How to Find Luxury Hotels In Yellowstone, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most well-known of our national parks. It lies in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana and has luxury accommodations right in the park. The spectacular scenery and panoramic western sunsets are the primary draw to Yellowstone.

Things You'll Need

• State highway and Yellowstone National Park maps.

Instructions

Know Your Destination

1. Hike through splendid mountains and rich forests. Your lodge or cabin is in the midst of beautiful country that invites being explored on foot. Drive to a point of interest within the park and go from there.

2. Enjoy seeing high-flying eagles, massive elk and an occasional bear. Respect wild creatures that have grown accustomed to the presence of humans. Some animals may even come right up to your lodging.

Get Around in Yellowstone National Park

1. Fly into the Salt Lake City International Airport. Rent a car on-site to drive to your luxury accommodations at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

2. Arrive at the smaller airports of Cody and Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a shorter drive. Both airports are 60 miles from the national park; you can find accommodations and rental cars in both towns. The drive to the park is a pleasant one.

3. Drive into the park and be ready to explore. The park has wonderful roads that vary between being crowded at times to letting you enjoy a drive through sunlit mountains or under a blaze of western stars, entirely on your own.

Find Luxury Accommodations in Yellowstone Wyoming

1. To book accommodations, contact Xanterra Parks & Resorts at (866) GEYSERLAND or visit the Web site (see Resources below). Stay at the Canyon Lodge and Cabins. These are close to the Grand Canyon and Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River. The lodge and cabins have been decorated with a western theme.

2. Enter the north entrance of Yellowstone at Gardner, Montana if you come in the winter. The park is open to visitors year-round but the north entrance is the only one open all four seasons. Lodging is available inside the park, near this entrance.

3. Consider staying in the park's Lake Yellowstone Hotel. Beautiful accommodations are just the beginning of your fun. Hike through the area and watch a spectacular sunset.

4. Gaze at the million brilliant lights in the heavens. Western skies have little competition and the stars shine through bright and clear. Sit on the front porch of your luxury lodge and take it all in.

Tips & Warnings

• Lodging in Yellowstone Park is no-smoking and there are no Internet hook-ups.

• The bears can be dangerous. Don't feed them and follow all posted instructions.