Guides
This is a fun climb up a tall peak as you enter the park from the east.
A short, often windy, hike up a nearby peak as you enter Yellowstone National Park from the east (Cody, WY). You'll pass through beautiful forests with meadows of wildflowers and end up on a windy barren peak with views over Yellowstone below.
On the west thumb of Yellowstone Lake, this trail/boardwalk makes a loop and passes several hot springs and pools.
Lake Facts Elevation: 7,733 ft (2,357 m) Area: 131.7 sq mi (341 sq km) Shoreline: 141 mi (227 km) Width: 14 mi (23 km) Length: 20 mi (32 km) Avg depth: about 140 ft (42 m) Max depth: 410 ft (125 m) Avg summer temp: 45°F (70°C) West Thumb Facts West Thumb is a caldera within a larger caldera. Active hydrothermal features exist on the...
Uncle Tom's trail is a quick but strenuous hike that ends near the base of Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park.
The following information was taken from the Canyon Area Trail Guide, which is available at several trailheads in the Canyon Area. For an unparalleled canyon and waterfall experience, take a deep breath and descent this trail. A series of paved inclines and more than 300 steps lead you about 500 feet down into the canyon. Your destination is a platform...
A wonderful climb in Yellowstone with views of neighboring mountains and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
This is a fairly easy hike up a beautiful mountain in Yellowstone with terrific views all the way to the Tetons from the historic firetower on top. Keep an eye out for mountain goats and other animals.
Tower Fall is a 132-foot waterfall in the Tower-Roosevelt region of Yellowstone National Park.
This popular waterfall on Tower Creek was named by members of the 1870 Washburn expedition. It first was called "Minaret Creek," but one member objected, stating that the name violated their agreement to naming objects for their friends. He claimed the name was in reference to "Minnie Rhett," a sweetheart of one of the other members. By unanimous vote,...
Norris Geyser Basin is one of the hottest and most dynamic of Yellowstone's hydrothermal areas.
The information for this guide was taken from the Norris Geyser Basin Trail Guide, which is available at the trailhead. Norris is outside the Yellowstone Caldera, but inside the first and largest caldera. Norris is one of the most active earthquake areas in the park. This is one of the most acidic hydrothermal areas in Yellowstone. Many...
From this boardwalk trail, you can see colorful hot springs, two large mudpots, a fumarole, and a couple of geysers.
The Artist's Paint Pots trail is an easy hike to several geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. From the boardwalk, you can see colorful hot springs, two large mudpots, a fumarole, and a couple of geysers. Many of the geothermal features along this trail do not have names, and little is known about them. Montana State University maintains...
The Yellowstone River overlook is a short interpretive trail overlooking the Yellowstone River.
Yellowstone River Overlook, also called Calcite Springs Overlook Trail, is a short, easy loop walk that leads to a platform overlooking the Yellowstone River. Layers of basalt columns and thermal springs along the river's edge are also visible. The area was named by USGS geologist Arnold Hague in 1885, but the name was based on previous usage. The constriction...
This easy hike to the 197-foot-tall Fairy Falls passes Grand Prismatic Spring, wildflowers, lodgepole pine, and more.
The hike to Fairy Falls is very easy despite its length. The trail passes Grand Prismatic Spring, and a short detour scramble up a hill offers a spectacular view of the spring. Along the hike are tons of wildflowers, obsidian, lodgepole pines, and other wildlife. Fairy Falls is 197 ft tall.
This basin is home to two of the largest geothermal features in Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring & Exelsior Geyser.
Midway Geyser Basin is much smaller than the other basins found alongside the Firehole River. Despite its small size, it contains two large features: the 200-by-300-foot-wide Excelsior Geyser which pours over 4,000 gallons per minute into the Firehole River and the 370-foot-wide and 121-foot-deep Grand Prismatic Spring, which is the largest hot spring...
This short walk will take you to an upright petrified tree.
Petrified Tree: Subtropical Yellowstone This petrified redwood is a clue to a watmer, damper, more liolent Yellowstone landscape. Anatomically the trunk is indistinguishable from present-day redwoods in California. When a chain of volcanoes erupted here in Eocene times 50 million years ago, they triggered massive landslides into mountain and valley...
Trips
Fairy Falls and Imperial Geyser, Yellowstone NP
West Thumb, Wyoming, United States
Hiking | 6.7 miles
Hiking | 6.7 miles
A easy half day hike to the nice Fairy Falls and the Imperial Geyser. Off the beaten tracks of Yellowstone but especially the Imperial Geyser was very impressing. There are 2 geysers at the end of the track so make sure that you have seen both of them. The last one (Imperial) is much more impressive than the fist one.
Mt. Washburn provides a great overview over Yellowstone NP, so if the weather is fine don't miss to climb up there and enjoy the view from the fire lookout.
The frontal ascent to Avalanche Peak.
I yellowstone kører folk hen til seværdighederne og de bevæger sig kun sjældent mere end 100m væk fra parkeringspladserne. Dette gælder også for området omkring Yellowstone Canyon.
Tager denne tur, vil du hurtigt mærke hvor let det er at komme væk fra turist-mylderet og ud hvor du kan få lov at opleve naturfænomener, vilde dyr som kyoter, moskus, råvildt og bjørne. Uden at blive forstyrret af andre nysgerrige turister.
The following information was taken from the Canyon Area Trail Guide, which is available at several trailheads in the Canyon Area.For an unparalleled canyon and waterfall experience, take a deep breath and descent this trail.A series of paved inclines and more than 300 steps lead you about 500 feet down into the canyon.Your destination is a platform from which you can see, hear, and feel the power of the Lower Falls.This strenuous trail...
Nice afternoon stroll to Cascade Lake. Nothing spectacular, but nice untouched nature just next to one of Yellowstones main roads.
A short day hike with the wife along the DeLacy Creek Trail in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone - Awesome Petrified Trees – Steep Hike
Yellowstone, Wyoming, United States
Hiking | 2.4 miles
Hiking | 2.4 miles
This is the place to go if you want to see more than one petrified tree at Yellowstone. It's a steep hike, but well worth it for the view and what you'll find at the top. You might want to use hiking poles and bring plenty of water. Near the top you can go your own way, the trail isn't really necessary, and you might lose it. If you have a few...
