ROOSEVELT RENDEZVOUS

DATES: 9/5, 9/9

PRICING: See below

LOCATION: Roosevelt Lodge

GROUP SIZE: 56

ACTIVITY LEVELS: Vary

PROGRAM INFORMATION

OVERVIEW

The Roosevelt Rendezvous Lodging & Learning package features three days of learning, exploration, and fun in Yellowstone. During the day, you will choose from a variety of full-day and half-day trips. Late afternoons and early evenings are reserved for rest and reflection. Read, explore the surrounding trails, have a drink on the Roosevelt Lodge porch, chat with other participants in the main lodge, or relax in your cabin. Roosevelt Rendezvous creates an intimate social atmosphere allowing participants to learn from each other and build lasting relationships with the park, as well as with each other.

Activity level is varied depending on a participant’s chosen activity.

Each evening, participants will return to their accommodations at the Roosevelt Lodge. Yellowstone Forever field educators introduce the next day’s excursions and participants sign up for their chosen activity. Dinners are served buffet-style in the main lodge where participants exchange tales of the days’ field trips and enjoy good food and company in a historic environment. Dinners are followed by evening educational presentations by Yellowstone wildlife biologists, historians, naturalists, photographers, or other fascinating guests.

Most sightings of wildlife occur at a distance; the field educator will provide high-powered spotting scopes and binoculars for group use. However, participants are encouraged to bring additional scopes and binoculars if they have them.

DATES & PRICING

Session Start Dates:

2025

September – 9/5, 9/9

ITINERARY

DAY 1

WELCOME & ORIENTATION

You are welcome to check into the Roosevelt Lodge beginning at 3:00 p.m. After checking in and enjoying dinner, guests will meet for an orientation. Education staff will go over the program itinerary, discuss clothing and equipment needed for daily outings, and answer any questions participants may have.
This evening guests will attend a cocktail hour and buffet-style dinner.

3:00 p.m. Arrive and check in at Roosevelt Lodge

5:00 p.m. Cocktail hour begins in the main lodge with cash bar (beer and wine)

5:30 p.m. Orientation in Roosevelt Lodge

6:30 p.m. Buffet dinner in the main lodge

7:45 p.m. Evening presentation in the main lodge (approximately 1 hour)

DAYS 2 – 4

YELLOWSTONE EXPLORATION IN AUTUMN

Each day begins early to catch morning wildlife activity. Wolves and bears tend to be most active in the early morning, while mountain goats, moose, bison, elk, bighorn sheep, and birds continue to be active later in the day. After viewing wildlife, you will be led on a hike in search of tracks and sign while discussing ecology, behavior, recent research, and management.
This evening guests will attend a cocktail hour and buffet-style dinner.

6:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast & Depart Roosevelt Lodge

Coffee and buffet breakfast available in the main lodge
Pick up deli lunches in the main lodge
Field trip adventures

12:00 p.m. Morning field trips return

Deli lunch in the field

1:00 p.m. Afternoon field trips depart

4:00 p.m. Full day & other half-day field trips return

5:30 p.m. Cocktail hour begins in the main lodge with cash bar (beer and wine)

6:30 p.m. Buffet dinner in the main lodge

7:45 p.m. Evening presentation in the main lodge (approximately 1 hour)

DAY 5

CHECK OUT AND DEPARTURE

AT A GLANCE

Lodging:

4 nights lodging at Roosevelt Lodge – Roughrider cabins
Lodging check-in begins at 3:00 p.m. on Day 1
Lodging check-out is at 8:45 p.m. on Day 5

All meals, to include:

4 breakfasts (4 buffet-style breakfasts)
3 lunches to-go
4 dinners (4 buffet-style dinners)

A selection of field trip options focused on subjects that include wildlife, history, geology, ecology, and more. Field trips venture throughout the park to destinations such as Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, and more.

This program is granted exclusive use of the Roosevelt Lodge. You’ll be sharing the lodge with a small group of program participants and staff.

Transportation: In-park transportation via a 14-passenger minibus/transit

Exceptional educational programming with a Yellowstone Forever field educator

Private tour of the Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center

Private boat charter to a remote island on Yellowstone Lake

A Nalgene water bottle (gift item)

High-powered scopes and binoculars

Field equipment (as needed)

ACTIVITY LEVEL

ACTIVITY LEVEL

Activity levels for field trips on this program vary. For more information about our activity levels, please visit our Activity Level webpage here.
Most activities will take place at elevations between 7,200 to 8,000 feet. Participants residing at lower elevations may want to arrive a day early to adjust to the altitude.
To learn more about how specific medical conditions can be affected by Yellowstone’s environment and our activities, please visit our site page on health information.
All field activities will be conducted as a group. If members of the group cannot participate in the day’s activities, they need to let the educator know in advance.
To participate in this program, each participant must fill out and sign a health questionnaire and assumption of risk waiver. These forms must be completed and returned at least 30 days prior to the program start date.

WHOM TO CONTACT

Whom to Contact: For any questions, concerns, or additional information, please contact the following:

Reservations, lodging, food, and payment questions, please contact Yellowstone National Park Lodges at [email protected] or 307-344-7311
Program itinerary, health forms, and activity questions please contact Yellowstone Forever at [email protected] or 406-848-2400 extension 3
Road updates, park conditions, and general park information, please contact Yellowstone National Park Service at https://www.nps.gov/yell/contacts.htm
To review the cancellation policy for this program, please visit our webpage which outlines cancellation policies by program type here.

TESTIMONIALS

“I can’t think of anything to improve. It was our first time in the park and it was a fabulous experience with a great variety of excursions. The instructors and volunteers were wonderful!!” – Susan, NH

“It was all terrific! Participants were interesting and nice people. Instructors and volunteers were great. Hearing Rick M. expound for a long time was amazing. Osprey nest near Lamar Valley was great. Tracking – fascinating. Mammoth micro life was really interesting. Hike to Rose Creek pen was beautiful and interesting. Not a bad experience in the week!” – Chris, CA

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YF Institute | Field Educator

Yellowstone Forever field educators are among the best experts in Yellowstone. Educational staff are passionate professionals with significant training who are dedicating their careers to this vital work. They live in the Yellowstone ecosystem, they work and train alongside park researchers and educators, and thus can provide accurate and exciting behind-the-scenes perspectives on the park’s natural and cultural history. They know where to go and when, and they handle all the details to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.