Yellowstone National Park Lodges — Local services in West Yellowstone

Great experience at the Snow Lodge. Unfortunately Mammoth Lodge closed, hope for fast reopening. We really appreciate Glen our snowcoach driver. He is FULL of Yellowstone knowledge and some great park jokes too. We had two great days with him searching for wildlife and visiting thermal features. We appreciate all of the extra pauses for photos and for answering all of our questions. We also enjoyed snowshoeing with Crystal and Regan, who were enthusiastic and also had a great interpretive walk to share with us. Thank you for the photos! We also enjoyed “Stars and Steam” with Clara. I really liked learning the stories behind the constellations from multiple cultures. It was wildly cold for our tour, but in better conditions, it would be great to have a small telescope at the Kepler Falls stop. Hope everyone has a fun and safe rest of the...

We spent 4 days in Yellowstone, but honestly, I wish we had only done 3 and spent more time in Grand Teton instead — that park was far more beautiful and peaceful. Yellowstone was overcrowded with tourists, and many of the hikes felt underwhelming and lacked variety. The park infrastructure also seemed dated and not well-maintained in places.

Another thing to keep in mind: there’s absolutely no WiFi or cell service throughout most of the park, so make sure you plan everything in advance — maps, trails, food, everything. While Yellowstone is iconic, it didn’t quite live up to the hype for us. Grand Teton felt like a more stunning and serene...

Our third trip to the park (from Kansas) and we thoroughly enjoyed it! We still had several places we wanted to visit that we hadn't been to yet, and we stopped at some of our favorite spots from previous visits. We have learned quite a bit about wildlife viewing from our previous visits and were able to see the only animal we hadn't seen previously - a wolf! Actually we saw 20 wolves over two days in Lamar Valley. Along with the spectacular views, a black bear, bald eagle, and of course bison...