Frommer's Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

List of Maps vii
1 INTRODUCING YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARKS 1
A Look at Yellowstone 2
A Look at Grand Teton 4
Making the Most of Your Trip 5
The Best of Yellowstone & Grand Teton 5
2 YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARKS IN DEPTH 13
Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks Today 13
Looking Back: Yellowstone & Grand Teton History 17
ROAD OPENINGS & CLOSINGS 19
DATELINE 20
When to Go 21
GENERAL RESOURCES FOR GREEN TRAVEL 25
Responsible Travel 25
Tours 26
3 EXPLORING YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 29
Essentials 30
The Highlights 35
If You Have Only 1 or 2 Days 37
Yellowstone: The Extended Tour 38
Self-Guided Driving Tours 65
Organized Tours 65
Ranger Programs 66
4 HIKES & OTHER OUTDOOR PURSUITS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 68
Day Hikes 68
Exploring the Backcountry 77
WILDERNESS U: GUIDED BACKPACKING WITH THE YELLOWSTONE ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE 79
Other Activities 83
Winter Sports & Activities 87
WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS 88
5 EXPLORING GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK 91
Essentials 91
The Highlights 95
If You Have Only 1 Day 97
Touring Grand Teton 99
Organized Tours & Ranger Programs 107
6 HIKES & OTHER OUTDOOR PURSUITS IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK 109
Day Hikes 109
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS 114
Exploring the Backcountry 117
Other Activities 120
Winter Sports & Activities 124
7 WHERE TO STAY & EAT IN THE PARKS 126
Where to Stay in Yellowstone National Park 127
WHAT YOU'LL REALLY PAY 128
Where to Camp in Yellowstone 133
Where to Camp near Yellowstone 135
Where to Eat in Yellowstone 136
Where to Stay in Grand Teton National Park 141
Where to Camp in Grand Teton 145
Where to Camp near Grand Teton 147
Where to Eat in Grand Teton 147
8 GATEWAYS TO YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARKS 151
West Yellowstone, Montana 151
Gardiner, Montana 157
Cooke City, Montana 160
Jackson, Wyoming 161
Cody, Wyoming 184
9 A YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETON NATURE GUIDE 195
The Parks Today 196
Landscape & Geology 198
Plant Life in the Parks

A Denver-based freelance writer, Eric Peterson has contributed to numerous Frommer's guides covering the American West and has written Frommer's Montana & Wyoming, Frommer's Utah, and Ramble: A Field Guide to the U.S.A. (www.speckpress.com). Peterson also writes about travel and other topics for such publications as ColoradoBiz, Delta Sky, and the New York Daily News. In his free time, he's an avid camper and hiker, a lifelong Broncos fan, and a part-time rock star (at least in the eyes of his niece Olivia and nephews Mitch and Sam).