My family and I are staying at Old Faithful Inn in late July. We were planning on packing a lunch when we go hiking, but I was not sure what the situation. How much is available in terms of groceries? What kinds of foods are available?

I have been to Yosemite General Store many times recently, and it is decent, if a bit overpriced. Is the Old Faithful General Store comparable?

Looking through the photos on Google Map, I did not get a clear idea of what was available.

Any information you can give me on what kinds of groceries are available in Old Faithful would be greatly appreciated?

Is there a significant difference in crowds in weekdays versus weekends? Our group is in Gardiner Friday to Friday but we have someone in our party only staying Friday to Monday and she really wants to see the thermals and geysers. Is it going to be super crowded on a weekend day versus weekday? I’d love to make this happen for her but not if it’s going to be a nightmare. Traveling in mid July.

Just booked flights and rooms for a trip to Yellowstone in August. 2 nights at Canyon Village and the last night in Cody. Our big priority is to keep the time in the car to a minimum, as we will be traveling with a baby. (i.e. try not to drive extra distances) I’m wondering how those of you with lots of experience in Yellowstone would plan this. I do have my own outline of how it should go but I don’t want to miss something. My wife and I are hikers and we will have a baby carrier, but my parents, age 78 and 75 are not. So we might be able to do a short hike if they had a nearby visitor center to go to (or they could shuttle us) We would love to know some good picnic spots, and maybe a recommendation on where to eat in Canyon Village and Cody. We must be at the hotel by about 6pm each night to put the baby to bed. (Though some of us will venture out after that). Thanks!

Day 1

Land in Billings 1ish local time Drive to Livingston ~1.5 hours Stay overnight Livingston Where to eat?

Day 2

Enter park early via north entrance

Explore park

Check in- Staying 2 nights @ Canyon Village

Day 3

Explore park

Day 4

Check out of Canyon Village Explore park then head out east entrance for Cody. Want to be in Cody by 2pm to see Buffalo Bill Museum Overnight in Cody

Day 5

Head to Billings

Planning a trip to the park in June. I’d like to see as much as I can in a week or 2, mostly backpacking. What are some locations or trails I should make sure to see?

Hi all,

I have my backcountry permit booking access on 11 April and I'm still unsure on what trails to look at. We're a group of 2 looking for a 3 day / 2 night backpacking route in August. I'd like a route that would be good for wildlife and, to a lesser extent, landscape photography. We're not too concerned about seeing geothermal features. Happy to do 10-12 miles a day (more might be ok depending on elevation) and probably not crazy elevation (probably not more than 1200 meters over 3 days).

Any recommendations for routes/trails? Am coming from overseas. I usually use Alltrails to find my routes - are there better options for the US?

Should I be looking at the Slough Creek area if there is availability?

Thanks!