Yellowstone National Park guides
12 in-depth guides to Yellowstone National Park, in reading order: what to see, how to get around, and what to know before you go. Back to the Yellowstone National Park overview.
Driving the Grand Loop Road's Figure-Eight
The main road through Yellowstone is shaped like the numeral eight. All five park entrances feed into this Grand Loop Road, and from it you can reach Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone Lake and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.
Snow in Any Month: Packing for Yellowstone
Snow can fall in Yellowstone during any month of the year, July included. Most of the park sits at 6,000 feet or higher, and that elevation makes the weather hard to predict.
Old Faithful and 10,000 Geothermal Features
Old Faithful Geyser sits in the Upper Geyser Basin and is likely the most famous geyser in the world.
Canyon Overlooks: Artist Point to the Brinks
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone runs roughly 20 miles, from the Upper Falls downstream to the Tower Fall area.
Mount Washburn and Avalanche Peak Day Hikes
Mount Washburn rises to 10,219 feet a few miles north of Canyon Village and is one of Yellowstone's most popular day hikes.
Fishing for Native Cutthroat Trout
Cutthroat trout are the only trout native to Yellowstone, and before Euroamerican settlement they were the most common fish in its waters.
Living Atop the Yellowstone Supervolcano Caldera
Most of Yellowstone rests on a supervolcano, a volcanic field capable of an enormous eruption.
Grizzlies and Wildlife of Hayden and Lamar Valleys
Grizzly bears roam both Hayden Valley and Lamar Valley. Hayden Valley ranks among the finest wildlife habitat in the lower 48 states for spotting grizzlies, bison and elk.
From Native Homeland to First National Park
Long before any boundary was drawn, this high country was a homeland. For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans hunted, fished and gathered plants here, and they turned to the hot waters for healing and worship.
12 Campgrounds, 2,000+ Sites and Park Lodges
Yellowstone has eleven campgrounds holding more than 2,000 established campsites. Six are run by the National Park Service with over 450 sites between them, and five are run by a concessioner with more than 1,700 sites.
Norris Geyser Basin: Steamboat and Porcelain Basin
No thermal area in Yellowstone is hotter, older or more changeable than Norris Geyser Basin.
Mammoth's Travertine Terraces and Their Hidden Heat
At Mammoth Hot Springs, hot water flowing down a hillside has built tiers of white rock. That rock is travertine, and it grows far faster than the sinter found in the park's other thermal areas.
