Yellowstone or Glacier NP?

My husband and I are planning a 4 day weekend for sometime in August. I need advice on whether we should got to Glacier NP or Yellowstone. We are most interested in wildlife watching, hiking and beautiful scenery. I stayed in Grand Lake, CO last June and absolutely loved it. I was very glad to have stayed on the Western side of the park away from all the tourists in Estes Park plus I saw many more moose on that side of the park. Basically I%26#39;m looking for a similar experience in either Glacier NP or Yellowstone, but don%26#39;t know which to choose.

Yellowstone or Glacier NP?

Do you like Ford or Chevy better? Some people just like one of the parks more than the other which will be completely different from the next person you ask. I think you should look at some photos and decide which one you would like to see more.

Glacier-less people, more of a moutain scenery.

Yellowstone-unique geothermal features. Can combine with the Grand Tetons.

Yellowstone or Glacier NP?

Yellowstone and Grand Tetons! Going again this yer for the second year in a row. Cannot believe the scenery and wildlife. You will not be disappointed.

if you are looking at 4 days i would choose glacier. for hiking it%26#39;s my favorite park. there%26#39;s just so many other areas surrounding ynp that are tempting it would be tough picking what i wanted to see/do.

if you go to gnp i highly recommend many glacier hotel. there%26#39;s nothing like sitting on their deck in the evening %26amp; watching the bears come out on the hillside while the sun sets. there are some great hikes that originate from that area. you will obviously drive going to the sun road %26amp; there are many hikes you can take from there as well.

if i had 4 days here is what i would do...

-go to logan pass (continental divide) to the visitor%26#39;s center %26amp; hike up to hidden lake overlook. we have never been there that we didn%26#39;t see a bunch of mountain goats %26amp; even bighorn sheep. it%26#39;s a short hike (3.0 rt).

-across the road from the visitor%26#39;s center is the highline trail. maybe the most popular hike in glacier. you can do it so many ways %26amp; lengths. you can hike to granite park chalet (7 mi) %26amp; then down the loop trail (4 mi) where you can take the shuttle back to where you parked at the visitor%26#39;s center. you can hike halfway to the chalet to a point called haystack butte (3.5 mi), have lunch, %26amp; then hike back. the views are completely different each way so don%26#39;t worry about retracing your steps. this year we are going to do what%26#39;s referred to as the ';hockey ref hike'; which is all the way to granite park chalet, then over the top %26amp; down to swiftcurrent motor inn. this is just around the lake from many glacier hotel (14 mi).

-iceberg lake is another very popular hike in the many glacier area. we%26#39;ve missed doing it the last two years because of bear activity. hopeful this july of making it (9 mi).

-grinnel glacier is another many glacier hike that really pretty.

great places to eat include cattle baron%26#39;s supper club (dinner), two sisters cafe (lunch or dinner), the park cafe (breakfast, lunch, or dinner), %26amp; johnstons (b,l,d). we also like eating in the many glacier dining room %26amp; even had a very good meal in the restaurant at swiftcurrent inn.

good luck on your trip.

Thanks so much everyone, for the helpful information. It sounds like Yellowstone is definitely appealing to us because of the wildlife, but I think Glacier is more suited to this 4 day short trip. Hopefully we%26#39;ll still have lots of wildlife opportunities there as well. My husband has never been to a mountainous destination, he typically goes for the beach destinations. So I think Glacier will give him a good taste of what he%26#39;s been missing out on. I appreciate all the tips and info!

Dear LeftyLynn, while I love Yellowstone and the Tetons, Glacier is great for mountain scenery. We visited there last year and tried to drive the Going To The Sun Road, but there was a lot of construction and delays, so we only had time for a portion of it. Wonderful, beautiful scenery. Next time we hope to take one of the Red Bus tours and let somebody else drive, and we can just rubberneck!

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