Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
How Many Days for Yellowstone? How to Plan a Trip to Yellowstone National Park
After 3 years of full-time RVing and exploring Yellowstone with our friends Ron and Jodi from Just Rambling Around, we're sharing everything you need to know about planning the perfect Yellowstone trip. From base camp selection to daily routes, we'll help you avoid the big mistakes that can impact your visit.
🏔️ What You'll Learn:
- Perfect number of days needed
- Best time to visit (shoulder season secrets)
- Where to stay in West Yellowstone
- South & North Loop strategies
- Essential rest day importance
- Weather preparation tips
- Height challenges to consider
⏱️ Timeline:
0:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Planning Your Visit & RV Park site tour
02:27 - Arrival & West Yellowstone Tips
06:29 - South Loop Adventure
13:26 - Why You Need a Rest Day
14:06 - North Loop Experience
20:15 - Final Recommendations
📍 Where We Stayed:
Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park
West Yellowstone, Montana
(Site 98 - Tip: Request wider sites if available!)
🗺️ Planning Tools We Used:
- RV Trip Wizard - our affiliate link 🔗 tripwizard.rvlife.com/#5ebcd793e2d84
- Guide Along App (formerly Gypsy Guide)
- Yellowstone National Park App
👥 Special thanks to our friends Ron and Jodi from Just Rambling Around!
Check out their channel: @justramblinaround
💡 Pro Tips:
- Book 6-12 months in advance
- Arrive at attractions by 7:30 AM
- Download offline maps
- Pack rain gear regardless of forecast
- Plan for mountain driving
- Use West Yellowstone as your base
🏕️ Coming Up Next:
Join us for our Grand Tetons adventure with Ron and Jodi & some other friends!!
❓ How many days did YOU spend in Yellowstone? Share your experience in the comments!
#Yellowstone #YellowstoneNationalPark #RVlife #TravelTips #RVliving
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Why Community Matters:
After years of serving our community in law enforcement, we've learned that connection is everything. The RV lifestyle isn't just about seeing new places - it's about the people you meet along the way. Please remember True Blue Tuesdays, a movement to have everyone wear Blue on Tuesdays to show support for Law Enforcement!
💡 Pro Tip: Building an RV community takes time, patience, and an open heart. Every connection starts with a simple hello!
Sending sunshine and adventure from the road!
Joel, Deb & 🐕 Maya
Chasing Our Sunshine
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Disclaimer: 1) We are not experts in the RV or travel industries. Everything on this channel is for entertainment value and is not to be considered legal or professional advice. Information in the video was located on web pages for the places we visited, the internet of things, and personal experiences.
*We are formally known as Chasing RV Sunshine and the name change was done on Nov 1, 2022.
How Many Days for Yellowstone? How to Plan a Trip to Yellowstone National Park
After 3 years of full-time RVing and exploring Yellowstone with our friends Ron and Jodi from Just Rambling Around, we're sharing everything you need to know about planning the perfect Yellowstone trip. From base camp selection to daily routes, we'll help you avoid the big mistakes that can impact your visit.
🏔️ What You'll Learn:
- Perfect number of days needed
- Best time to visit (shoulder season secrets)
- Where to stay in West Yellowstone
- South & North Loop strategies
- Essential rest day importance
- Weather preparation tips
- Height challenges to consider
⏱️ Timeline:
0:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Planning Your Visit & RV Park site tour
02:27 - Arrival & West Yellowstone Tips
06:29 - South Loop Adventure
13:26 - Why You Need a Rest Day
14:06 - North Loop Experience
20:15 - Final Recommendations
📍 Where We Stayed:
Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park
West Yellowstone, Montana
(Site 98 - Tip: Request wider sites if available!)
🗺️ Planning Tools We Used:
- RV Trip Wizard - our affiliate link 🔗 tripwizard.rvlife.com/#5ebcd793e2d84
- Guide Along App (formerly Gypsy Guide)
- Yellowstone National Park App
👥 Special thanks to our friends Ron and Jodi from Just Rambling Around!
Check out their channel: @justramblinaround
💡 Pro Tips:
- Book 6-12 months in advance
- Arrive at attractions by 7:30 AM
- Download offline maps
- Pack rain gear regardless of forecast
- Plan for mountain driving
- Use West Yellowstone as your base
🏕️ Coming Up Next:
Join us for our Grand Tetons adventure with Ron and Jodi & some other friends!!
❓ How many days did YOU spend in Yellowstone? Share your experience in the comments!
#Yellowstone #YellowstoneNationalPark #RVlife #TravelTips #RVliving
👋 NEW HERE? We're Joel, Deb, and our adventure dog Maya, and we're Chasing Our Sunshine! Join us as we share our full-time RV life adventures, tips, and honest experiences on the road.
🔔 Subscribe for new RV videos every week
📱 FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY:
Facebook: facebook.com/chasingoursunshine
Instagram: instagram.com/chasingoursunshine
Email: info@chasingoursunshine.net
Website: chasingsoursunshine.net
*Some links may be affiliate links. We only recommend products we actually use and trust!
Why Community Matters:
After years of serving our community in law enforcement, we've learned that connection is everything. The RV lifestyle isn't just about seeing new places - it's about the people you meet along the way. Please remember True Blue Tuesdays, a movement to have everyone wear Blue on Tuesdays to show support for Law Enforcement!
💡 Pro Tip: Building an RV community takes time, patience, and an open heart. Every connection starts with a simple hello!
Sending sunshine and adventure from the road!
Joel, Deb & 🐕 Maya
Chasing Our Sunshine
💡 SPECIAL OFFER: Use CODE: CHASINGOURSUNSHINE20 at checkout and save 20% on new membership! Chasing Our Sunshine's Harvest Host affiliate link:
shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2720262&u=4581240&m=164709&urllink=&afftrack=&utm_content=CHASINGOURSUNSHINE20
Our TechnoRV Affiliate Link for equipment and gear like our TST 507 TPMS or RV Garmin technorv.com/?Click=11898
If you are looking to purchase your own Battle Born Batteries, that we highly recommended them, here is our Battle Born Batteries Affiliate Link: tinyurl.com/5bhzt5df
Chasing Our Sunshine’s RV Life Pro affiliate link: tripwizard.rvlife.com/#5ebcd793e2d84
RV Destinations Magazine- Use CODE: CHASINGSUN20 for 20% off at checkout! rvdestinationsmagazine.com/freeissue10
To Join Escapees RV Club please use our Affiliate link: escapees.com/refer/Chasing+RV+Sunshine
We love our SnapPads and enjoy the added stability, protection & comfort that only permanent jack pads can provide. We have partnered with them to get you 10% off when using the code CHASINGOUR92752 at checkout. They will send us $10 and you get 10% off your purchase!! rvsnappad.com/discount/CHASINGOUR92752
Our Amazon Home Affiliate Link: amzn.to/2NBK6i1
Our Amazon Store Front: amazon.com/shop/chasingrvsunshine
*(commissions earned on our affiliate links)- you just shop & we earn a commission- it cost you nothing- all commissions earned go towards the betterment of our channel and 100% of proceeds are donated to local law enforcement causes for True Blue Tuesdays -As an Amazon Influencer, we earn from qualifying purchases
Disclaimer: 1) We are not experts in the RV or travel industries. Everything on this channel is for entertainment value and is not to be considered legal or professional advice. Information in the video was located on web pages for the places we visited, the internet of things, and personal experiences.
*We are formally known as Chasing RV Sunshine and the name change was done on Nov 1, 2022.
