Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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sites $12; mid-Jun-early Nov
) This forested campground is at the south end of Lewis
Lake, about 10 miles north of the South Entrance. A nearby boat launch provides easy ac-
cess to Lewis Lake and the Lewis River channel. Snow often remains here through June
because of its high elevation and shaded location, so it may not be the best early-season
campground. Bring repellent. A few walk-in and tent-only sites are available and generat-
ors are not allowed.
Lodging
HISTORIC HOTEL
Lake Yellowstone Hotel $$
(
hotel d $207-223, standard annex d $149, Frontier cabins $130; mid-May-Sep
) Right
on the lake shore, this is a buttercup behemoth that sets romantics aflutter. It harks back to
a bygone era, though the 296 rooms that cost $4 in 1895 have appreciated somewhat. The
spacious main building rooms feature wicker and floral designs, some sleeping up to six
in three queen beds. Main lodge lakeside rooms cost extra and sell out first, but don't
guarantee lake views. The comfortable Frontier cabins are boxed in neat suburban rows.
The modern motel-style annex offers limited wheelchair-accessible accommodations.
Lake Lodge $$
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(
Pioneer/Frontier/Western cabins $69/106/179; early Jun-late Sep
) The 186 rooms
here offer a lackluster budget alternative. The Western cabins are spacious and modern,
ideal for families, either in forested back loops or (in the A loop) with French windows
and outdoor seating. Cramped Pioneer cabins recall the 1920s, with propane heaters and
rustic decor that was last updated when Yogi Bear last wandered into the park. Frontier
cabins are a good compromise, recently updated in 2010. The best feature is the rustic
main lodge with rockers creaking on the porch, roaring fires inside, a dining hall and a
laundromat.
CABINS
Grant Village $$
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(
r $152; late May-Sep
) The 300 condo-like boxes with standard hotel interiors at
Grant Village were once dismissed by author Alston Chase as 'an inner-city project in the
MOTEL
