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If I was still a teen, I’d have stayed at Knutsford Campground because of the name alone. Being an adult, I’m inclined to say I booked here for convenience, with a sprinkling of exasperation, but it was mostly because of the name. Don’t let age mislead you regarding maturity. The first day of our boys’ … Read more
Much like the girls all getting prettier at closing time, the campgrounds get a lot more appealing as departure day approaches. This is all the more true when your original reservation gets cancelled due to flooding and you’ve got less than two weeks to find an alternative. For us, Buffalo Bill State Park was that … Read more
Perhaps I’m a victim of proximity ignorance, but I had no idea Glacier National Park (the US version) was so popular. Popular and surprisingly difficult to reserve campsites at. I was so worried about getting spots at Yellowstone National Park, I was dumbstruck when my first attempt to book at Glacier failed. Located in the … Read more
Lewis & Clark Caverns is Montana’s very first state park. Before earning this footnote, the caverns were under the care of rangers from Yellowstone National Park. After a quarter century of shenanigans with local entrepreneurs, the national parks service waved the white flag and offered it to the state of Montana. Montana jumped at the … Read more
Go big or go home. When camping in Grand Teton National Park, the “go big” portion of that adage definitely refers to Colter Bay Village and it’s more than 300 site campground. The village concept employed in national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton is interesting. Before witnessing them myself, I thought it was nothing … Read more