On our last day in Yellowstone National Park we visited the Artists Paintpots area, then completed the lower loop, with a picnic dinner at a secret picnic area:
A bison swimming across Yellowstone River:
Bison:
Artusts’ Paintpots:
On the way home we had a picnic in a “secret” area that seems to have mostly fallen into Yellowstone Lake:
On our sixth day in Yellowstone National Park we headed south out of the park, to do a quick scenic drive of the neighboring Grand Teton National Park:
A picnic lunch at Lewis Lake:
Lewis Falls:
Grand Teton National Park entrance sign:
Jackson Lake:
Signal Mountain Overlook:
Grand Teton peaks:
Horses:
Bison:
Horses chasing after a bison:
Dinner at Leeks Pizzeria (a very long wait):
A bear across the lake:
Sunset over Yellowstone Lake on the way home:
On our fifth day in Yellowstone National Park we visited the Black Sand Basin, the Old Faithful area, and West Thumb Geyser Basin on the way back:
Black Sand Basin:
Upper Geyser Basin:
Old Faithful Lodge:
Old Faithful erupting:
Kepler Cascades:
Continental Divide, elevation 8262, and Isa Lake:
Ducks in Isa Lake:
West Thumb Geyser Basin:
On our fourth day in Yellowstone National Park we visited the Lamar Valley area, all the way to just before the northeast entrance, then over to Mammoth Hot Springs, and around the upper loop:
Bison:
Tower Falls:
Interesting rocks:
Bison in Lamar Valley:
NE Entrance Road:
Bison in Lamar Valley:
Elk in Mammoth:
Mammoth terraces:
Waterfall:
Sheepeater Cliff:
Bison strolling on the road:
Elk:
Bison:
On our third day in Yellowstone National Park we visited the Midway area, specifically Fountain Paint Pots and Grand Prismatic Spring, with a spot of shopping in Canyon and a picnic dinner at the Firehole River Picnic Area beforehand. Here’s our route, going around the lower loop counter-clockwise:
Bison jam:
Fountain Paint Pots:
We were standing around the junction of the boardwalk when Jenn spotted a bison approaching, grazing the grass, so we retreated to a safe distance (unlike those people, who are a bit too close):
Rather old and scrawny:
Midway Geyser Basin:
Rather too misty to get a good view:
On our second day in Yellowstone National Park we visited the Norris area. We had actually planned to visit the Madison area, but it was a bit busy still, so we continued up to Norris, with a picnic nearby then a walk around the Porcelain Basin of Norris. Here’s our route, going around the lower of the two main loops in a clockwise direction:
A bison on the side of the road:
Picnic dinner at the Norris Meadows Picnic Area:
Norris Geyser Basin:
We seem to visit Yellowstone National Park every couple of years: we stayed in a rental trailer in 2021, stayed for a couple of weeks in our coach in 2023, and here we are visiting for nine days in 2025.
This time, we just concentrated on our favorite locations, for the most part, visiting different areas each day, or more accurately each evening after work during the week.
On our first evening, we visited the Canyon area. Here’s our route:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone:
We stayed at Fishing Bridge RV Park in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our fourth stay in Yellowstone, our second in our coach and at this campground. The only place we can stay inside the park in our coach. It’s definitely worthwhile to stay inside the park; it’s a huge place, and the entry lines can be long.
Dates:
Weather:
Noise:
Site:
Utilities:
Internet (in usage priority order):
Amenities:
See our previous review on Campground Reviews.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Disappointingly, there was lots of small garbage around the site. People are the worst:
Other sites:
Pretty basic, but the best (and only) place for us inside Yellowstone. We’ll definitely stay here again.
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 260 miles from Buffalo to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
We drove our coach 260 miles, about five hours of driving, from Buffalo to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
Route with elevations:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Highway 16, west of Buffalo, Wyoming:
Signs indicated various rock strata, e.g. Granite Gneiss rocks:
Pull-off for a break:
Runaway truck ramp and interesting rocks:
Ten Sleep is a cute little town:
Rest area:
Wildlife:
Cody:
Shoshone River:
Buffalo Bill tunnels:
Buffalo Bill reservoir:
Shoshone River:
Rest area:
More interesting rocks:
Yellowstone National Park east entrance sign:
And entrance station:
Yellowstone Lake:
Fishing Bridge RV Park check-in area:
Our site:
