Local RV parks seeing increase in calls following Yellowstone flooding – East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS – Hazardous circumstances and the pressured closure of Yellowstone Nationwide Park has left many individuals with nowhere to go.

Quite a few houses and different buildings have been destroyed within the wake of large flooding. The extent of the harm is but to be decided.

It’s additionally unclear what number of guests are stranded or have been pressured to go away the park and the way many individuals who dwell exterior the park have been rescued and evacuated.

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However Trent Tyler, who owns Mountain River Ranch in Ririe, says he’s gotten between 10 and 15 RV bookings within the final 24 hours from folks impacted by the Yellowstone catastrophe.

“I began getting calls yesterday (Monday). Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce reached out to us as effectively. We contacted the Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce (to learn the way many individuals are affected). They’re inundated (with calls proper now),” Tyler says.

Tyler reached out to EastIdahoNews.com to unfold the phrase that he has area out there for anybody who may have it. There are 20-30 RV spots out there at Mountain River Ranch, relying on the scale of the RV and the way lengthy they want a spot to remain.

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“I feel there’s lots of people nonetheless making an attempt to determine the place they’re going to go and what they’re going to do,” Tyler explains. “We really feel like (Mountain River Ranch) is a nicer place that will be extra akin to West Yellowstone slightly than being out in the course of a parking zone someplace.”

This obtained us questioning if different RV Parks have been experiencing the same improve in calls. Yellowstone Lakeside RV in Rigby studies a rise of three bookings since Monday night time.

An worker on the Rigby RV park says as much as 25 spots can be found for individuals who want a spot to go.

Displaced RV’ers who want a spot to remain can name Mountain River Ranch at (208) 538-7337 or e-book a reservation on-line. Reservations for Yellowstone Lakeside RV Park will be made at (208) 745-5115 or by visiting the web site.

Snake River RV Park will be reached at (208) 523-3362.