Re: [SilverStreak] results of the Yellowstone trip - reservations

["Carolyn Frederick" <hown@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Will the state and federal parks let you bring in old trailers like the 
Silvers??  Is it just the private ones that won't let you have them older 
than 10 years??

Carolyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <joepatwink@netscape.net>
To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] results of the Yellowstone trip - reservations


> There are a couple options for getting a spot. One of them is to do as you 
> said, stay in a Forest Service or commercial campsite just out of the park 
> and then pull in early. Beware that many of the Forest Service sites are 
> still full of snow until late June or sometimes even later. When we drove 
> into the park using the NE entrance the three campsites?closest?to Cooke 
> City were all still closed due to snow. People don't have to leave the 
> campgound until 10:00 if they are not spending another night. But at least 
> a few leave every morning, early because they have many miles to go. The 
> other method is to call Xanterra, the company that?does the 
> reservations.?Call 1-307-344-7311 or 1-866-439-7375 and be prepared for a 
> wait on the phone of 10 to 20 minutes. But you can reserve the?a site and 
> then?stay or move on to another site the next day. ?Good luch and enjoy.
> Joe
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>
> ?
> You noted the camp grounds are full by mid-afternoon. Would spending the 
> night, before entering the park, in a commercial RV park near by, then 
> entering Yellowstone around 9:00AM and proceeding to a camp ground be the 
> best way to get a spot??
> Regards,?
> Ralph?
>