Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Yellowstone Road trip: Guide and maps

This is my road trip guide for taking a 8-10 day driving trip to Yellowstone.   I have included Yelp bookmarks for food along the way, what to see, and what to pack.   This when adding an audio tour app for Yellowstone and Grand Teton this set of planning ended up being complete for everything we needed.  The big cool things were:

  • Mojave: Rings Trail
  • Hoover Dam
  • Utah Olympic Park
  • Snake River: White water rafting
  • Grand Teton: Lakes and trails
  • Yellowstone: Wildlife, Geysers and Falls
  • honorable mention: Eddie's World, Calico Ghost town, Bonneville Salt Flats, Idaho Potato Museum



To pack:
Hiking:

  • 2 liters of water per person
  • Hiking shoes
  • Hiking 1st aid
  • Sunblock
  • Day pack
  • Snacks - Good bars
  • Multitool
  • Bug spray
  • Flash lights
  • Binoculars 
  • Camera with Telephoto lens
  • Action Camera

Car Trip:

  • Cooler - Gatorade
  • Snacks - Fruit, Nuts, Good bars, gum
  • Drinks
  • Car chargers
  • Light tools - Duct tape
  • Pillows
  • Blankets
  • Playlist
  • FM Modulator to bluetooth
    • audio books
    • downloaded music
    • Grand Teton and Yellowstone audio tour app.
  • Roadtrip games
  • Model rockets and launcher
  • Car Air Freshener
  • Plastic bags
  • Sun shade
  • Baby wipes
  • Headphones
  • Paper maps - AAA
  • Camping gear
  • Fast pass
  • Rain coat
  • Yellowstone Podcast
  • Windex window cleaner (lots of bugs)

Hotel
  • Board games
  • Big first aid kit
  • Bluetooth speaker
  • Camping food
  • Chargers
To Do in Yellowstone:

  • Old Faithful
  • Grand Prismatic
  • Old West Dinner Cookout
  • Grand Teton
  • Artist Point - Grand Canyon
  • Inspiration point
  • Mount Washburn peak - 6.4mile hike 1400 feet
  • Hayden Valley or Lamar Valley- Wildlife spotting

Top 10 Attractions are:

Reference:

  • Yellowstone Park Map: https://www.yellowstonepark.com/park/national-park-maps
  • Yellowstone roadtrip: https://www.yellowstonepark.com/road-trips/yosemite-to-yellowstone-road-trip
Map:  Each colored line is one day's drive.


UC Irvine
Hole-in-the-Wall Campground Rings Trail: https://californiathroughmylens.com/rings-trail
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm - https://utahdinosaurs.com/visit-the-museum/
Red Cliff Recreation Area 1.5 mile hike - https://utah.com/hiking/red-cliffs
Cove Fort Historic Site - https://www.covefort.com/restaurants.htm historic rest stop
Lehi Roller Mills - https://www.utahvalley.com/listing/lehi-roller-mills/91/ Footloose town
Bridal Veil Falls - small falls
Utah Olympic Park
Mad River Boat Trips https://www.mad-river.com/
Old Faithful Inn
Lower Geyser Basin
Yellowstone National Park
Idaho Potato Museum & Potato Station Cafe
Museum of Clean
Tree Of Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Reno
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch
2554 Newman Ave
Day 1
Day2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5-6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Old Faithful
Grand Prismatic Spring
Things to do
Point 37
Floyd and Company Real Pit BBQ
Croshaw's Gourmet Pies
Hermie's Drive In
Sweet Lake Biscuits & Limeade
Idle Isle Café

Restaurants on the way.


https://www.yelp.com/collection/GUiIG-Z91E8OQ7Go2DTUeQ

Wyoming Map
https://www.travelwyoming.com/sites/default/master/files/uploads/Wyoming%20map%20side_v2.pdf

Grand Teton Map
https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/GRTE-Summer-Map-access.pdf

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