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05-01-2018, 11:51 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
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Yellowstone 2019
Just tried to make reservations for a family outing in Yellowstone in the summer of 2019. News is not so good.
This is May 1, the first day that reservations open for 2019. It is also the last day, for all practical purposes, since most everything is booked up by 10AM. It was very hard to even get through to the Xterra phone number.
Fishing Bridge campground (the only one with hookups) is filled for all of 2018, and will be closed for the entire 2019 season for upgrades. Long term, this is a good thing, but for folks like us who planned to camp there in 2019, not so great.
Tried for cabins at the Lake Lodge. We barely got what we need, and a few minutes later they were all reserved.
I don't know about some of the other campgrounds, but none in the park has hookups. If you want one of these, get on the phone now. There are campgrounds outside the park, of course, which may be worth investigating. But it can be a long drive into the park.
Bill
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05-01-2018, 01:42 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Vancouver BC
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Do you have to be on Yellostone Lake?
Park Advisor app shows other sites elsewhere in the park with hookups.
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05-01-2018, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Madison does not have hook ups. Was there last Sept.
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05-01-2018, 04:34 PM
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Location: Vancouver BC
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I see there's Flagg Ranch, Green Creek, Teton Village, Jackson Hole, The Virginian, Lazy J Coral, and I'm sure a few others appear to have full hook ups.
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05-01-2018, 06:22 PM
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Site Team
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Thanks, Larry. I should have clarified that our "family outing" includes 6 adults and 4 kids ranging from 2 to 8 years old. We would take our TM. Our son wants to rent a Class C motor home for himself, his wife, and two kids. Our daughter prefers a hotel room for herself, her husband, and 2 kids. The TM and the Class C would need hookups, and the only campground in Yellowstone that has them is Fishing Bridge. We could go outside the park as you suggest, but that makes for a long drive to the parts of the park we want to see, and the 2- and 4-year-olds can't be expected to ride for too long a time. That's why we were looking within the park.
My wife and I have TM'ed in Jackson Hole, and really enjoyed it. Perhaps when the kids are older ...
If Park Advisor shows campgrounds within the park that have hookups, I can't see them, and the NPS website says "Fishing Bridge RV Park is the only campground offering water, sewer, and electrical hookups".
Gonna be a busy summer.
Bill
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05-01-2018, 10:38 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Vancouver BC
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Interesting, the app showed the entire area in green which made me believe all those campgrounds I mentioned were in the park. Now that I look at it and compare it to the Yellowstone park map, I see that it is surrounded by other parks.
Sive looks beautiful there. Lots of varied landscapes!
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