Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

 

History

Yellowstone was established as a national park on March 1, 1872. It is the first national park ever established in the World. Yellowstone National Park expands 2,221,766 Acres and contains spectacular mountain views, lakes, canyons, geothermal features, and wildlife.

 

Basic Information

Cost to enter: 20$ per vehicle

Official Website

Camping

Camping (click for official site):

Bridge Bay:$20.50 | 431 sites | Near Bridge Bay Arena

Canyon: $25 | 272 Sites | Shower & Laundry

Grant Village: $25| 420 Sites | Shower & Laundry

Madison: $20.50 | 272 Sites | Dump Station

Indian Creek: $12 | 75 Sites | more primitive

Lewis Lake: $12 | 85 Sites | Small Sites

Mammoth: $14 | 85 Sites | Only Year-round site

Norris: $14 | <100 Sites | Walk-in and Tent sites

Pebble Creek: $12 | <27 Sites | Small & Primitive

Slough Creek: $12 | 23 Sites | Popular, Arrive early

Tower Fall: $12 | 32 Sites | Best for Tents

Backcountry Permit: Free

Make reservation online or call 307-344-7311 for future reservations or 307-344-7901 for same-day.

 

My Experience

We arrived at Yellowstone right before sunset after camping at a KOA near Mount Rushmore. We stopped at Yellowstone Lake and the visitor center and even saw a buffalo walking along the road when we entered the park. Then, we put our tent down at a site at Lewis Lake (The only campsite with available sites when we arrived). Then we headed right to Old Faithful to try to catch the geyser before it got dark. We made it just in time and saw the eruptionwithin 5 minutes of arrival. Then headed back to Lewis Lake to set up our site before it got dark.

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