we will be curtailing other aspects of the excursion and not having transportation other than our little coach, the choice was very difficult. We elected to reserve a place at Fishing Bridge. We will be there when they roll up the sidewalks for the winter. We expect that we will only have this one shot. We have to make it count.

Matt

[Dick_B]

For previous posts on this subject search this Forum for `Yellowstone' in the RV Parks section. We stayed at Grizzly.

[timandsusan]

We have been to Fishing Bridge and Grizzly RV park--both are great. Yes, Grizzly is in a town with all the restaurants, etc. Fishing Bridge puts you in the center of Ystone--that makes it nice and there is a store nearby for basic stuff. I would not expect crowds after Labor Day--and some of the park hotels will be closing--but all the wildlife and geysers just keep on going! Enjoy your trip! Our visits to the park have been in mid September and winter--always fun.

[ReneeG]

Grizzly is a nice park and they're rates are a little lower in September and not as crowded. What I liked best was the free morning beverages in their clubhouse. But, that aside, there's also Baker's Hole, a FS CG 2 miles North of West Yellowstone outside the park and the majority of the sites have electricity and although no water, there's a fill spigot as you enter with some throughout, if you have a "water thief".

[2gypsies1]

Fishing Bridge is open until Sept. 21. It has full hookups.

Here's the park's site on the roads. You can get to Old Faithful from Fishing Bridge even during construction.

Yellowstone Park Road Information

[CloudDriver]

The only place with hookups inside the Park is Fishing Bridge. There are a number of FHU campgrounds in West Yellowstone with Grizzly RV getting the best reviews.

If you want to save some $$ and can get by with electric only, Bakers Hole Forest Service CG is just 3 miles north of West Yellowstone.

[azdryheat]

Grizzly RV park in W. Yellowstone is very nice. Check out the non-profit Grizzly Discovery Center in W. Yellowstone.

[Mandalay_Parr]

Grizzly Rv park in West Yellowstone.