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re: National Parks are too crowded
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:51 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:51 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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I'm guessing this works because California schools and East Coast schools are still in session. If you can get a trip between Memorial Day and about June 10, you're in good shape.
No clue. It was only a couple of weeks after all the roads had opened and there was still piled up snow on the sides in many places higher up. Weather was perfect.
Want to go back in late September/early October before winter hits to see the colors changing.
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Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:52 pm to philly444
I thought National Parks were racist. What happened?
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:52 pm to philly444
You are correct. But as with amusement parks, if you don’t want to deal with the crowd, don’t go. It really is that simple.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:54 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Or, and this would come as a shock to the average touron, get off the road and take a walk on the hundreds of thousands of acres of roadless wilderness that 99.9% never see.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:56 pm to Spoonbilla
We went to Banff last week and it was slammed. However, everyone is correct, we picked very long difficult hikes and on one to Lake Ohara we did not see a soul, hear a car or even see evidence of life for over 2.5 hours.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:56 pm to philly444
Everything is cowered, there are too many people on this earth. If lock down did anything, it was bringing the masses outdoors and humans have no regard for nature.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:57 pm to philly444
You're doing it wrong.
It's not hard at all to get away from people in those parks if you just make a little effort.
It's not hard at all to get away from people in those parks if you just make a little effort.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:58 pm to TrueTiger07
We did some pretty lengthy hikes. Though the number of kids decreases the further you go, still a lot of people on trails.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:01 pm to philly444
Do Tetons and Yellowstone in the winter. Went once in summer and will never again. The winter is the absolute best time to see wildlife and not have to worry about a bear coming after you. Yes, it's cold as shite, but you get used to it
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:03 pm to philly444
For Yellowstone, you should get a room inside the park. Make sure the lodge is close to the sites you want to see. Wake up early and see the popular sites near the lodge first thing and then go to some less popular spots. By the time you’re done with the first attraction and onto the next ones, the folks who stayed outside the park will just be getting in and heading for the big attraction. Take it easy in the afternoon and head out late afternoon when everyone is driving back to their rooms outside the park. Move to a different lodge at least once during your stay.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:03 pm to philly444
Some are, some aren’t
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:08 pm to philly444
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Stay in your caves you heathens!
You are adding to it. Maybe your selfish arse should stay home. People in this country are spoiled little children. Quit your bitchin, nobody wants to hear it.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:11 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Go early, hike steep, hike far.
this is the way.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:18 pm to philly444
Was at Shenandoah National Park today. Beautiful day and very few people.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:19 pm to philly444
October and early November is awesome there. Very Light traffic. Throw in a cold and breezy and very people but lots of animals.
Went to Antler Fest in spring a few years ago before Covid and it was great. Pretty light traffic in Tetons.
Summer is a time for people endowed with extraordinary patience.
Went to Antler Fest in spring a few years ago before Covid and it was great. Pretty light traffic in Tetons.
Summer is a time for people endowed with extraordinary patience.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:20 pm to Northshore Aggie
i hiked the Outer Mountain Loop at Big Bend in late winter, which is nearing peak time to hike it (middle of fall or spring probably the perfect time), and i saw three other people the entire time on the trail.
in 2020, right as we were coming out of the initial COVID lockdown I went to Yellowstone, and the line out of the gate at West Yellowstone was ridiculous, so I bailed. I drove up the highway and jumped onto a trail on the side of the road and hiked up to the Sky Rim and saw five other hikers the whole time. did like a fiteen mile out and back. it was fantastic. you know what I didnt see? Old Faithful with 10,000 other tourists. didnt give a shite.
or go to Denali in AK and get dropped off twenty miles into the park. you wont see a soul.
in 2020, right as we were coming out of the initial COVID lockdown I went to Yellowstone, and the line out of the gate at West Yellowstone was ridiculous, so I bailed. I drove up the highway and jumped onto a trail on the side of the road and hiked up to the Sky Rim and saw five other hikers the whole time. did like a fiteen mile out and back. it was fantastic. you know what I didnt see? Old Faithful with 10,000 other tourists. didnt give a shite.
or go to Denali in AK and get dropped off twenty miles into the park. you wont see a soul.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:23 pm to philly444
If you haven’t read Desert Solitaire, I suggest doing so. It predicts some of what you mention, and was written in early 60s.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:24 pm to philly444
We are at Glacier NP now. It's crowded and there is road construction. You do have to get there early. We made it to the park at 6AM today to beat the crowds and had a great time. If you get there at 8AM you are too late to find parking. It does lighten up after 4pm so that's an option as well.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:32 pm to philly444
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Finished up a trip to Grand Tetons/Yellowstone and this shite is ridiculous.
I've been to Grand Teton 5 times (6th will be in September). I always go before Memorial Day or after Labor Day (busy season is between the two), and I've never had to deal with crowds.
Another tip: if you're hiking always go past the first "attraction". The first attraction is usually less than a mile into the trail (String Lake for example), so most people will turn around after that, so they can get back to their car and move on to the next place.
It's always good to find the lesser hiked trails also.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:37 pm to philly444
In the middle of October is the best time
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