- 272 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
The Rough Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton is your definitive guidebook to this storied region of the American west; designed to help you best enjoy your trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Whether you want to avoid Yellowstone's notorious high-season crowds, know when and where to spot a moose in Grand Teton, or simply find where to eat and sleep in either Yellowstone or Grand Teton, this guide has it all. The Rough Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton is packed with full-colour photos, richly detailed maps, reviews on every single restaurant and lodge within Yellowstone and Grand Teton, and comprehensive looks at the Parks' various gateway towns. The guide also takes a detailed look at hiking, with two full chapters dedicated to the best day and overnight hikes found in each park.
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Table of contents
- Colour section 1
- Contents 3
- Introduction 6
- Where to go 8
- When to go 10
- Things not to miss 12
- Basics 17
- Getting there 19
- Getting around 24
- Health and personal safety 28
- Travelling with children 31
- Travel essentials 32
- The Parks 41
- 1 Northern Yellowstone 43
- 2 Southern Yellowstone 63
- 3 Grand Teton 85
- 4 Day hikes 109
- Hydrothermal Yellowstone colour section following p112
- 5 Backcountry hiking and camping 144
- 6 Summer activities 158
- 7 Winter activities 170
- The wolves of Yellowstone colour section following p176
- Listings 179
- Out of the Parks 199
- 8 Accommodation 181
- 9 Eating and drinking 189
- 10 Park programmes and tours 195
- 11 Jackson and around 203
- 12 West Yellowstone and Big Sky 215
- 13 Gardiner and the Paradise Valley 228
- 14 Cooke City and around 234
- 15 Cody and around 238
- Contexts 249
- History 251
- Geology, flora and fauna 263
- Books 271
- Small print & Index 275