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Plotting a National Parks trip...resources/advice?
Contemplating a western roadie in late Spring 2017. Rushmore, Yellowstone, maybe Glacier depending on how long we want to make this trip. Maybe other destinations in the Utah/Wyoming/Colorado area. Probably in a regular rental minivan, likely booking hotels or cabins where possible. (We do tent camp a couple times a year but we'd prefer to avoid it on the long roadtrip. This would be last resort if nothing else is available.) Using points is of minimal consideration...if we stumble upon a Hampton Inn, great, but we don't have to build the trip around hotel points or status.
I know FT isn't exactly the place for this, but I'm wondering what the best sites/resources are to map out the trip and start booking accommodations. Since we're slightly inside 1 year I imagine some things are already sold out, but I also hope by finishing the entire trip before the warmest summer months avoids *some* of the crowds... (Thinking late May / early June here.)
Ideas?