Lookout Mountain, TN/GA - 3 Day Trip

This trip is planned from Jackson, TN.  It can be revised to fit your location.

Day 1:

7:30am - Leave Jackson, TN

10:30am to 11:00am - Center of Tennessee - Old Lascassas Rd & Greenland Dr., Murfreesboro, TN
The sign is located at the street edge of the parking lot of the Dean A Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium of the Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN
Historical Marker

11:15pm to 12pm - Stones River National Battlefield - 3501 Old Nashville Hwy, Murfreesboro, TN
Hours: 8am to 5pm Daily
Admission: Free

12:30pm - Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park - 732 Stone Fort Dr, Manchester, TN
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm
Admission: Free
Camping: $18-$20
Museum and 1 1/4 mile trail to waterfalls

Day 2:

8:00am - Leave Camp

9:00am to 12:00pm - Russell Cave National Mounument - 3729 County Road 98, Bridgeport, AL
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm
Admission: Free
Guided Cave Shelter Tours: 11:00am
Museum, Trails, Junior Ranger Program

1:00pm to 4:00pm - Rock City Gardens - 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA
Hours: 8:30am to 6pm ET
Admission (w/o combo tickets): Adults $18.95, Kids $10.95
Allow 1.5 to 2 hours

Mushroom Rock, Goblin's Underpass and Lover's Leap
    
 Swinging Bridge - Grandma and the kiddos...and my favorite the Rainbow Hall

See Rock City offers Double Play and Triple Play Combo Tickets
*Double Play - Rock City Gardens and Ruby Falls - Audlts $33.90, Kids $18.90
*Triple Play - Rock City Gardens, Ruby Falls and Incline Railway - Adults $45.90, Kids $23.90

4:30pm - KOA Lookout Mountain/Chattanooga South Campground - 199 KOA Blvd, Ringgold, GA
Camping: $41

Day 3:

9:00am - Leave Camp

9:15am to 11:00am - Chickamauga Battlefield - 3370 Lafayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Visitor Center Hours: 8:30am to 5pm ET
Admission: Free

11:15am to 12:15pm - Mr. T's Pizza & Ice Cream - 3924 Tennessee Ave, Chattanooga, TN
The pizza is delicious and the prices are even better!
And sitting in their dining room you can watch the Incline Railway go up and come down.

12:30pm to 1:00pm - Incline Railway - 3917 St. Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN
Hours: 10am to 6pm
Admission (w/o combo tickets): Adults $14, Kids $7 Round Trip
30 Minute Round Trip
(You are taking the rail down...exploring CNMP...then taking rail back to your car)

                                      
1:00pm to 1:30pm - Chattanooga Nat'l Military Park - 110 Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, TN
Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Visitor Center Hours: 9am to 5pm ET
Admission: Adults $3, Kids Free

1:30pm to 2:00pm - Incline Railway - 827 East Brow Road, Lookout Mountain, TN

2:15pm to 4:00pm - Ruby Falls - 1720 S Scenic Hwy, Lookout Mountain, TN
Hours: 8am to 8pm ET Daily
Admission (w/o combo tickets): Adults $17.95, Kids $9.95
Allow 2 hours

8:30pm - Arrive Jackson, TN

This trip is approx. 585 miles

Yellowstone, Grand Teton & Rocky Mountain National Parks - 9 Day Trip

This trip is planned from Jackson, TN.  It can be revised to fit your location.  It can also be shortened by eliminating Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain National Park detours.

Day 1:

7:30am - Leave Jackson, TN

1030am to 11am - Gas/Rest Stop
2pm to 230pm - Gas/Rest Stop
530pm to 6pm - Gas/Rest Stop

730pm - Hotel near Lincoln, NE

Howard Johnson Lincoln 

3400 Nw 12th St, Lincoln, NE ($60 as of 8/23/15)

*Packed Lunch/Drive-Thru Dinner
(698 Miles)

Day 2:

8:00am - Leave Hotel

11am to 1130am - Gas/Rest Stop
230pm to 3pm - Gas/Rest Stop

700pm - Hotel in Rock Springs, WY

Motel 6 Rock Springs 

2615 Commercial Way, Rock Springs, WY ($55 as of 8/23/15)

*Packed Lunch/Drive-Thru Dinner
(700 Miles)

Day 3:

7:30am - Leave Hotel

1030am to 1130am - Grand Teton National Park
$25 Car
You will want to pick up a park map at the information center.

Picnic Lunch @ Albright View Turnout

Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center
Open 8-5

1130pm to 1pm - Teton Park Road Scenic Drive
Stops: 10 Minutes Each
*Teton Glacier Turnout
*Cascade Canyon Turnout
*Mt Moran Turnout
*Potholes Turnout

115pm to 130pm - Jackson Lake Overlook - John D Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway

145pm to 200pm - Flagg Ranch Info Center - John D Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
Hours: 9am to 3:30pm June 4 - September 3
*Junior Ranger Program

2:40pm - Yellowstone National Park
Best time to visit is late May to mid August - visiting at other times my mean road closures due to snow.
Admission: $25 per vehicle
Most Visitor Centers are open 9am to 5pm - seasonally
*Junior Ranger Program

You will need to pick up a park map at a visitor center or printing one from the website...stops inside the park do not have addresses.
There are also many books available at your local book store.  I recommend Rough Guides to Yellowstone and Grand Teton.

West Thumb Geyser Basin Trail - Grant Village/West Thumb Area
3.8 mile Round Trip

Grant Village Campground - $26

Day 4:

1015pm to 1030pm- Craig Pass/Continental Divide - Grand Loop Rd(between Old Faithful & West Thumb Areas)

1045pm to 1145pm - Observation Point Trail - Old Faithful Area
1.1 mile loop

12pm to 1pm - Geyser Hill Loop Trail - Old Faithful Area
1/3 mile loop

130pm to 3pm - Madison Campground - Set up/Dinner

Day 5:

9:00am - Leave Camp

930am to 1030am - Black Sand Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile Round Trip

1030am to 1130am - Biscuit Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile Round Trip

1145am to 1230pm - Midway Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile Round Trip
Grand Prismatic Spring - Fairy Falls Trail

1235pm to 115pm - Lower Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile loop

*Fountain Paint Pots

140pm to 230pm - Artists Paintpots Trail

1 mile Round Trip - Easy

240pm to 340pm - Norris Geyser Basin and Norris Geyser Basin Museum - Norris Area

4:15pm - Canyon Village Campground - - Canyon Village Visitor Center
Open May 31 to September 8
Reservations Required
Fee: $25 plus taxes

Setup/Dinner until 545pm

Glacier Boulder and Inspiration Point until 645pm

Day 6:

8:30am to 11:00am -Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Canyon Village - 30 Minutes Each
* Artist Point
*Upper Falls Viewpoint
*Brink of Upper Falls
*Brink of Lower Falls
*Lookout Point

1130am to 1145am - Roaring Mountain - Norris Area

12pm to 1215pm - Sheepeater Cliff - Grand Loop Road (between Mammoth and Norris)

1230pm to 3pm - Lower and Upper Terraces - Mammoth Hot Springs Area

315pm to 5pm - 45th Parallel & Boiling River - Wyoming/Montana State Line (N Entrance Road)
Walk 1/2 mile upstream from parking lot where footpath reaches river.  Bathers allowed only during daylight hours. Bathing Suits are required.

6pm - Canyon Village Campground

Day 7:

930am to 10am - Tower Fall - Tower-Roosevelt Area
Picnic Lunch
General Store

1015am to 1030am - Petrified Tree

1130am to 1215pm - Mud Volcano and Sulphur Caldron- Grand Loop Rd(10mins. N of Lake Village)
Mud Volcano - 1/2 mile loop

1230pm to 1pm - Fishing Bridge Visitor Center

4pm to 430pm - Gas/Rest Stop

730pm - Hotel in Rawlins' WY
1st Chioce Inn - 1904 E Cedar St.

Day 8:

9:00am - Leave Hotel

12pm to 1pm - Rocky Mountain National Park - Kawuneeche Visitor Center
$20 Car
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm
20 minute informational video, maps, souviners
(Picnic Lunch)
*Junior Ranger Program

1:15pm to 1:45pm - Holzwarth Historic Site

2:15pm to 4:3pm - Trail Ridge Road Scenic Drive
Stops:
Fall River Pass
Alpine Visitor Center 
Highest Point on Road
Lava Cliffs
Rock Cut
Many Parks Curve

5:00pm to 6:00pm - Molly B Restaurant - 200 Moraine Ave, Estes Park, CO

9:30pm - Hotel in Burlington, CO
Sloan's Motel Burlington, 1901  Rose Ave, Burlington, CO

Day 9:

8:00am - Leave Hotel

11am to 1130am - Gas/Rest Stop
230pm to 3pm - Gas/Rest Stop
6pm to 630pm - Gas/Rest Stop
930pm to 10pm - Gas/Rest Stop

11:30pm - Arrive Jackson, TN