Electricity Coming Back to Yellowstone Campground
Record Breaking Attendance and No Power in RV Park
The Fishing Bridge RV Park is the only hard sided big rig campground with hook-ups inside Yellowstone National Park. When it closed for the season last year the forty -year old electrical hook- up system was declared dangerous and unuseable, as reported by the RV Business News. This year the more than 300 sites have been without electrical hook -ups. The sewer and water hook-ups remain available at the campsites.
The Fishing bridge RV Park does not have large campsites. Most RVs are tightly packed next to the unit beside them. This has made the hot summer months with temperatures topping the 90-degree mark, particularly unbearable for the RV owners who cannot run their air conditioners. The park is so tightly packed. It is almost impossible to get a breeze.
There are only limited sites which will allow the use of a generator. Even if you do get a generator site you cannot use your generator between the hours of 8:P.M. and 8:00 A.M. During the daytime hours when generators are allowed the continuous use of so many generators running has created a noise and air pollution problem within the RV park. However, relief is on the way.
The National Park System has come to an agreement with Xanterra Parks and Resorts who has the concession to operate The Fishing Bridge RV Park. The plan is to restore at least 100 sites with electrical hook-ups this year and have all sites upgraded by 2012.
This is very good news for the RV camper that this popular RV park will have an electrical upgrade by next year. Fortunately there were no casualties caused by the deteriorated electrical system. However, it is hard to say if anyone had their rig's electrical system harmed by the old system. This is a warning to all us big rig camper's to always have a meter on-board to test the campground's electrical service.
Sources
RV Business; "Yellowstone Posts Record July Attendance"
National Parks Service; Fishing Bridge Campground
Xanterra Parks and Resorts
Published by Kent Hadley
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- The Fishing Bridge RV Campground is the only Yellowstone campground that offered electric hook-ups.
- Upgraded electric hook-ups should be installed by the end of this year.
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Post a CommentExcellent advice! Thanks for the article. We plan on traveling to Yellowstone later this year after stops at, the Grand Canyon, Vegas, Death Valley, Sequoia, and Yosemite. We may hit a few others along the way if time permits. We don't have to be back to TX until August followed by a brief trip up to New England in September.