Compass American Guides: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Full-color Travel Guide)

I just returned from a 10 day trip to Yellowstone National Park and found this travel guide extremely useful and one of the more well-written guides I have used. The practical information on touring the park is succinct and easy to follow, and highlights all of the main areas you will want to visit along with some hidden gems about the park. The information was very accurate and you could tell the author knew exactly what he was talking about. There are also multiple very interesting side-bars on different aspects of the park that I found engaging and added intrigue to places I was visiting. I would highly recommend reading this book prior to your trip to Yellowstone and bringing it along on your journey.

Just returned from a 5-day vacation trip to Montana where my wife and I spent 2 days in Yellowstone and 1 day in the Grant Tetons. This handy guide was extremely helpful, and I referred to it each night before our day trips and frequently while we were in the parks to find the best scenic spots, best hiking trails, and places to eat/shop. Having a printed guide like this is indispensable when you are in areas of the park with no cell phone service.The ONLY COMPLAINT I have about this travel guide is that the font is EXTREMELY SMALL, which makes it difficult to read, especially after a long day of travel when my eyes are getting tired. Similarly, some pages have added info printed in yellow-ish ink, which is even harder to read than the black ink. Ugh.I highly recommend this practical travel guide to anyone looking to make the most of their upcoming visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton Nat'l Parks.

I was planning on a Yellowstone trip in September, so I bought this book as a guide. I am one of those that buys such books so I have a complete understanding of where I am going as a newbie. I found the book quite valuable in trip planning. I thought I'd see Yellowstone in a weekend, but now I know I need more more time. My plans changed completely after reading this book. Now, I am going in winter, crowd-free, and I know exactly what I want to accomplish during my time there. My trip will be in December and any review at that point would be about the park rather than the book, but this book gave me a lot of focus I would not otherwise have had. There is nothing more to lose other than the price of the book.

The guidebook was really great for the Yellowstone aspect of the trip as well as the border towns. It had good details of each section, including food, hikes, and drives. There were also a ton of beautiful pictures. However, the book was relatively weak on the Grand Tetons, particularly related to the best hikes out there. All in all, if you are going to Yellowstone I would highly suggest this book. If you are going to the Grand Tetons, I would pass.

I found the content and photos the best out of several Yellowstone books for planning my route/features each day for Yellowstone.

Gave this as a gift to friends traveling to Yellowstone. We gave it with confidence since our previous Fodor's Travel Guides have been awesome. They are easy to read, have helpful local tips, and are filled with wonderful pictures. Our friends said they enjoyed both the book and their trip. Interestingly, they said they enjoyed the book almost more on their return as it helped them relive their favorite parts. There are more thorough guidebooks out there - but we've come to trust the Fodor series when we just want to grab a quick title that will help add history and some guidance to our trips.

I first visited Yellowstone & Jackson Hole in 1972. I thought I knew everything about the area, and I thought I had done everything.... Well, this GREAT book changed all that! Tremendouse help! The author made some greAT SUGGESTIONS, WE DID THEM, AND WE loved THEM! Jenny Lake boat ride in, hike out, looking at the falls....Bar J chuck wagon! (it was not about the food, it was the EXPERIENCE!) BAR J offers a family experience!Where to eat: loved all the recommendations!Thanks again!

This is a great book and was very useful for our Yellowstone trip in September. It is easy to read while highly informative. It has a list of must see areas in the front and paints a great picture of what to see when and how to get there. This is my go to book for Yellowstone.

This book is a must get for a trip to these parks. Together with Scening Driving Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, it provides all you need to plan your visit.

The best guide book I could find, having spent a lot of time reading reviews and looking through previews. This is a brilliant comprehensive guide to both Yellowstone and Grand Teton full of back ground information, maps, history, recommended hikes, must see highlights and places to stay. Very well written with a modern approach. Lots of great colour photographs that will certainly inspire you. We used this guide to help with planning and during the holiday, it now makes a great coffee table addition you can just keep going back for a read.

We visited this region in the summer of 2012 and wished we'd bought this book ahead of our visit. It brought back so many wonderful memories of our trip.

Beautiful photos, informative and fun text - very helpful if you are planning your trip.

I just got it the day before. It is a very good book, better than I thought. I am happy with it.