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How to Save Money Visiting Yellowstone National Park

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It was established as a national park in 1872 in the northwestern corner of Wyoming (with a bit of Montana and Idaho thrown in to boot). Gardiner, Montana is a cute little town just 5 miles from the North entrance to the park (which is right at Mammoth Hot Springs). Stay outside the park. Visit the lodges by day.