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Old 11-15-2016, 04:55 AM   #21
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Re: Planning our Yellowstone / Grand Teton / Mount Rushmore-Black Hills Trip for 2017

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DW and I spent a week at Fishing Bridge in July. The roads in the campground are the worst you will ever see. They removed the pavement a year or 2 ago and have yet to replace. Sounds crazy but it is what it is.

Things to do:

Buy or rent some bear spray, pricy to buy but ours is now the home defense weapon in the trailer.

Mammoth Hot Springs and the surrounding stuff is entertaining.

The swimming hole on the Firehole river is really cool, go early since there isn't much parking. Also you will need to climb down to the river so bring stout shoes. The boys will love it.

If you have one or can get one a sporting scope will give you a better view of distant wildlife. We watched a pack of wolves harass a big group of elk for about an hour. They were at least a mile away across the river.

Don't miss the Prairie Dogs at Devil's Tower.

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Old 11-15-2016, 06:26 AM   #22
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Probably just a glitch on Google maps. You are very correct. 191 is the highway. We have been on it many times, the last time was just three weeks ago. Want me to tell you how hard it is to show newbies the Grand Tetons and Old Faithful in a snowstorm? I won't be going back on the last week of October again.
I guess at elevation, there's going to more inclement weather risks in the fall. I hope the weather works with us come late June. I've read that snow can last through May. Dress in layers I assume is our best option.
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Old 11-15-2016, 06:30 AM   #23
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DW and I spent a week at Fishing Bridge in July. The roads in the campground are the worst you will ever see. They removed the pavement a year or 2 ago and have yet to replace. Sounds crazy but it is what it is.

Things to do:

Buy or rent some bear spray, pricy to buy but ours is now the home defense weapon in the trailer.

Mammoth Hot Springs and the surrounding stuff is entertaining.

The swimming hole on the Firehole river is really cool, go early since there isn't much parking. Also you will need to climb down to the river so bring stout shoes. The boys will love it.

If you have one or can get one a sporting scope will give you a better view of distant wildlife. We watched a pack of wolves harass a big group of elk for about an hour. They were at least a mile away across the river.

Don't miss the Prairie Dogs at Devil's Tower.

Enjoy.
The Prairie dogs are on my list already. Thanks. We'll have to check out the firehole river.
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Old 11-15-2016, 12:24 PM   #24
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Re: Planning our Yellowstone / Grand Teton / Mount Rushmore-Black Hills Trip for 2017

Here is a lil' teaser for ya!
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Old 11-15-2016, 04:28 PM   #25
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While your visiting Mount Rushmore, take in the Alpine Inn for dinner. Not sure still there but the DW and I had dinner there on our trip and it was excellent.
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Old 11-15-2016, 09:04 PM   #26
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Thanks for the inspiring pictures and recommendations. Unbelievably majestic! Its planning trips like these that keep me grounded during the off season.
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Old 11-16-2016, 03:20 PM   #27
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Don't forget to visit Crazy Horse.
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Old 11-16-2016, 05:39 PM   #28
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Re: Planning our Yellowstone / Grand Teton / Mount Rushmore-Black Hills Trip for 2017

We have a different opinion of the Crazy Horse goings-on. We have visited the "sculpture" on occasion and found that there have been no changes in more than ten years. Yet the gift shop and surrounding properties have expanded exponentially. If you are travelling on a budget youmight want to pass on this.
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Old 11-16-2016, 05:46 PM   #29
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Old 11-16-2016, 09:14 PM   #30
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Re: Planning our Yellowstone / Grand Teton / Mount Rushmore-Black Hills Trip for 2017

The roads in Fishing Bridge campground this past August were horrible. Pavement had been ripped up and there were huge ruts and pot holes. And as stated, it is tight. Rocky Mountain RV Park in Gardiner, MT is very nice too. Just outside the north Yellowstone entrance.

Coulter Bay Campground in Tetons is fantastic. One of the best.

We love Horse Thief Campground in Hill City, SD just south of Rapid City and just outside of Custer State Park. In Custer on your way to see Mt. Rushmore, go south to north, not north to south on Iron Mountain Highway. You will see why as you exit the tunnels.
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Old 11-18-2016, 10:38 PM   #31
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Re: Planning our Yellowstone / Grand Teton / Mount Rushmore-Black Hills Trip for 2017

With the kids in mind, here's 3 spots, 2 in SD and 1 in WY. Our grandkids loved em'!

Custer Park had so many buffalo and its a drive through park. So cool!




Hanson Wagon is better than any museum we have visited anywhere. Great folks.


Museum of the West, small but wow what a great museum.

Custer State Park SD
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Buffalo Bill Museum of the West WY
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Old 11-19-2016, 09:04 AM   #32
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We stayed at Keyhole State Park when we were in the Devil's Tower area this summer. Our site was right on the lake and very beautiful (about a half hour drive to DT). However...there is a KOA where we stayed with our son, daughter-in-law and our two young grandchildren a couple of years ago. It is literally at the base of Devil's Tower and right at the memorial entrance. It was an impressive sight to wake up and see that awesome tower in your front yard, and the kids loved it.
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Old 11-19-2016, 05:45 PM   #33
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We're planning our big 12 day trip to South Dakota and Wyoming with our travel trailer next summer in late June. This will be our first trip ever to Yellowstone and Grand Teton. I'm looking for pointers and advice on traveling to bear country with our 3 young boys.

We'll be staying at Fishing Bridge CG in Yellowstone for 4-5 days (need the full hookups), 2 days at Grand Teton, and 2 days in the Black Hills. Anything sites that are a must for the kiddos, outside of the obvious "Old Faithful" and "Mammoth" hot springs?

I know the DW and I will have a blast but I want to keep our boys interested in these national parks. I've been to the Black Hills before and have a rough plan in mind for our days there. It's Yellowstone and Grand Teton that seem to be overwhelming in the planning stages.
I have been looking at yellow stone parks my self, Fishing bridge is the best park for your 35 ft rig. Look into RV park reviews to get your self some idea what to expect. I'm going to stay out side yellow stone because of park road condition with the harley.
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Old 11-19-2016, 10:09 PM   #34
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How about a few teasers from Teton National Park......
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Old 11-27-2016, 11:17 PM   #35
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I'm rethinking the campground accommodations for Yellowstone and Grand Teton. I've got 4 days booked at the Fishing Bridge RV park in Yellowstone and 2 days booked at Colter Bay Village (RV park). Would it be more practical to just book 6 days maybe at the Headwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch and use that location as our base camp? From what Google maps out, it's about 60 minutes to Fishing Bridge and about 15 minutes to Colter Bay.

From what I hear, Fishing Bridge is just a parking lot anyways. Any suggestions?
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We stayed at Flagg Ranch few years back, they had just updated shower facilities and put in more of the primitive cabins on the property. The sites were ok but still they had to get #'s in so it is what it is but much better than Fishing Bridge as far as being put in with a shoe horn. We found it fit our needs since we used about 60% of our time in the Tetons doing hiking and on the river trips. It is still close enough to the South entrance of Yellowstone to take some of the travel time out of a day long trip into the park if you plan what your destinations are and manage your time. The other thing was we had been to Yellowstone before and did not need to hit all the highlights in a couple of days, that helped us manage what we had on our list to visit. Have a great trip however it works out.
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Old 01-12-2017, 01:53 PM   #37
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We haven't been to Yellowstone for 30 years so are planning a Glacier (never been there) to Yellowstone to Mt Rushmore trip for next Aug-Sept. We have reservations for 5 days at Glacier and a week at Fishing Bridge. I agree with those who say 2 days is not long enough. We went for 5 days with our kids and could have stayed longer. Keep your area clean, don't dump rinse water on the ground and be sure everything is secure because bears are not nice neighbors! We used to backpack and had to be extremely cautious about campground sanitation because a backpacking tent is nothing to a bear. Many good suggestions in preceding posts, gave me some ideas for places to see around Mt Rushmore. We've never even been in SD before.
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Old 01-12-2017, 09:27 PM   #38
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The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs SD is well worth a visit. Many people like to visit Deadwood. We were less than impressed, as it seemed to be one t-shirt shop after casino after souvenier shop. There was an interesting little museum there, though, as well as Mt Moriah Cemetery.

Custer State Park is a must see...but don't expect to take an RV on all of the roads!
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Old 02-05-2017, 03:22 PM   #39
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We went out to Yellowstone for a 2 week trip sept 2015 right after labor day. One place we really liked was Custer State Park KOA SD (rabbits everywhere). It was a home base for a few days to see Custer state part, needles highway, iron mountain road are all must see. We then went on to Cody WY and used that as next home base for Yellowstone. The Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody was fun to visit. Have fun!

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Did the trip last year from late June to late August and what a wonderful trip. I cannot add to much because everything has been covered here just want to let you know when in Jackson Hole be sure to stop at MacPhail's Burger resturant...they are the best.
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