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Yellowstone & Grand

Teton National Parks

Useful Park Websites and Phone Numbers

Getting There

West Yellowstone Airport ........................

Jackson Airport .......................................

Gallatin Field (Bozeman, MT) ..................

Logan Int’l Airport (Billings, MT) ..............

Yellowstone Regional Airport

(Cody, WY) ..........................................

406/646-7631

307/733-7682

406/388-8321

406/247-8609

307/587-5096

Yellowstone Tourism Information

Yellowstone National Park .......................

Xanterra Parks and Resorts ......................

Yellowstone Association ..........................

307/344-7381 ... www.nps.gov/yell

307/344-7311 ... www.travelyellowstone.com

307/344-2293 ... www.yellowstoneassociation.org

Albright Visitor Center .............................

307/344-2263

307/545-2750

307/242-2550

307/242-2450

307/242-2650

Old Faithful Visitor Center ........................

Canyon Visitor Center ..............................

Fishing Bridge Visitor Center ....................

Grant Visitor Center .................................

Grand Teton Tourism Information

Grand Teton National Park .......................

Grand Teton Association ..........................

Grand Teton Lodge Company ...................

307/739-3400 ... www.nps.gov/grte

307/739-3403 ... www.grandtetonpark.org

307/543-2811 ... www.gtlc.com

Craig Thomas Discovery and

Science Center (Moose) .......................

Colter Bay Visitor Center ..........................

Jenny Lake Visitor Center .........................

307/739-3399

307/739-3594

307/739-3343

Other Useful Numbers

Emergencies ............................................

Car Trouble/Towing (Yellowstone) ............

Car Trouble/Towing (Grand Teton) ............

Disabled Accessibility Coordinator

(Yellowstone) .......................................

Road Report (Yellowstone) .......................

Snowmobile updates ...............................

911 or 307/739-3300

307/344-7381

307/739-3300

307/344-2017

307/344-7381

307/344-2580

Yellowstone &

Grand Teton

National Parks

7th Edition

by Eric Peterson

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CONTENTS

LIST OF MAPS

1 INTRODUCING YELLOWSTONE &

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARKS 1

1 The Best of Yellowstone & Grand Teton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 A Look at Yellowstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3 A Look at Grand Teton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Making the Most of Your Trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5 Some Historical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

6 Issues Facing the Parks Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE

& GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARKS

1 When to Go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Road Openings & Closings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2 Entry Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 Getting There & Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Driving Distances to Yellowstone National Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4 Money & Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

What Things Cost in Yellowstone & Grand Teton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

7 Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Bear Encounters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8 Sustainable Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

General Resources for Green Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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