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Yellowstone National Park

Five days across geysers, wildlife valleys, canyon rims, and Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone National Park · 5 days · 641 mi

Give Yellowstone five days and the park begins to feel expansive rather than hurried. Entering from West Yellowstone, this loop moves from the geyser basins to Mammoth Hot Springs and Lamar Valley, then settles in for...

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Steam drifts across orange microbial mats and blue thermal water beneath a forested Yellowstone hillside.
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Day 1 · Lower Geysers and Old Faithful

  1. Fountain Paint Pot
  2. Midway Geyser Basin / Grand Prismatic Spring
  3. Grand Prismatic Overlook Trailhead
  4. Old Faithful Visitor Education Center

Day 2 · Norris to Mammoth

  1. Old Faithful Inn Lobby
  2. Norris Geyser Basin
  3. Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
  4. Roosevelt Arch

Day 3 · Lamar Valley to Canyon

  1. Lamar Valley Wildlife Pullouts
  2. Slough Creek Road Pullout
  3. Tower Fall
  4. Canyon Visitor Education Center
  5. Artist Point

Day 4 · Canyon Rims and Hayden Valley

  1. Brink of the Lower Falls
  2. Lookout Point
  3. Clear Lake and Lily Pad Lake Trailhead
  4. Hayden Valley

Day 5 · Lake Country and the Exit

  1. Mud Volcano
  2. Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Shoreline
  3. West Thumb Geyser Basin
  4. Gibbon Falls