Denver to Yellowstone

[Anonymous]

Flying into Denver. Have 10 days to do sightseeing. How should I attack this? Teton first? Then Yellowstone? Then Cody and Mount Rushmore? Is that feasible in 10 days

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flying into Denver. Have 10 days to do sightseeing. How should I attack this? Teton first? Then Yellowstone? Then Cody and Mount Rushmore? Is that feasible in 10 days

I think Mt. Rushmore is too far away (possibly Cody too, but depends on your level of interest).

We flew into Jackson, WY (which is actually in GTNP and you get a breathtaking view getting off the plane), spent 3 nights at Jackson Lake Lodge, GTNP; 4 nights at Old Faithful Inn (YNP), and 1 night at the Wort Hotel (Jackson). More time in YNP and Jackson would have been nice. Highly recommend all the lodging, and both parks together make a great trip.

[Anonymous]

I love road trips and I’m not afraid of long hours in the car, but this is a LOT of driving. There’s no way you can fly into a closer airport? And Mount Rushmore is not only far from Yellowstone, it’s underwhelming and not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love road trips and I’m not afraid of long hours in the car, but this is a LOT of driving. There’s no way you can fly into a closer airport? And Mount Rushmore is not only far from Yellowstone, it’s underwhelming and not worth it.

I'd fly into Bozeman (connect from Denver) then do Yellowstone followed by Jackson and fly out of Jackson.

Or Bozeman - drive to Yellowstone, Drive to Glacier and out of Kalispell

[Anonymous]

Did you look on a map? That’s like flying into DC in order to go to New Hampshire, or in order to go to Hilton head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love road trips and I’m not afraid of long hours in the car, but this is a LOT of driving. There’s no way you can fly into a closer airport? And Mount Rushmore is not only far from Yellowstone, it’s underwhelming and not worth it.

Agree that Rushmore is underwhelming. The rest of that part of South Dakota is amazing, but it’s nowhere near Denver. For ten days from Denver, South Dakota would be pushing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you look on a map? That’s like flying into DC in order to go to New Hampshire, or in order to go to Hilton head.

+1

[Anonymous]

We just spent 10 days in Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons. Flew from DCA to JAC. Jackson Hole is very small but very clean, pretty, and user friendly. It’s 20 minutes from Jackson Hole and inside Grand Teton. We rented an RV in Jackson and toured Yellowstone and Grand Teton like that. Super fun, comfortable, and convenient.

[Anonymous]

We did it.
Denver to Arches to Dinosaur Monument to Tetons to Yellowstone. Broke it up nicely. We took the east exit out of Yellowstone through Cody to head back to Denver. As PP said Rushmore is too far. That is another trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did it.
Denver to Arches to Dinosaur Monument to Tetons to Yellowstone. Broke it up nicely. We took the east exit out of Yellowstone through Cody to head back to Denver. As PP said Rushmore is too far. That is another trip.

This is what I wanted to hear

[Anonymous]

Denver to Rushmore is closer than Denver to Yellowstone. I think some of the posters need to look at a map.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Denver to Rushmore is closer than Denver to Yellowstone. I think some of the posters need to look at a map.

Sounds like Yellowstone is the priority, so Rushmore just adds time and distance for a boring stop. Not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love road trips and I’m not afraid of long hours in the car, but this is a LOT of driving. There’s no way you can fly into a closer airport? And Mount Rushmore is not only far from Yellowstone, it’s underwhelming and not worth it.

We have done this trip - denver then drive to YS/Teton. I'd not recommend it. If you really want to do it, make sure your gas tank is full.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love road trips and I’m not afraid of long hours in the car, but this is a LOT of driving. There’s no way you can fly into a closer airport? And Mount Rushmore is not only far from Yellowstone, it’s underwhelming and not worth it.

We have done this trip - denver then drive to YS/Teton. I'd not recommend it. If you really want to do it, make sure your gas tank is full.

I’ve done it as well