We are going to Yellowstone Park, staying at Fishing Bridge Campground. I was woundering which entrance from the north is the best and if there are any road closures inside the park. Info on grades and curves would be good. Thanks to all that respond. Coming from Saskatchewan will enter through Bozeman or Gardiner. Which is better.

 

Whatever you do don't try to going into the park at night. It's murder doing it with a BIG TT/5VR/ or Class A or C.
Pay close attention to the trees when winding down into the canyon they are close to edge of the road and somtimes lean into the road which will cause you alot damage on the top of your rig.

 

We just got back a week ago, we were in Colorado so we came through Jackson and exited at Gardiner. Both ways are fine for any size of rig. The road is closed from Tower to Canyon for the whole summer, so Gardiner is probably the best bet. If you have the time and you haven't done it before I would highly reccomend going to Glacier Natl Park (northern Montana) on your way there or home and doing the highway to the sun, very cool road and worth the time. We got some pictures of goats about 3 feet from the pass side mirror up on a big snow bank at the top!

 

Ditto on triplenickel. Been to both and they are spectacular!
You could also consider getting there thru the east entrance since Fishing Bridge is on the east side of the park. They will warn you about nite walks due to Grizzlies, but most people never see one.
Have a great trip.

 

Just for info. There is construction on Sylvan Pass at the East entrance. The road is closed I believe from 8p.m. to 8 a.m. Best to check out a Yellowstone website for specifics.

 

The only entrance where you might have trouble is the east entrance, where there is raod construction. It isn't closed but you can expect delays.

There are 2 entrances from the "north". If you're coming in from Red Lodge to Cook City and the northeast entrance, the Bear Tooth highway is closed due to repairs, but the Chief Joseph Highway can be used instead. All is good at Gardiner and the north entrance.

The only construction inside the park, as stated before, is the east entrance and Dunraven Pass between Canyon and Tower.

Been there twice this year already.

 

Hey Triplenickel I have a 33' 5er were there any major grades from Gardiner in either direction north or south. Thanks, were does Yellowstone rank between Jasper Banff Waterton and Glacier Parks.

 

i am taking my 31' TT in 2 weeks to fishing bridge.

 

If you see any bunny hugging, liberal, tree huggers in your path; RUN 'EM DOWN!!!!!!

 

Nothing you'd have to worry about.



They are all amazing, and we're lucky to have them so close together but Yellowstone is by far my favorite. All of the volcanic activity and cool geography in one small (2.2 million acre) is unreal. If your a bit motivated there are lots of nice hikes of all different lengths available also. We got a boat and guide for a day on Yellowstone and had lots of fun with some nice cutthroat, totally reccomend it!

 

I think the maximum trailer length allowed in various camps inside the park is 27', but don't quote me on that.

It's too bad the Bear Tooth Highway between Cook City and Red Lodge is closed this year, because it is one of the highlights every year when we take groups up to Yellowstone. The road goes right over top of a mountain. It qualifies as a National Park by itself. Fortunately, the Chief Joseph Higway is almost as scenic.

If you're into animals, ther have been bears just west of Roosevelt on both my trips this summer. It's been the best bear watching in the last 10 years. The wolf watch is east of Roosevelt, almost half way to Cook City, at Slough Creek. There have also been more bison in Lamar Valley than Hayden Valley, this year. Lots of rock chucks at Sheepeater Cliff, and big horn sheep at Barronette peak. No moose on eaither trip; they're getting harder to find. Finally spotted a couple down in Teton. There's a nice bald eagle nest 5 or 6 miles from the west entrance. Last year we got to see a wolf and black bear get "into it" over a dead antilope. The wolf won that one.

 

You can get in with longer trailers. I was in there a year ago with a 34 footer and my brother just got back with his 34' trailer and he stayed at Fishing Bridge.

 

Yellowstone is my backyard and the Bighorns/Pryors in my front yard. Personally, I'd go in thru Gardiner and out thru Cooke City or Jackson. But a lot of that depends on how much time you've allocated to the trip. The road from the NE gate to Cooke City is under construction, but no major hassles. Dunraven Pass has been closed going on two years and Sylvan Pass construction has been on-going for close to six years. www.nps.gov/yell Check the road conditions before travelling.

Someone mentioned the roads being closed at night. That's for safety, your's primarily. Critters tend to move about more just before sunrise and around sunset. Motorcycles just seem to be deer attractors and both lose in an accident.

I'm prejudiced, I prefer the Chief Joe (affectionally called with reverence) and Sunlight Gorge to the 'Tooth. Both are spectacular drives, but the Chief Joe is less challenging for flatlanders.

If you plan on going to Glacier you can't pull over the Going to the Sun road. The length limit is 21ft. www.nps.gov/glac Glacier is one of the prettiest parks in the country. Yellowstone is a volcano, the Shoshoni Indians called it the land of stinking waters. Can't say what the Blackfeet and Flatheads called Glacier, but it wasn't stinking! This year there's plenty of water, breaking a seven year drought.

 

Hey indutchman what are the grades like from Livingston through Gardiner then Norris to Canyon over to Fishing Bridge. And what type of roads, any switchbacks. I pull a trailer for a living but my wifey is a little shy on the roads due to surviving a really bad accident. Just want to unload the 5er then she calms down. Thanks

 

Once in the park there are not any major grades, and no switch backs. Besides the limit is 45mph, and you're lucky to hit that with all the rubber necking going on!