Two National Parks · 54 miles apart

Yellowstone or Grand Teton

Yellowstone had 4,762,988 recreation visits in 2025 and Grand Teton had 3,800,648. Yellowstone has 12 campgrounds to 8 at Grand Teton. Yellowstone lists 289 bird species in the NPSpecies inventory against 195 at Grand Teton. On the rest they match, since both charge $35 per private vehicle and neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 54 miles apart in a straight line.

Yellowstone National ParkGrand Teton National Park
DesignationNational ParkNational Park
StatesIdaho, Montana, WyomingWyoming
Recreation visits, 20254,762,9883,800,648
Entrance fee, private vehicle$35 (Private Vehicle)$35 (Private Vehicle)
Timed entry reservationNoNo
Campgrounds128
International Dark Sky ParkNoNo
Bird species, NPSpecies289195
Hours or seasonOpen all day, every dayOpen all day, every day

Yellowstone visits by yearGrand Teton visits by year

Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.