denver to yellowstone in july

We will fly into Denver, arriving approx. 8:30 am., want to go to yellowstone/jackson hole area for a couple of days (just to see the sites, would like advise), then to salt lake city, grand canyon, hoover dam, perhaps through albequerque and back up to denver, all in about 10 days.

Any advise (other than a strong drink!). I have knowledge of grand canyon, vegas, but nothing on yellowstone area and where to go/visit/stay.

Thanks and any comments will be appreciated.

denver to yellowstone in july

I think you have too much planned for a 10 day trip. I would stay in the Yellowstone/Teton area, maybe add in the Black Hills.

From Denver to YS is a very long days drive, I would recommend staying somewhere along the way. Possibly drive to Cody WY the first day. You should try to get lodging in side the park. Spend 3 days in YS and at least 1 in Tetons to see the main sights.

Day 1 arrive Denver 8:30am. Allow at least 1 1/2 hours to get luggage and rental car. Drive to Cody WY, 8 hour drive.

Day 2 Cody WY in the morning, see the museums there. Drive to YS after lunch. Try to get lodging in the Lake or Canyon area.

Day 3 Visit YS - lower loop

Day 4 Visit YS - upper loop

Day 5 YS is morning, drive to Tetons. Stay there or in Jackson.

Day 6 Tetons in morning, then 5-6 hours to SLC.

Day 7 SLC

Day 8 Drive to Grand Canyon in a long day 9+ hours to South Rim at GCNP.

Day 9 Visit GC

Day 10 Drive to Albuquerque 6 hours.

Day 11 Drive to Denver about 8 hours.

denver to yellowstone in july

Thanks much for the advice. I will heed your advice. Also, I was looking at Glacier Park in Montana and it certainly is impressive and would like to go there instead of New Mexico. Any thoughts as to Glacier Park or Montana in general as compared to Yellowstone? What kind of weather can we expect in early July in Yellowstone and perhaps Montana?

Thanks again

We flew into Las Vegas and went to Grand Canyon West, then to Salt Lake City, West Yellowstone and

western part of Yellowstone National Park and finally to Jackson Hole. We flew out of Salt Lake City. We did this in 7 days because of time contraints for my daughter who had to get back to take the Georgia Bar exam. A lot of driving and beautifyl scenery but just about too much in 7 days. I would suggest concentrating on Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Cody Wyoming and possibly the Little Bighorn area of southern Montana. We are taking 10-11 days to do Mt. Rushmore, southern Montana, Cody, eastern Yellowstone National Park, and Jackson Hole.

Good luck to your daughter on the GA Bar. Regarding the Grand Canyon, I may fly into either Las Vegas or Albequerque (drive to Flagstaff) and view southern rim and then through Vegas/ Hoover Dam. Any advice on the southern route?

We drove part of historic route 66 then back to Las Vegas and directly up the interstate to Salt Lake City where we stayed one night. We then went on to West Yellowstone, Mt. The trip from Kingman, Az. to Salt Lake City took about 10 hours of driving. Too long a day!!!