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- Old Faithful: The geyser most people come for erupts roughly every 60 to 110 minutes, throwing water 100 to 185 feet high. Check the posted prediction at the visitor center and grab a bench on the boardwalk.
- Grand Prismatic Spring: The largest hot spring in the US, about 370 feet across, ringed in orange and yellow bacterial mats. The Fairview overlook trail gives the best view from above.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: A yellow-walled gorge roughly 20 miles long with the 308-foot Lower Falls. Walk the North Rim for Artist Point and Lookout Point views.
- Lamar Valley: Often called the American Serengeti, this broad valley holds bison herds, pronghorn and, at dawn, wolf packs watched through spotting scopes.
- Mammoth Hot Springs: White limestone terraces built by dissolved minerals, with boardwalks
- Old Faithful: The geyser most people come for erupts roughly every 60 to 110 minutes, throwing water 100 to 185 feet high. Check the posted prediction at the visitor center and grab a bench on the boardwalk.
- Grand Prismatic Spring: The largest hot spring in the US, about 370 feet across, ringed in orange and yellow bacterial mats. The Fairview overlook trail gives the best view from above.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: A yellow-walled gorge roughly 20 miles long with the 308-foot Lower Falls. Walk the North Rim for Artist Point and Lookout Point views.
- Lamar Valley: Often called the American Serengeti, this broad valley holds bison herds, pronghorn and, at dawn, wolf packs watched through spotting scopes.
- Mammoth Hot Springs: White limestone terraces built by dissolved minerals, with boardwalks winding through steaming formations and elk often grazing near the old Fort Yellowstone buildings.
- Norris Geyser Basin: The hottest, most acidic thermal area in the park, home to Steamboat Geyser, the tallest active geyser in the world, which erupts unpredictably.
- Yellowstone Lake: North America’s largest high-elevation lake, at about 7,733 feet, with quiet shores at West Thumb where geysers bubble right at the water’s edge.
- Mount Washburn: A summit hike to 10,243 feet with a fire lookout, wildflowers in summer and sweeping views across the caldera. Bighorn sheep are sometimes spotted on the slopes.
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Kayak Day Paddle on Yellowstone Lake
4-Hour Kayak on Yellowstone Lake with Lunch
Lamar Valley Safari Hiking Tour with Lunch
Upper Loop Tour and Lamar Valley from West Yellowstone with Lunch
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.