HEEEEELLLLLLLP!

We are leaving in two weeks and I have been going back and forth with this trip forever. I can get reservations wherever I need them except for inside yellowstone after august 2nd at this point. Many reservations I have booked with the intentions of letting go of the ones I don't need. so here goes:

july 22-fly into Salt lake City- should arrive around 10:30am if things go smoothly however, sinced seats are not being assigned til checkin my thinking is they may be overbooked.Anyway, if we get in on time then we will head in the direction of tetons.stopping somewhere overnight, but i don't know where. otherwise we have reservations in SLC (any suggestions- knowing that we will have been up since 4:30 am- 4 of us- kids age 12/14, how far would you drive after arriving )

july 23-arrive tetons stay teton village
july 24 Tetons
july 25/26 canyon lodge high range room
july 27 drive beartooth to redlodge overnight redlodge
july 28-drive back from redlodge via regular highway in montana come in through mammoth to see hot springs and stay old faithful snow lodge

or could come back via beartooth and stay at roosevelt cabins or room at mammoth or gardiner for that matter- we need to get the hot springs in


july 29,30- Old faithful snow lodge

jly 31st could moove to old faithful inn for one night or spend one night at jackson lake lodge cabins in GTNP

august 1st-travel south SLC or travel south another scenic way and stay somewhere along the way-any suggestions!!!!

August 2nd-arrive Bryce-will probably take roundabout way to get there possibly pass through capitol reef- torrey area
Staying at Ruby's for the kids who will probably be parked out by then.

August 3/4 Bryce -hang loose,photography, enjoy scenery do cool activity with kids,

August 5-drive back to SLC
August 6th-home.

Feedback or suggestions please! I have been off from school for two weeks and have been trying to figure this out almost around the clock. At first I didn't want to change rooms so much but my thinking is that I don't have much choice if I want to get a taste of everything. Also, I thought going to red lodge would get me away from the crowds for a night.

I am running out of time so please help. feel free also to email me at
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Hey, Ruby, good luck with your planning, girl! We are going in Sept and I'm doing the same thing with the reservations. I have 2 nights I want in Yellowstone, that I just can't get, and I have been trying since Feb. I hope to luck out one day with my daily phone calls to the park lodging concessionaire.

BTW, we are overnighting one night in Cody, doing the museum and the Beartooth in between days in Yellowstone. Thought it'd be a nice break, plus it sounds like a splendid drive. I saw the list of drives you've done on one of your other threads, and we've done most of those and some others, so you will probably enjoy the Beartooth. Have you decided to keep the Beartooth drive in your itinerary, then?

So far, but that could change again in a half hour.
You know, I have had very good luck with Yellowstone lodging by just checking the Website several times a day. Last night I logged on and in 30 minutes time, Canyon Lodge in the lodge itself had opened up for the last two days of my trip. That seems to be a rarity. The one thing you don't find at this time of year is Western cabins and decent lodge rooms. Don't go by calling- I think you really do better online. I have more reservations to yellowstone than you would believe but none for that first week in August. I am going to make some last minute people very happy when i release everything in the next day or so. (My credit card company is not going to be thrilled however)

Yeah, it seems like the closer you get to your travel date, the more that becomes available. But like you, I am mainly checking online. I've made all my reservations online at Yellowstone so far. Just calling to try to get that one night at OF.

I hope the rooms you want open up. Please keep me posted, and please post a trip report of every detail when you get home!

I know you'll have a wonderful vacation!