Yellowstone National Park

Sunday, August 11, 2024 - Sunday, August 18, 2024 -- $1775 ★★★

Topographical Map of Proposed Route

See CalTopo map

Weather

Weather is always an important concern when hiking. Expect daytime hiking temperatures in the 60s & 70s and nighttime temperatures in the 40s & 50s. While there is typically not much rain, it can happen at any time along with violent thunder and lightning. There was a hailstorm in 2019 on the first night, but the rest of the trip was magnificent. Here is the historical August weather.

Probable Trip Leaders

Guide(s) TBD

Difficulty

The trails through Yellowstone National Park are typically well groomed with good footing and moderate elevation gain and loss (although it may not seem like that while hiking). The mileages are moderate and there will be plenty of daylight which gives us plenty of time to complete our daily mileage and relax in camp.

Please be aware that we will have to ford rivers (some cold, fast and/or deep), so make sure to bring sturdy camp shoes and trekking poles to help you cross these rivers without issue. Crocs can work but are not recommended for this particular trip.

Cost

$1775 per person double occupancy. Here, double occupancy means that you will share a room with another participant during the hotel night. You will also be responsible for transportation to and from Jackson, personal equipment, restaurant meals eaten off the trail and any gratuities for guides.

Covered expenses include 1 hotel night, 1 front country campsite, backcountry fees, 6 days of trail meals, ground transportation, National Park Permits, National Park entrance fees, backcountry permits and 2 awesome guides.

Tipping: In order to keep our prices competitive with (and hopefully favorable to) other outfitters, we shamefully can’t pay our guides as much as we think they deserve. Like most other guiding services, we rely on the generosity of our participants to make up this shortfall by tipping the guides. While tips are not required or expected, if your guides have served you well, please consider a gratuity so they can continue living their extravagant lifestyles of eating powdered meals, sleeping in the dirt and pooping in smelly outhouses and small holes they've dug.

Notes

Because of the limited availability and high cost of hotel rooms in Jackson, a single supplement is not available for this trip. You will be sharing a hotel room with 1 or 2 others. You may of course book your own room and we will issue you a small refund.

If you would like to fish, there may be time at some campsites to do so. However, you must purchase a Yellowstone fishing license from the ranger station (Wyoming / Montana license not necessary). Fitpacking does not have a fishing guide permit so you will be doing so on your own and at your own risk (we have to say this).

Yellowstone National Park requires Fitpacking to obtain backcountry permits for each campsite (in addition to our commercial permit) to hike in the backcountry. We submit our proposed route (delineated on this page) with route alternatives and alternate acceptable dates and they let us know on April 1st, 2024 which itinerary we are approved for. All this to say that the itinerary is subject to change based upon the vicissitudes of the park's backcountry office.

Fitpacking prohibits firearms on this (and all) trips. This is not only our requirement but also a requirement of Yellowstone National Park. However, you may bring bear spray (pepper spray) as there are both black bears and grizzly bears in the park. You will not be able to fly with bear spray however. You can buy or rent it in Jackson

Fitpacking has a commercial permit to operate in Yellowstone National Park.

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