travel to wilderness lodge

[alnauntB 2]

I would like to travel from the fort to wilderness lodge to see the sites.  Is it possible to drive there on the golf cart, or do we have to get the truck out and drive over. 

[dblr....Rennie 224]

No on the golf cart but you could ride the boats over, I believe usually the smaller boats go between the resorts.

[Cortezcapt (Derek) 156]

You can take one of the small boats from the marina to Wilderness Lodge, drive the truck, or go by bus. You're not able to go by golf cart.  Going by boat I think is the nicest way to get there.

[Travisma 1,317]

Or you can walk or ride a bike on the paved path.

It's about a mile from the stable area to the Lodge.

Depending on the time of day you may see numerous deer along the path.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

All of the most common options for getting to the Lodge from the Fort have been mentioned above.  I'll just say that taking the bus from the Settlement bus stop seems to be the fastest, if speed is of interest to you.  Furthermore, I believe the Yellow internal Fort bus route is the bus that continues on to the Lodge after stopping at the Settlement (but someone correct me if I'm wrong).  Boat is second fastest, unless you have bikes then that's a very quick ride, and there are bike racks at the Lodge for parking/securing them while you explore.  

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

1 hour ago, DaveInTN said:

 Furthermore, I believe the Yellow internal Fort bus route is the bus that continues on to the Lodge after stopping at the Settlement (but someone correct me if I'm wrong).

You are correct.  When the Settlement Yellow bus arrives at the Settlement Bus Stop, the marquee switches to Wilderness Lodge, and the bus continues on to the Lodge. Conversely, when you take the Fort Wilderness bus back from the Lodge, the marquee changes to Outpost Yellow when it arrives at the Settlement Bus Stop, and the bus then continues along the Yellow route to the Outpost. In addition to the speed advantage, the bus is also a better option in bad weather, as there is a covered walkway from the WL bus stop to the hotel, while the walkway from the dock is out in the open.

An option to consider is to visit the Lodge on a way to or from a park. Both Geyser Point and Roaring Fork are nice quick serve restaurants, and it's easy to get back to the Fort, or continue on to a park from there.

TCD

[keith_h 420]

We have also found leaving the parks when there are separate buses that it can be faster to go to the Wilderness Lodge then take the Wilderness Lodge/Fort Wilderness bus rather than wait for a direct Fort Wilderness bus.

[alnauntB 2]

I thanks for the good info.  I want to have the info on things like this before getting there so we can just enjoy ourselves.