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Question by Friendof theanimalworld: Would any Yellowstone Park entrance be preferable over the others in July.?
I am planning to take a trip there this summer but not sure where to fly into, Bozeman, Jackson Hole, or some other place. Is any entrance closer to the main tourist area, where they start the tours, etc.

Best answer:

Answer by Nancy D
That question is going to depend a lot on how much you want to spend on flight! Jackson Hole is very expensive to fly into.

As far as entrance, the Southeast (From the Tetons) can be pretty busy.They all are. The lest busiest is the Cooke City Entrance. As far as where they start tours… Check into West Yellowstone. Otherwise most tours start with one of the companies inside the park.

Answer by Tony Camonte
Jackson has the advantage that you drive through the Grand Tetons on the way, but it is more expensive. One extremely scenic route would be from Billings, MT through the NE entrance by way of the Beartooth mountains.

The park concessionaire Xanterra runs day tours from West Yellowstone on the west entrance and Gardiner, MT on the north entrance. I don’t know about other companies.

Answer by Jeff m
We might fly into Jackson. It is about $ 80 more per ticket each way. Our other option is to fly into salt lake and then drive up. If we flew into salt lake we would be spending extra money on a hotel, extra days on the rental car, and gas for the 200 mile trip up to jackson. So either way it costs about the same. That being said, we will stay in Jackson for a couple nights then head up to yellowstone via the south entrance and stay at Canyon.

Answer by HiddenBarb
Don’t forget Idaho Falls, ID airport. From there just 2.5 hours to West Yellowstone, MT. Or if you plan on renting a car, Salt Lake City is just 6 hours away. If you are driving yourself through the park enter one way and exit another. For instance enter through the south gate (north of Jackson) and exit into West Yellowstone. Want to fly fish? Stop in Henry’s Fork just south of West Yellowstone, MT. Be sure to see Mesa Falls and then travel on to Driggs, ID. Spend the night there. Drive up to Grand Targhee Ski Resort on the western side of the Tetons. Be sure to take in a movie at the family friendly Spud Drive In between Driggs and Victor, ID. Drive back over the “pass” to Jackson.

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