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
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:
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
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 - Easy240pm 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
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
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
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