Solo camping Yellowstone and ? in September

[Fritz_H]

Heading to Yellowstone in September. First solo trip outside western WA since my wife passed 3 years ago and damned if I can come up with many good ideas myself. Have 5 nights reserved at Fishing Bridge, but not sure where to go after. This will be my 4th or 5th Yellowstone/Teton trip and I have up to two weeks to kill.

Trying to decide if I go south through the Tetons after Fishing Bridge closes on the 16th or if I go north through Red Lodge and maybe to Poulson.

Any ideas for an introvert on the road alone?

[narcodog]

While your in West Yellowstone, go to Campfire Lodge and Resort have the best breakfast west of the Mississippi.

[Fritz_H]

kknowlton wrote:
Glacier is on fire right now. This may not be the best time to go there.

True...I'm in West Yellowstone right now, YNP for the next week. After that, who knows?

[kknowlton]

Glacier is on fire right now. This may not be the best time to go there.

[MargueritaM]

If you are looking for tips along the way, we were amazed at finding Craters of the Moon in Idaho, off Rte 26 northeast of Twin Falls - https://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm

[bukhrn]

Fritz_H wrote:

jolooote wrote:
Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?

Well, I see Mt. Rainier almost every day from one part of town or another 😉 I highly recommend Rainier, St. Helens, and the gorge. I may hit Glacier on the way home.

One small note, Going to the Sun Road in Glacier normally closes sometime around Mid September, +/- depending on weather.

[kknowlton]

City of Rocks is pretty neat; Castle Rock SP (ID) has some nice sites with electric & water. The road into City of Rocks is all packed-down dirt; slippery when wet!!

Haven't been there, but there are some SPs in Montana near Dillon that you can camp at. Dry camping, I believe, or Southside RV Park in Dillon would make a decent base camp to visit them.

[Fritz_H]

jolooote wrote:
Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?

Well, I see Mt. Rainier almost every day from one part of town or another 😉 I highly recommend Rainier, St. Helens, and the gorge. I may hit Glacier on the way home.

[Off_Pavement]

For a more isolated area, youi might really enjoy City of Rocks National Preserve.

[dodge_guy]

Start out at Glacier and work your way south. Maybe even work in the Black Hills and Badlands.

[jolooote]

Do a circle trip. Have you seen the beautiful waterfalls between Wa. & Or. along the Columbia river gorge? Beautiful. Have you seen Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Reiner? Have you seen Glacier Nat'l Park?

[TexasShadow]

Jackson's Hole is a good place to be in September. We like Gros Ventre campground down on the south end of Teton Park...water and dump, and some elec sites.

[BizmarksMom]

Have you been to Cody yet? The Buffalo Bill museum is really worth a visit.