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u/bannerad · 6 pointsr/yellowstone

I've found the book "A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes" by Roger Anderson and Carol Shively Anderson to be very useful in assessing the difficulty and distance of the many hiking opportunities in Yellowstone: https://www.amazon.com/Rangers-Guide-Yellowstone-Day-Hikes/dp/1560371579

They're kids. Pull up by a small stream and let them play in it. Thats what my kids always wanted to do.

Fishing, too. Get yourself a small spinning rod and a some single hook spinners, pull off the road where Soda Butte Creek meets the Lamar River and toss it in. I bet you catch a fish. There are numerous opportunities to do some light fishing in the park. You'll need a license, but the kids don't (I think...check at the park office).

u/GreenSpartan12 · 4 pointsr/yellowstone

Make sure you get up early (like 7 am) and head to Lamar Valley look for a parked cars and you are sure to see Wolves or a Grizzly. This was the best thing I did while I was there

My 2nd piece of advice is do some off road trails. Yellowstone really awards you for putting in the work. We had to hike about 9 miles to see Fairy Falls and it was totally worth it. There's also one we did that goes behind Mammoth hot Springs and gives you way prettier views with no one around. Theres a loop when doing wthe southern canyon trail that allows you to see some really cool thermals. this booke offers a lot of great options
https://www.amazon.com/Rangers-Guide-Yellowstone-Day-Hikes/dp/1560371579

When doing any major attractions I would just try to get there early. Getting to Biscuit Basin around 8 or 9am allowed for easy parking and less crowded boardwalks.

I would defnitley make a point to get down to Tetons. Its really chill and peacful there. We stayed at Signal Moutain campground and the lodge seemed like a nice place. People wroking there were very cool and helpful. Also if you enjoy craft beer Melvin in Jackson is one of the best brewries in the country.



u/unwiredmatt · 3 pointsr/CampingandHiking

There are tons and tons of things to do and see in Yellowstone. If you just stick to the backcountry you'll miss a lot. You could spend 3-4 days just doing the more touristy stuff. I bought this book to help figure out what hikes to do. Mt Washbourn was an awesome day hike. There was a place where the Boiling river met with a much colder river and you could swim in it. That was a lot of fun. The hike to the petrified trees in the northeast corner of the park is a great hike to go on and get away from the crowds. The park is basically two giant circles. I'd start at one end and go around until you hit everything.

As for camping I'd recommend making a reservation at one of the camp site now. You can't just pull off the road and camp and will probably need a permit for any backcounty sites. I stayed at the Canyon Campground last time I was there and it was a great camp site. Make reservations at campsite near the stuff you want to do and leave early or you'll sit in bear jams for hours....

u/asocktipus · 3 pointsr/CampingandHiking

My SO and I stayed at the Norris campground, which was great. It's pretty central so we were able to do things like drive down to grand tetons for the day and not have to move campsites often. We stayed at Gardiner the night before and woke up early to drive to the campsite. We got there 45-30 mins before they started accepting check-ins, and we were like 8th in line.

If you're doing first come first serve plan to get there EARLY to get your site.

As far as hikes, my personal favorite was Elephant's Back, you get an incredible panoramic view of Yellowstone lake, and almost nobody goes up there.

We didn't plan a ton in advance. We had a copy of this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1560371579/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_axoizbA48SK5T
And just picked a region and picked a couple of hikes to do during the day based on distance, views, etc. Worked really well.

u/Creek0512 · 1 pointr/travel

Yellowstone NPS - Day Hiking Guide

Trail Guides Yellowstone - Day Hikes

A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes

Obviously, there is a lot of crossover on those. Last year we hiked:

  • Mystic Falls Loop - nice waterfall and lookout over a lot of the Lower Geyser Basin.

  • Mt. Washburn - go early before the parking lot fills up and it gets hot

  • Harlequin Lake Trail - really short hike to a small lake at the end of the day.

  • Trout Lake - the only short hike heading toward the NE Gate on our last day heading to Billings.

  • Fairy Falls and Imperial Geyser - make sure you go all the way to the geysers if you do this one, they aren't big but they are sort of constantly erupting

  • Osprey Falls - the waterfall at the end is awesome, but almost no one does this hike, we only saw 6 other people on the trail

  • Rims of the Grand Canyon - there were 4 of us, 2 of us got dropped of at Obeservation Point and hiked to Artist Point, the other 2 left the car at Artist Point and hiked the other direction

    I also highly recommend going to Grand Teton NP as well, and hiking the Cascade Canyon Trail up to Lake Solitude.

    Also make sure you look up how big Yellowstone is, and how long it takes to drive from one place to the next, assuming there aren't bison in the road.
u/dinot2000 · 1 pointr/yellowstone

It seems like you have a good grasp on what to expect on your trip which is great. I would suggest going to the hotel and saving the GTNP visit on your way to the airport.

Lamar Valley is a pretty big area and it's best to visit it early in the morning or at dusk as bears and wolves are most active at that time of day. If you see a bunch of people with spotting scopes and large camera lenses standing by the side of the road they are most likely observing one of those big animals.

If you want some books to help you with your trip, Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National Park is a very detailed one. For day hikes A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes book is good and Trail Guides Yellowstone web site is an excellent source for all things Yellowstone.