Yellowstone Itinerary Revised at of 3/11/06 Arrive in Bozeman on Friday, June 23 or Saturday, June 24 and shuttle to Paradise Valley KOA Campground just south of Livingston. Leave on Sunday, June 25 Bikes can be shipped home from a Jackson bike store or sent home with Marty. Arrive in Bozeman - (Saturday, June 24) - Shuttle to Paradise Valley KOA in Livingston, which is about 30 miles from Bozeman. Set up bikes and prepare for trip. -)-Jerry http://www.koakampgrounds.com/where/mt/26113/index.htm#rates Day 1 - (Sunday, June 25) Yellowstone RV Park Gardiner (43 miles) -Peshkin Reservations required -406-222-0591 http://www.ventureswestinc.com/YellowstoneRVPark.htm Day 2 - (Monday, June 26) Mammoth Hot Springs (7 miles - most of it uphill) - Skip http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/orientation/mammoth.htm http://www.virtualmontana.com/montanadirectory/montanalistings/yc/montana2425.htm Day 3 - (Tuesday, June 27) Norris (Stay three nights at this campground) (33 miles) - Hank Riding out of Mammoth is a tough uphill for about 4-5 miles. http://www.virtualmontana.com/montanadirectory/montanalistings/YC/montana2426.htm Day 4 - (Wednesday, June 28) Norris - Ride to Yellowstone Falls (25 miles) http://www.nps.gov/yell/nature/nhighlights/ncanyon.htm Day 5- (Thursday, June 29) Norris - Explore the Norris Geyser Basin Hiking opportunities not far from Norris Campground http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/todo/vc/vcnorris.htm (We may decide to travel 14 miles to Madison Campground to make the next day shorter.) Day 6 - (Friday, June 30) Old Faithful Lodge - reservations needed (30 miles) - Peter At least half the ride is uphill but only moderate grade. http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/orientation/ofdetail.htm Day 7 - (Saturday, July 1) Grant Village (17 miles) -Steve The riding this day involves crossing the Continental Divide twice. At least half the mileage will be uphill. The first climb is over Craig Pass and the second climb is over the Continental Divide. A private vendor runs this campground and we'll need to see if there are accommodations for bicyclists. We also should make reservations. http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/orientation/grant.htm Day 8 - (Sunday, July 2) Grant Village (rest or bike north along Yellowstone Lake combined with some hiking.) http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/areaplanners/wgrantpl.htm Day 9 - (Monday, July 3) Lizard Creek Campground in Teton NP (35 miles) -Al Much of the riding this day will be downhill. We'll leave Yellowstone via the southern entrance. http://foreverlodging.com/foreverinfo.cfm?PropertyKey=69&ContentKey=23244 Day 10-11 - (Tuesday, Wednesday, July 4-5) Jenny Lake in Grand Teton NP (Great place for hiking) (24 miles) - Marty http://www.nps.gov/grte/pphtml/camping.html Jenny Lake is about 1 hour bike ride from the Jackson Hole Airport. Day 12 - (Thursday, July 6) - Astoria Hot Springs (32 miles) - Bill http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=HGR211-040 Day 13 - (Friday, July 7) - Calamity Campground (Palisades Res., Idaho) (39 miles) - Peter http://www.reserveusa.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/nrrs/id/cala/newindex.html Day 14 - (Saturday, July 8) Teton Valley Campground, Victor (31 miles) - Hank http://www.tetonvalleycampground.com/map.html Day 15 (Sunday, July 9) - Warm River National Forest Campground, Ashton (56.3 miles) - Jerry http://www.reserveusa.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/nrrs/id/warr/newindex.html http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/byway/id_mesa.htm Day 16 (Monday, July 10) - Henry's Lake State Park - (45 miles-approx) - Steve http://www.idahoparks.org/parks/henrys.html Day 17 (Tuesday, July 11) - Madison Campground Yellowstone (30 miles) - Jerry http://travelyellowstone.com/camping-rates-148.html Day 18 (Wednesday, July 12) - Mammoth Hot Springs (35 miles) or Gardiner (43 miles) http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/orientation/mammoth.htm http://www.virtualmontana.com/montanadirectory/montanalistings/yc/montana2425.htm Day 19 (Thursday, July 13) - Livingston