Yellowstone Questions

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   Hello,
   New members here. Our hope is to take a 3 week trip out west in Sept to Yellowstone with our little dog. We have never been there before. Can any members weigh in with good our bad reviews of campsites within the park or just outside the park? Or any books or publications to read? We are newbies inour new RP-172.
Thanks!

   John & Kathy M.

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JKPOD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01 Jan 2014 Location: Finleyville, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Topic: Yellowstone Questions Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 5:25pm
	Hello, New members here. Our hope is to take a 3 week trip out west in Sept to Yellowstone with our little dog. We have never been there before. Can any members weigh in with good our bad reviews of campsites within the park or just outside the park? Or any books or publications to read? We are newbies inour new RP-172. Thanks! John & Kathy M.
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geelse Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 7:09pm
	JKPOD, Visited Yellowstone in July of 13 for a few days. Stayed at koa outside west entrance. Easy in/out and close to park but away from crush. Don't forget your senior pass if you are a senior, big savings. Found the northern routes most pretty and animal sightings. Touch bases if you need more info.
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Keith-N-Dar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 8:35pm
	We camped in the park when we visited a few years ago and liked all the sites we used. No hookups in the park, and at the time we were camping in a van and didn't need any. I don't recall showers in the park, but there may have been in the major tourist areas. We stopped first at Old Faithful, and it is so built up it was like being in town. I was ready to go. A few miles away we smelled rotten eggs, took a little side road and started seeing some of the most beautiful geothermal elements imaginable. I will go back in a heartbeat. Beautiful sights, lots of critters, and great fishing. What more can you ask for?
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Kokopod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2013 Location: Southwest WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 113	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 8:47pm
	The best way to see Yellowstone is from within. There are a lot of wonderful campgrounds, but many are first-come-first-serve. Making reservations would be best. Going online is the best way to gain information. Plan to pick two or three as your base camp throughout your stay (remember, the park is huge and speed limits slow). If you don't want to rough it, the KOA in Cody is about one hour from the east entrance. It's a beautiful KOA, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody is a must see (you can easily spend two days just in the museum). There's a KOA right outside of Jackson (about 15 minutes to Jackson and then another hour or more to Grand Teton and then to the south entrance to Yellowstone - our favorite entrance). This KOA is right on the Snake River, and Jackson is another place you could spend a day or two. Staying at either of the KOAs I mention would put a real burden on you as far as using them as a base camp - way too much travel time to and from (and traffic can be bad). What it all boils down to is how many days you will actually be in the park and which direction you'll be entering. Try to stay inside and see it all. Being from Wyoming we're very proud of our beautiful treasure! You'll love it.
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PanamaMitch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2013 Location: Panama City, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 10:19pm
	We're heading out there in late June in our 176T. There are 12 campgrounds in the park. You can make reservations at 4 of them. One of them, Fishing Bridge Campground, has full hookups. There are showers there too, but it will cost you 2 or 3 dollars. Campsites run about $22 per night except at Fishing Bridge. It's just slightly higher there. September in the park means it will be quite chilly, especially at night. Make sure your furnace works really well. Be prepared for the possibility of snow. Remember, you'll be very high up in the mountains.
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RPodWeGo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Salt Lake City Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 10:51pm
	PanamaMitch is quite right. Gonna be chilly nights. You'll see lots of wildlife as the animals are migrating down from the higher country. Not sure when the Elk Refugee begins to fill though like Yellowstone the Tetons will be awesome.
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podrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2013 Location: Draper, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 11:35pm
	We visited Yellowstone this past September and had a great time, We were there the 3rd week of September and many areas were closing that next Monday. It was definitely cold at night, but warmed up nicely during the day. Coldest night was 23, although the pod water system suffered no ill effects. Crowds were definitely much smaller than in the summer. Like others have said, the wildlife is more active in the fall and we saw lots of most everything including grizzly bears. We stayed at Grant Village and had reservations, the campground was less than 1/2 full. Grant village fee does include 2 showers each day at a very nice shower house. The Fishing Bridge campground does have full hook ups and is in the park. Only problem is that it is basically parking lot style camping and the sites did not have fire rings or tables. It had snowed the day before we arrived and there was still snow in the shadows, so you can expect snow anytime in September. The snow quickly melted off. Do not miss Grand Teton Park on your way in or out. It was an awesome trip.
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Kokopod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2013 Location: Southwest WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 113	Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 2:25pm
	Yes, Yellowstone gets cold in September. The earlier in September you go the better. With any national park, we always try to go as late in the season as possible to avoid the crowds. Anytime after Labor Day is pretty good in Wyoming, mainly because it starts to get chilly.
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bodie55 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Mar 2013 Location: San Francisco Online Status: Offline Posts: 100	Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 1:41am
	We also have stayed at the KOA in West Yellowstone, but in a cabin. Close enough to the park, but now with the pod, I'd try to get reservations inside the park. There are quite a number of RV parks in West Yellowstone. Great KOA in Greybull WY, about halfway between the Black Hills and Yellowstone. Cody would not make a great base for Yellowstone, unless you want to drive about an hour each way to the east entrance. So much to see in the park!
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wingnut2312 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Aug 2013 Location: MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 231	Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 7:22am
	What does "KOA" stand for? We are also looking to go and would like to stay in the park.
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