Me and a buddy went last August, drove out, managed to get 4 nights at a cabin in the lake village. Booked that a month in advance and was lucky to get it. Day one drove the lower loop, up the east side to the falls and canyon. Hiked several boardwalks around thermals. Afternoon headed west to Norris geyser basin, couldn’t get in for the traffic jam, same at Grand Prismatic. Went down along the Madison river and took the Firehole falls side trail. Headed on to Old Faithful, plenty of parking to handle the crowds. Be sure to see the lodge and hike the other thermal features, not just see the geyser blow then go.
Day two we left early and were at Grand Prismatic at dawn with two other cars. Be sure to hike the boardwalk. We then hiked Artist Paint Pots, it’s a good one. On to Norris, do the hike. On north to Mammoth Springs and the crowds were unbelievable. Found parking and took a short hike then headed south on the east side. Drove up Lamar valley but construction to repair road damage from the 2022 flood turned us back. Ate at the Canyon village and on south to our cabin. Spent the evening watching elk east of fisherman’s bridge.
Day three we hit visitor centers at the bridge, canyon and Old Faithfull. Took a big hike at OF. Ate dinner on the lake at Grant village. Next morning headed to Cody.
Pack lunch and drinks and be ready for crowds and traffic jams due to buffaloes. I would not drive an RV.
