I live in North Georgia.
We are planning on a trip to Wyoming in June. We are going to pull our pop up. I was wanting to know of some camping sites around there. I was looking up some on the internet but they were all first come first serve. I don t know if they all fill up or if they usually have openings.
tagWell, I can t specifically answer your question, but I will give my impression.
Last week I flew into Salt Lake City and drove up to Jackson Hole/Grand Teton National Park (Teton is just south of Yellowstone). Once I crossed from ID into WY I was amazed that it seemed every 5 or six miles there was another turn off the road for a Forest Service campground.
Once into the Jackson Hole valley (I was confused the town is Jackson, the valley is Jackson Hole) more camping was available in both the Grand Teton National Park as well as the Bridger-Teton National Forest. It was too bad that most had 3 or 4 feet os snow in them, it would have been nice to look around.
So, lots of camping is in the area, here are some resources to check with:
[link=http://www.nps.gov/grte/pphtml/camping.html]Grand Teton National Park Campgrounds[/link] (Teton is a fairly short drive into Yellowstone)
[link=http://www.fs.fed.us/btnf/teton/camping.html]Bridger-Teton National Forest Teton Area Camping[/link]
Please remember, most camping in this area of the country comes with the following warning: Campground is located within Grizzly Recovery Area, requiring food/garbage to be stored properly at all times.
Good luck and have fun
tag
QuoteCampground is located within Grizzly Recovery Area, requiring food/garbage to be stored properly at all times.
I am a bit nervous about this part since I do have children. My son is always eating and laying food down and then getting something else to eat.
My husband loved the Grand Tetons. We were thinking about staying there for a few days. Thank you for the information.[:D]
tagWhat type of campgrounds are you looking for? Are you looking for full services including electricity, water and sewage hookups or are you willing to consider campgrounds without hookups?
tagWe usually camp with electric and water hook ups.
tagI drove out to yellowstone a couple of years ago without reservations. I stopped at a Koa in Cody Wy. and stayed there. I was afraid I would not get a site at the Park so I just took a day trip to Yellowstone from there. I was still tenting and was tired from driving. I was surprised by the number of campsites still available at Yellowstone. This was in June. What I remembered most about that campground was swimming in the pool and listening to all the big rig drivers complain about how hard the drive over the mountains was on their nerves. I decided then I did not need a big rig. I do not think you would have much of a problem getting a site without reservations in June.
hbfc6We stayed at Yellowstone the summer before last and stayed at the North end of the park and were surprised that there were not showers there. We ended up having to pay to shower at the Grand hotel there, i think it was $3 each. We found most National Parks have no or a lack of showers.
karen
tagTag--Just wanted to check to see if you are still making plans for Yellowstone in June-- we are scheduled to leave Southern Illinois on May 30 with reservations at Flagg Ranch (has full hookups and is suppose to be safe from bears) which is on the South end of Yellowstone. It is my understanding Flagg Ranch is actually between Yellowstone and The Tetons--it is our first trip to either so excited to get started.
tagHi...we are heading to Yellowstone in late July, early August. I was wondering if any campgrounds in the park have showers? Which campground would anyone recommend? We have a pop-up which seems to be a concern for bears? Thank you!!