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Wyoming

Wyoming has spectacular wilderness and a Western flavor. Kids can wear cowboy hats, ride horses, go to a rodeo, and explore two great national parks, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Traveling to Wyoming isn't just a summer activity; in winter, elk and bison graze in the snow and mountains resorts are ski heaven.
    Yellowstone National Park
    Grand Teton National Park
    Jackson Hole
      Tip: Read our blog post: Yellowstone and Grand Teton Summer
   

Fun food

     

Kids will want to try the buffalo (bison) and elk burgers, and indulge a sweet tooth with huckleberry milkshakes, ice cream and candy. Chuck wagon cookouts are also fun for everyone in the family, a western style dinner with barbeque ribs and chicken, beef stew and cowboy beans.

   

Shopping – Let everyone pick out a Western style hat in felt or straw, shirts or bandanas.

family hotels yellowstone grand teton

Travel for Kids has many fun things to do with kids in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks but you'll need a fun place to stay.

Here's Travel for Kids list of best family hotels in and around Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, all styles and price ranges, near to places you'll want to explore:

Yellowstone family hotels
Grand Teton family hotels
Jackson Hole family hotels
kids books wyoming
     
Paint the Wind wyoming childrens books  
Paint the Wind
Pam Munoz Ryan

Maya spends the summer in Wyoming on her family's ranch, sleeping in a teepee, living around a campfire, riding horses every day, and finding companionship with a wild horse, running free and belonging only to the stars. Wonderful local color and a real appreciation of the wide open spaces. (Chapter book)

 

     
One Wolf Howls
Scotti Cohn, Susan Detwiler

“One wolf howls in the January moonlight, deep in the woods where the moon hangs high.” Gorgeous illustrations and lyrical verse, it’s a year in the life of gray wolves – playing in the snow, fuzzy pups in spring, napping in a summer meadow, hiding under autumn trees, plus fun facts about the wolf. This is a gem! (Picture book)

 

 
yellowstone wildlife kids One Wolf Howls
     
what i saw in yellowstone  
What I Saw in Yellowstone
Durrae Johanek, Christopher Cauble

Kid's guide to geysers and wildlife in Yellowstone, and also keep track of different animals you'll see. Info and photos about bison, elk, deer, coyote, gray wolf, grizzly bear, chipmunk, raven, osprey, bald eagle, white pelican, and where to locate the wildlife - very handy. (Picture - Activity book)

 

     
B is for Buffalo
Katy Brown

Yellowstone from A to Z – from adventures and animals of all kinds to deer, elk, geysers, jackrabbits, pronghorn, wolf, ziplines. Cut-paper illustrations, fun for younger kids. (Board book)

 

 
b is for buffalo
     
field guide to yellowstone and grand teton national park  

This is our favorite field guide for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks – it includes mammals (bison, elk, pronghorn), birds, fish, reptiles, insects, plants, tracks & scat. Illustrations for each entry, and clearly organized. (Guidebook)

 

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