Hotels Overview

The choice of lodging properties within the park is as diverse as the landscape itself. Here you'll find simple campgrounds, cabins, and basic motel rooms. You can also settle into a homey bed-and-breakfast, or a luxurious suite in a full-service resort. Between June and August, room rates go up and are harder to get without advanced reservations. Nonetheless, if you're looking to stay in a national park that's tailored to individual pursuits, this is it. Although this park is becoming more popular and crowded each year, it's still closer to the original vision of a haven for man to interact with nature (while contemplating it), as its idealistic founders first imagined back in 1929 and again in 1950.

You can camp in the park's backcountry year-round, provided you have the requisite permit and are able to gain access to your site. Between June 1 and September 15, backcountry campers in the park are limited to one stay of up to 10 days. Campfires are prohibited in the backcountry except at designated lakeshore campsites. You can reserve a backcountry campsite between January 1 and May 15 for a $25 nonrefundable fee (social security numbers must be included on all checks) by faxing a request or writing to GTNP-Backcountry Permits (Box 170, Moose, WY, 83012. 307/739-3443). You can also take a chance that the site you want will be open when you show up, in which case you pay no fee at all, but park officials seem less inclined recently to accommodate walk-ins.