Hi, folks. I've made reservations for cabins inside each of these three parks, and I'd like to know about your experiences staying in them! Questions:
Grand Canyon -- we've reserved a two-room Pioneer cabin with one queen and three twins / rim view
Can we expect a grill /picnic tables in the Pioneer cabin area?
I have the impression that the Grand Canyon Lodge is the only place to eat; I'm thinking there's nothing else nearby -- true or false? How are the prices?
Laundry facilities?
We'll be there over July 4. Can we expect anything special to be going on?
Are fireworks legal at the Grand Canyon? (They aren't in my state, but they are in our neighboring state, and we're right on the border.)
Will I have any trouble with sparklers in my carry-on bag on the plane?
Grand Tetons -- we've reserved a two-room rustic cabin with two double beds and two twins at Signal Mountain Lodge
Again, can we expect a grill / picnic table in the cabin area?
Laundry facilities?
I read good things about the Trapper Grill, and I have the impression that there's other stuff around. True or false? Prices?
Custer State Park -- we've reserved a two-room combo (two queens, two twins) at the Sylvan Lake Lodge inside the park
No questions about grills here -- they seem to be close to "civilization" and we probably wouldn't grill here.
Laundry facilities?
We're planning to do the Buffalo Safari /Cowboy cookout one evening, which is fairly expensive, but I've read good things about it. Has anyone here done it?
And I'm squeezing in one more: Yellowstone. We don't have a reservation for inside the park; instead, we hope to make reservations at a moderately priced chain-hotel that'll have a pool. Our girls are not what you'd call enthusiastic hikers (especially the youngest), and a pool at the end of the day would be most welcome. We hope to find something near the East Entrance on Hi 14, AND something in the small town of West Yellowstone. It doesn't have to be fancy; we're fine with something along the line of a Days Inn, though we would like space for the family to spread out a bit. Suggestions?
Grand Canyon -- we've reserved a two-room Pioneer cabin with one queen and three twins / rim view
Can we expect a grill /picnic tables in the Pioneer cabin area?
I have the impression that the Grand Canyon Lodge is the only place to eat; I'm thinking there's nothing else nearby -- true or false? How are the prices?
Laundry facilities?
We'll be there over July 4. Can we expect anything special to be going on?
Are fireworks legal at the Grand Canyon? (They aren't in my state, but they are in our neighboring state, and we're right on the border.)
Will I have any trouble with sparklers in my carry-on bag on the plane?
Grand Tetons -- we've reserved a two-room rustic cabin with two double beds and two twins at Signal Mountain Lodge
Again, can we expect a grill / picnic table in the cabin area?
Laundry facilities?
I read good things about the Trapper Grill, and I have the impression that there's other stuff around. True or false? Prices?
Custer State Park -- we've reserved a two-room combo (two queens, two twins) at the Sylvan Lake Lodge inside the park
No questions about grills here -- they seem to be close to "civilization" and we probably wouldn't grill here.
Laundry facilities?
We're planning to do the Buffalo Safari /Cowboy cookout one evening, which is fairly expensive, but I've read good things about it. Has anyone here done it?
And I'm squeezing in one more: Yellowstone. We don't have a reservation for inside the park; instead, we hope to make reservations at a moderately priced chain-hotel that'll have a pool. Our girls are not what you'd call enthusiastic hikers (especially the youngest), and a pool at the end of the day would be most welcome. We hope to find something near the East Entrance on Hi 14, AND something in the small town of West Yellowstone. It doesn't have to be fancy; we're fine with something along the line of a Days Inn, though we would like space for the family to spread out a bit. Suggestions?
And finally, ANYTHING ELSE I should know about any of these places?
THANKS SO MUCH!
THANKS SO MUCH!