> What other places are interesting on our route besides Yellowstone Parc
> and the area Banff-Jasper?
Glacier National Park/Waterton Lakes National park straddles the
US/Canadian border. If you were to draw a line between Banff &
Yellowstone, you'd pretty much pass through Glacier. Stayed a couple
days at Glacier in 2004, between our visits to Yellowstone and Banff.
Wished we could have spent another couple days there.
Can't drive an RV over the Going to the Sun Road that goes through the
park, so you'll need to pick one side of the park (east/west) as a base
camp. Since we couldn't drive the Going to the Sun road ourselves
(24' RV) we took a Red Jammer tour instead. Well worth the price, the
tour uses restored 1937 Red buses, that look more like old stretch
limos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going-to-the-Sun_Road
> Should we take only KOA-camps or are there better/cheaper RV-camps on
> our route?
We tend to stay away from commercial (KOA style) campsites and stay at
ones in National Parks, or National Forests, or even State/Provential
parks. Most of the time, you won't have electrical or water hook ups,
but you'll have much more scenic settings, with more than just a
parking lot with other trailers.
We stayed in Fishing Bridge RV park inside Yellowstone in 2004. Good
location, much better than having to drive into Yellowstone every day
(the park is HUGE), and it's the only place inside Yellowstone with
full hookups. The downside is it's not very scenic and very much like
a huge parking lot.
We're going back to Yellowstone June 21st this year, and we're going to
stay at Madison Campground instead. Still on the loop road, north of
the geyser basins. No hookups, but it should be a bit more rustic,
less like a parking lot. No hookups, but half the price of Fishing
Bridge.
Problem you'll run into in late May is half the campgrounds in the park
won't be open yet. But do find a place in the park itself, saves time
having to drive in from places like West Yellowstone every day. You
come to see the park, right? Not sit in traffic trying to get into the
park.
If you're feeling adventureous, and it's open when you visit, take the
NE exit out of Yellowstone and go over the Beartooth highway, very
scenic, goes over a 11,000ft pass. But leave lots of time to do this,
for just driving and lots of stops.
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