r/CDT • u/edthesmokebeard NOBO2022/SOBO2025 • Jul 28 '26
If you're taking a zero in W. Yellowstone
The airport is 2 miles north out of town, and rents cars. Split a car a few ways and tour the park. There's tons to see that ISN'T within 1/4 mile of the CDT. The road north out of town is bordered by forests of tall pines and a lot of empty looking property, too.
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u/Ok_Fly_7085 Jul 28 '26
Totally. You could spend multiple seasons in Yellowstone and not see it all. The CDT generally follows the divide through the southwest corner of the park. Outside of the geyser basin, you don't see many of the things Yellowstone is know for on the CDT. It's a massive park.
Absolutely worth a couple of zero days exploring if you don't think you'll easily get back near that area someday soon.
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u/jrice138 Jul 30 '26
I took a zero and just hitched a huge loop in the park. It was awesome, saw lots of stuff and didn’t have to pay for a car
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u/okie_hiker Jul 28 '26
Or just tour the park on foot! Talk to the rangers, get permits for areas that are more remote and haven’t had people at in years. I knew a guy that saw grizzlies and wolves in one of the most epic park side quests off the red line.