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hi I need help planning, im planning a trip of a big family of 7 to Yellowstone and Tetons we are flying directly into the west Wyoming regional airport in Yellowstone (wys), staying in Yellowstone area, parents are a little old so any big hikes are out of the way July 7 we land at 1 pm considering we will be out of airport by 2 pm with our car rental we have 2p.m July 7-july 8/9. July 9 we will leave Yellowstone early morning to go to Tetons, its a Airbnb in Griggs, some things I am planning are Jenny Lake, the gondola, exploring Jackson, biking on the trails, for Yellowstone I am seeing its a big park but what's there todo I really want to see the geysers and do small hikes. please suggest some hikes for Yellowstone/tetons. I should include we are planning to leave the Tetons July 11 like morning probs cuz flight back out is from the west Wyoming regional airport.

Option 1: fly into and out of salt lake city utah drive 4 hrs to yellowstone/teton

• Yellowstone is the size of new york and delaware combines so we would probably stay a couple days

 

Option 2: fly into west wyoming airport flights r about $303 but instead of a national car rental company we use turo rental (ppl renting out) reviews r ok just have to be careful 
Option 3: we fly into west wyoming airport (literally by yellowstone park) and we shuttle to idaho falls airport for car rental 

• The thing is about flying directly to west wyoming airport(the one in yellowstone park) that there is literally a layover in salt lake city anyway so might as well. And plus it is just like long drives and it will be exploring but also keep in mind yellowstone is a very driving heavy park also we would also have to drive to yellowstone, drive around the park, then hotel change to tetons then drive back to salt lake city airport.

 

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where in Yellowstone to stay? We r planning July 20-23 yelllowstone park (we’ll have some of July 20, 21, 22, 23rd we will leave to go to Tetons and 23rd, 24, 25th we will stay in Tetons!) good recommendations please for both parks, we are willing to stay in diff places in Yellowstone since it’s so big.

we are traveling with my mom, so we aren't really 3-4 hikers lol, 1.5 hour hike Max most likely also for grand Tetons we were planning to stay at grand taraghee resort it seems nice and good rate. please let me know thoughts.

Option 1: fly into and out of salt lake city utah drive 4 hrs to yellowstone/teton

• Cheaper it is $223 flights per person, car rental is $530 for
• Yellowstone is the size of new york and delaware combines so we would probably stay a couple days

 

Option 2: fly into west wyoming airport flights r about $303 but instead of a national car rental company we use turo rental (ppl renting out) reviews r ok just have to be careful 
Option 3: we fly into west wyoming airport (literally by yellowstone park) and we shuttle to idaho falls airport for car rental 

• The thing is about flying directly to west wyoming airport(the one in yellowstone park) that there is literally a layover in salt lake city anyway so might as well. And plus it is just like long drives and it will be exploring but also keep in mind yellowstone is a very driving heavy park also we would also have to drive to yellowstone, drive around the park, then hotel change to tetons then drive back to salt lake city airport. 
• What i think: fly tino wys airport (in yellowstone) and just use turo car rental and hope nothing goes wrong or we could shuttle to idaho falls or uber it will be about $150. We save $500 in car rental + dont have to drive 4 hrs from the parks.