Wyoming
Yellowstone
What To See and Do at Yellowstone
- Old Faithful Inn
- Old Faithful Geyser
- Grand Geyser
- Follow Boardwalks all around the Old Faithful area to see tons of Geysers and thermal pools
- Biscuit Basin
- Hike to Mystic Falls
- Midway Geyser Basin - Turquiose Pool, Opal Pool, Grand Prismatic Spring, Excelsior Geyser
- Fountain Paint Pot
- Firehole falls
- Gibbon Falls
- Chocolate Pots
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Obsidian Cliff
- Hoodoos
- Rustic Falls
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Opal Terrace
- Liberty Cap
- 45th parallel
- Hike to Undine Falls
- Petrified Tree
- Lamar Valley
- Bison
- Black Bears
- Calcite Springs Overlook
- Tower Falls
- Rim of Canyon and Lower falls
- Lake Yellowstone
- Sand Point
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Thumb paint pots
- Lewis Falls
- Moose Falls
What the Kids Will Love at Yellowstone
All of the above and:
- Exploring Old Faithful Inn
- Watching all of the Geysers erupt
- Feeling the steam and heat in the air from the thermal pools
- Finding walking sticks for hikes
- Walking along the boardwalks listening to the gurgles and bubbling of the geysers around you
- Talking to the Park Rangers around the parks
- Looking for bears
- Watching the packs of Bison
- Having picnics
- Hiking to waterfalls
- Sitting outside of the cabin watching the Chiselers play while at Mammoth Hot Springs
- Hiking around the Canyon and finding the falls
- Exploring Lake Yellowstone
Where to Stay and Eat
STAY
YELLOWSTONE LODGING BOOKS UP VERY QUICKLY- you can book your lodging in the park May 1st for the following year (example: you can book June 2019 on May 1st 2018)
https://www.usparklodging.com/yellowstone/
We stayed in and recommend these accommodations:
Old Faithful Inn
Mammoth Hot Springs Cabins
Lake Yellowstone Hotel
EAT
I highly recommend getting a cooler and icepacks and grabbing breakfast, lunch, snack foods, etc from one of the stores in the parks. There are not many places to eat in the park and they are far from each other. We chose to buy snacks and lunch stuff which allowed us to be more flexible with timing of hikes and activities.
Old Faithful Snow Lodge Geyser Grill - Perfect for hearty breakfasts before a day of hiking.
Roosevelt Junction - We had a really great dinner here. Lots of delicious options.
Canyon Dining, general store, and a deli
Lake Lodge Cafeteria
Lake Hotel Deli