Yellowstone Park in June, any suggestions on where to stay?

[Beignet]

I grew up in the Park at Mammoth Hot Springs, so I’m biased. It’s home after all.

Color me envious. That must’ve been pretty magical.

 

[LuketheDog]

I grew up in the Park at Mammoth Hot Springs, so I’m biased. It’s home after all.

Geez, how cool was that???? Jealous...

 

[LuketheDog]

Honest to goodness yellowstone is like a tour of a Walmart parking lot on black Friday.

Only less organized.

0/10 would not recommend.

^This is the kind of person who doesn't appreciate it for what it is, best to let him road rage on by while you stop to glass up some bears.

There is no place else like Yellowstone and it is well worth seeing at least once. We went this summer, I hadn't been there in 20 years. Sure it was packed with people, many of them were idiots, but the wildlife and scenery are awesome, the thermal features are incredible, and the fishing is good. Slow down and take a few days to see it, you won't get much out of it otherwise. Our kids absolutely loved it.

 

[geetar]

I've been twice. Both times in July. It was a good experience both times. I've been fascinated by bison since I was a kid so it was pretty cool to see all of them in Lamar and Hayden. I stayed with a friend outside the park but if you could I would stay in the Inn at Mammoth. It looks super cool and has the historical factor as well. The bighorn lambs were pretty cool to see as well.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Our kids absolutely loved it.

Ours too ... and then we took each of four grandkids on their own "five-year-old" trips, camping in Yellowstone Park. They are now teens and twenties and still rave about it.

 

[Beignet]

Hey OP, not sure if you want to camp, but I just checked Recreation . Gov and dates for campgrounds inside the park for June are just getting released now. You’re right on time for planning this trip.

 

[Kevin W]

Thanks everyone for the replies, my wife and I are flexible on the dates we can go in the months of June or July. Old Faithful Inn does have openings but the rooms average $500+ a night. We can swing it but that seems a bit steep. I need to check out some of the other places and see if that's high or average for the area. Keep your idea's coming and thanks again. We are reading them all. Kevin.

 

[406dn]

We took our son and daughter to YNP when they were young. I think it is the favorite family vacation we ever took. When our daughter was in college at Missoula, I met her near Great Falls and we went to Glacier to hike each summer. One year, we did Yellowstone. She surprised me with a retirement gift of going to YNP in the winter.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

I’m a big fan of Cooke City & Silver Gate MT just outside the north entrance

Cooke city is a tiny old mining town population 75 , cool history , hit the Lamar valley in the morning after breakfast, more buffalo than you can count , The Hoosier Bar don’t even open till 6 even in the summer , fun place to stay and have a few adult beverages , had a blast taking my folks up there for an overnight this late summer

 

[thomas89]

We stayed in Gardiner, very affordable accommodations...had a hard time paying more when we were hardly in the room to begin with.

Made for some long days in the car, but that's all part of seeing the park in my opinion.



I never experienced a line at the north entrance, but another couple we talked to said the entrance to West Yellowstone was 2 hours one day.