One week itinerary for late June

We are a couple in our early 5os and would appreciate any suggestions for a one week itinerary for Yellowstone and Grand Tetons; airport to fly to, places to stay, places to see etc..

We will be flying from New York/New Jersey airports and will be renting a car upon arrival.

Is one week sufficient for both parks?

One week itinerary for late June

First, we put our Yellowstone / Teton information on our website. It includes trip reports, pictures and hopefully useful planning information. It also has links to some useful other websites.

www.AlandSueJohnson.com

Yellowstone link is on the left

Now to see if I can answer some questions or at least offer some thoughts.

One week is enough if that%26#39;s all you have. In June we%26#39;ll spend 7 days in Yellowstone and 2 in the Tetons. We just get into looking for wildlife and spend most of the time doing that. You%26#39;ll need to include some of the other features too, such as geysers and Old Faithful.

We like to fly into Jackson Hole. Its close and is basically in Grand Teton NP. You could fly into Salt Lake City and spend 5-6 hours driving but would save some money.

Some car rentals are at the airport and some are in Jackson. How much difference that makes depends on how early your flight is. We try to always get early flights and don%26#39;t want to drop off in Jackson.

www.travelyellowstone.com is where you check for reservations in the park. At this point, there may not be any. If you can schedule around availability of lodging, you might make it work.

We%26#39;ve stayed at Old Faithful Inn, Canyon and Roosevelt.

OFI is a cool old place. Western side of the park. You are right at the Upper Geyser Basin and Old Faithful. Its a long way from the main wildlife areas though. Stayed there in 2006.

Canyon is centrally located on the east side of the park. Its my favorite because of location. Near Hayden Valley and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

Roosevelt is actually a cooler place in some ways. The main problem is that the cabins don%26#39;t have running water or restrooms. Much like tent camping with hardwalls.

If there%26#39;s nothing in the park, you can look in West Yellowstone, Cooke City and Gardiner.

Good luck.

One week itinerary for late June

1 week will be fine if you fly in/out of Jackson or Billings. Flying into SLC will require a 5 hour drive to and from.

Lodging inside YS will be difficult to get now, but check www.travelyellowstone.com and also call them to see if there are any cancellations. IF you can%26#39;t get inside the park, then try West Yellowstone.

Visit www.nps.gov for both parks.

Day 1 arrive Jackson, Visit Jackson and Tetons

Day 2 Visit Tetons.. hikes, possible float trip

Day 3 Tetons in morning to YS in the afternoon

Day 4 YS

Day 5 YS

Day 6 YS

Day 7 Back to Jackson for flight home

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