You do pay a premium for Hotels near Yosemite at the best of times and I think I mentioned earlier about rooms and cabins within the park that suddenly don't seem too bad value. The cabins (or lodge) at Canyon village meant we could have a full day off from driving as there was a path leading directly to the rim of the Grand canyon of the Yellowstone.just started costing some of these stops up - $450-600 a night in Jackson
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Your going to have a lot of fun but if you have any more questions in the meantime, don't hesitate to ask.