lodging at Hatchet Lodge

I will be coming in July 08, have made reservations for 6 mights here, but now am starting to worry about what the place is like, and how far the drive actually is to yellowstone, and what the condition of the roads are. Any help would be much appreciated. I am flying in JAC and wanted to stay somewhere between Jackson Hole and Yellowstone so that i feel halfway between to make the best of my time there.

lodging at Hatchet Lodge

I%26#39;ll bet you will be spending most of your time in YNP, so would opt for lodging in the park or at W. Yellowstone.

You could find lodging in the Jackson Hole area for perhaps your last two days.

YNP is so large, driving back and forth each day is tiring and not productive use of time.

lodging at Hatchet Lodge

Poddle, the roads will be fine -- however, you will be 35 miles from the south entrance to the park.

To give you an idea, from Hatchet it will take you at least 4 hours to drive from the Lodge to Mammoth Hot Springs in the north of the park. 3 1/2 to 4 hours to Cody. Almost 2 hours to Old Faithful. You will spend most of your time in Yellowstone and just some in the Tetons and Jackson.

My best advice, since in-park lodging is now almost impossible unless there is a cancellation, is to try to find lodging closer to Yellowstone, West Yellowstone would be the best, but Cody is another good option (farther to Yellowstone proper, but a place well worth visitng on its own merits).

the hatchet lodge is fine. nothing fancy %26amp; the restaurant is plain but decent food. it%26#39;s right next to the togwotee national forest on the road to dubois. if it were me %26amp; i wasn%26#39;t going to stay inside the park, i%26#39;d probably rotate around the various entrances that access yellowstone or stay somewhere in gtnp. west yellowstone or gardiner would be better imo. there is not much to do in the evening there at the hatchet lodge.

Did we lose you on this forum? To find you on another? Try to keep to one thread, it%26#39;s easier all around. Don%26#39;t know how many beds you need, but, again, you%26#39;d be better served IMO by trying to stay in YNP. To do that, you can find the lodging options through the Xanterra website and, even if full, which they probably are by now, you can call; cancellations occur frequently.

I was also wondering if anyone has done the cowboy cookout and horseback ride at The Flying Pig Adventures in Gardiner?