Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
Lonely Planet’sYellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Paddle alpine lakes, watch wildlife, and ski at Big Sky; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Yellowstone & Grand Teton and begin your journey now!

 

Inside the Lonely Planet’s Yellowstone & Grand Teton National ParksTravel Guide: 

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

User-friendly highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations

Focused on the best – hikes, drives, and cycling tours

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, and conservation

Over45 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout 

Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes

Covers Yellowstone National Park area, Mammoth Country, Roosevelt Country, Canyon Country, Lake Country, Norris, Geyser Country, Bechler Region, Grand Teton National Park area, Jackson


The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these US national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. 

 

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. 

 

Looking to visit more North American national parks? Check out USA's National Parks, a new full-color guide that covers all 59 of the USA's national parks.

 

Just looking for inspiration? Check out Lonely Planet’s National Parks of America, a beautifully illustrated introduction to each of the USA's 59 national parks.

 

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 

 

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times

 

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

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Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
Lonely Planet’sYellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Paddle alpine lakes, watch wildlife, and ski at Big Sky; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Yellowstone & Grand Teton and begin your journey now!

 

Inside the Lonely Planet’s Yellowstone & Grand Teton National ParksTravel Guide: 

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

User-friendly highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations

Focused on the best – hikes, drives, and cycling tours

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, and conservation

Over45 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout 

Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes

Covers Yellowstone National Park area, Mammoth Country, Roosevelt Country, Canyon Country, Lake Country, Norris, Geyser Country, Bechler Region, Grand Teton National Park area, Jackson


The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these US national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. 

 

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. 

 

Looking to visit more North American national parks? Check out USA's National Parks, a new full-color guide that covers all 59 of the USA's national parks.

 

Just looking for inspiration? Check out Lonely Planet’s National Parks of America, a beautifully illustrated introduction to each of the USA's 59 national parks.

 

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 

 

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times

 

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

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Lonely Planet’sYellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Paddle alpine lakes, watch wildlife, and ski at Big Sky; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Yellowstone & Grand Teton and begin your journey now!

 

Inside the Lonely Planet’s Yellowstone & Grand Teton National ParksTravel Guide: 

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

User-friendly highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations

Focused on the best – hikes, drives, and cycling tours

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, and conservation

Over45 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout 

Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes

Covers Yellowstone National Park area, Mammoth Country, Roosevelt Country, Canyon Country, Lake Country, Norris, Geyser Country, Bechler Region, Grand Teton National Park area, Jackson


The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these US national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. 

 

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. 

 

Looking to visit more North American national parks? Check out USA's National Parks, a new full-color guide that covers all 59 of the USA's national parks.

 

Just looking for inspiration? Check out Lonely Planet’s National Parks of America, a beautifully illustrated introduction to each of the USA's 59 national parks.

 

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 

 

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times

 

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781788680691
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publication date: 03/16/2021
Series: National Parks Guide Series
Edition description: 6th ed.
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.




'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' — New York Times




'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' — Fairfax Media (Australia)

Table of Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks 4

Yellowstone & Grand Teton National

Parks Map 6

Yellowstone & Grand Teton's National Parks' Top 20 8

Need to Know 18

If You Like 20

Month by Month 23

Itineraries 25

Activities 30

Travel with Children 39

Travel with Pets 43

On the Road

Yellowstone National Park 46

Day Hikes 50

Mammoth Country 51

Roosevelt Country 57

Canyon Country 60

Lake Country 63

Norris 65

Geyser Country 66

Bechler Region 69

Overnight Hikes 70

Canyon Country 74

Lake Country 75

Geyser Country 77

Bechler Region 79

Other Overnight

Hikes 81

Driving 82

Cycling 82

Mammoth Country 82

Canyon Country 83

Lake Country 83

Geyser Country 84

Other Activities 85

Sights 90

Mammoth Country 90

Roosevelt Country 94

Canyon Country 97

Lake Country 101

Norris 105

Geyser Country 108

Bechler Region 117

Sleeping 117

Mammoth Country 119

Roosevelt Country 120

Canyon Country 121

Lake Country 121

Morris 122

Geyser Country 123

Bechler Region 124

Eating & Drinking 124

Mammoth Country 124

Roosevelt Country 124

Canyon Country 125

Geyser Country 125

Lake Country 126

Shopping 127

Around Yellowstone 129

Beartooth Route 132

Billings 132

Red Lodge 134

Beartooth Highway 136

Chief Joseph

Scenic Byway 139

Cooke City 140

Wapiti Route 141

Cody 141

Wapiti Valley 146

Paradise Valley Route 147

Livingston 147

Paradise Valley 149

Gardiner 151

Gallatin Route 154

Bozeman 154

Gallatin Valley 158

Hebgen & Quake Lakes 161

West Yellowstone 163

Grand Teton National Park 168

Day Hikes 172

Colter Bay Region 172

Central Tetons 175

The Tetons via Idaho 178

Moose-Wilson Road 180

John D Rockefeller Jr Memorial Parkway 182

Overnight Hikes 182

Cycling 188

Summer Activities 190

Winter Activities 193

Sights 196

John D Rockefeller Jr Memorial Parkway 196

Grassy Lake Road 196

Colter Bay Region 197

Eastern Slopes 199

Central Tetons 199

Moose-Wilson Road 203

Sleeping 204

John D Rockefeller Jr Memorial Parkway 204

Eastern Slopes 206

Central Tetons 207

Moose 207

Eating & Drinking 207

John D Rockefeller Jr Memorial Parkway 207

Colter Bay Region 207

Central Tetons 208

Moose 209

Around Grand Teton 211

Jackson 213

Jackson Hole 221

Upper Wind

River Valley 224

Idaho's Teton Valley 224

Understand

The Parks Today 228

History 230

Geology 239

Wildlife 244

Conservation 253

Survival Guide

Clothing & Equipment 256

Directory A-Z 260

Transportation 270

Health & Safety 274

Index 281

Map Legend 287

Special Features

Travel with Children 39

Geology 239

Wildlife 244

Clothing & Equipment 256

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