Planning our "epic" 7 week, 8000+ mile, road-trip for next summer - Page 5

leefl · 02-22-2016, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by acsimon

If you're talking about doing this in 2016, reservations this late are going to be a problem. Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion are a mob scene in the summer. They all set attendance records in 2015. You might look at spending some time in the Black Hills.

Already all booked, the only one that I haven't booked yet is Teton, and that's only because they don't open reservations for another week or so

leefl · 02-22-2016, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Big D

In Yellowstone go to Grizzly RV Park in West Yellowstone. In Zion stay in Zion RV park just outside the park. Your close enough to drive the park and see Bryce Nat Park.

Thanks for the suggestions, but already booked up.
Staying in Fishingbridge in Yellowstone (in the park). We've stayed in a cabin outside of Yellowstone before, only a couple of years ago, otherwise we'd be spending more time there.
For Zion/Bryce we're staying at a campground in Glendale, between the parks, and within range of spending at day at/on Lake Powell.

leefl · 02-22-2016, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mustardjim

When you book so far ahead do you have to pay for all the campsites ahead of time. I am wondering if your sched. does get behind will it cost you a lot more?
I have done your Day 25 - Revelstoke, BC to Jasper, AB (7 hr drive)
+ 3 day stop
also your Day 29 - Jasper, AB to Banff/Canmore, AB (6 hr drive)
+ 3 day stop ...... YOUR HOURS ARE CORRECT but do not allow for bad traffic, stopping to see the awesome sights on those roads The Jasper Banff road is the best sights I have ever seen in the mountain's at least you will be doing it twice once up to Jasper then back down to Banff
Enjoy the trip

Some campgrounds we've reserved but no deposit, most are one or two days deposit, a couple are paid in full.
On the off-chance that we have any incidents and get a delayed at all, then we'll likely just cut the next stop short. Of course hoping that doesn't happen, but the cost is the least concern.
We'll likely do quite a bit of the Jasper->Banff road both while stopped at Jasper, and when near Banff, but since we have time we might stop along the way on the main travel day too (depending on if there are places to stop with a fifth wheel).
All of our travel hours are estimates accounting for gas stops and rest-stops, but not additional stops (we mostly eat lunch from a cooler while travelling).
I haven't yet looked at the frequency of gas-stations en-route, but I'm hoping there are plenty (and will look in detail)