Yellowstone National Park-Links (below) to destination, driving route and season galleries with 468 outstanding pictures! Also, Grand Teton seasons galleries with 72 unique pictures!


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Tour. The links below take you to outstanding pictures of scenic highlights that can be seen near each major Yellowstone National Park destination and while traveling between destinations.

Explore. Clicking on a link will display 18 unique pictures taken at different times across all seasons. Additional information and pointers to web sites are included with many of the pictures.

Learn and Enjoy. A map is included as the first picture in each Yellowstone destination and route. By following the links, and reading the text information, you can tour Yellowstone National Park as though you were there at different times of the day during all seasons.

Links to 8 Major Yellowstone Destinations

>>> 1) . Mammoth Hot Springs

>>> 2) . Norris Geyser Basin

>>> 3) . Madison Junction

>>> 4) . Old Faithful Village

>>> 5) . West Thumb & Grant Village

>>> 6) . Bridge Bay, Lake & Fishing Bridge

>>> 7) . Canyon Village

>>> . Tower-Roosevelt (Tower Falls)

Links to 14 Route Maps and Gallery Pictures taken between Major Destinations

>>> 1) . North Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs

>>> 2) . Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris Geyser Basin

>>> 3) . Norris Geyser Basin to Madison Junction

>>> 4) . Norris Geyser Basin to Canyon Village

>>> 5) . West Yellowstone to Madison Junction

>>> 6) . Madison Junction to Old Faithful Village

>>> 7) . Old Faithful Village to West Thumb / Grant Village

>>> . South Entrance to West Thumb / Grant Village

>>> 9) . West Thumb / Grant Village to Lake Village Area

>> 10) . Lake Village Area to East Entrance

>> 11) . Lake Village Area to Canyon Village

>> 12) . Canyon Village to Tower-Roosevelt (Tower Falls)

>> 13) . Tower-Roosevelt (Tower Falls) to Northeast Entrance

>> 14) . Tower-Roosevelt (Tower Falls) to Mammoth Hot Springs

Seasonal Tours of Yellowstone National Park

>>> 1) . YNP Spring Awakening – April – May – June.

>>> 2) . YNP Summer Touring - July – August .

>>> 3) . YNP Autumn Colors – September- October.

>>> 4) . YNP Winter Quiet -November – December – January – February – March.

Seasonal Tours of Grand Teton National Park

>>> 1) . GTNP Spring Awakening – April – May – June.

>>> 2) . GTNP Summer Touring - July – August.

>>> 3) . GTNP Autumn Colors – September – October.

>>> 4) . GTNP Winter Quiet – November – December – January – February – March.

More Maps

>>> .View a color Yellowstone map.

>>> .View a Yellowstone hiking map.

>>> .Interact with a Yellowstone scenic driving map.

>>> .Interact with a Grand Teton scenic map.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY, US


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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US

Slough Creek, Yellowstone National Park


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Cutoff Mountain in Slough Creek, Yellowstone National Park.

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Frommer’s Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Park Guides)

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• A fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot and identify bald eagles, bison, wildflowers, and more.
• The best hikes, from ranger-led interpretive walks to challenging backcountry overnights.
• What to see and do outside of the parks: rodeos, chuckwagon feeds, IMAX nature films, an elk preserve, Jackson Hole’s bars and boutiques, and more.
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Yellowstone National Park Employees Arriving at Gardiner Station (1947)


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Black and white photograph of Yellowstone National Park employers arriving at the Gardiner Railroad Station in 1947. There is no longer any railroad or station service available to Yellowstone National Park. (Object: 1507-000549)

Object ID: 1507-000549)

Creator: Haynes, Frank Jay and Family — Photographers

Source: Collection 1507: Frank Jay Haynes Family Photographs and Papers, 1866-1969 (more info)

Repository: Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections at Montana State University Libraries

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Geyser, Yellowstone National Park


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Already in early October, Yellowstone is covered in snow and starting to shut down in portions for the year.

Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a geothermal hotspot that is thought to have been a massive supervolcano a million years ago. As a result, lots of geysers are found throughout the landscape. Normally they will billow steam, but occasionally they may erupt.

The geyser in the distance is having a fairly spectacular eruption. I am next to the most famous geyser, Old Faithful, whose eruptions are not as spectacular, but instead more frequent and predictable (approximately every 80 minutes, give or take 10 minutes).

Geyser, Yellowstone National Park


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Already in early October, Yellowstone is covered in snow and starting to shut down in portions for the year.

Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a geothermal hotspot that is thought to have been a massive supervolcano a million years ago. As a result, lots of geysers are found throughout the landscape. This is one. Normally they will billow steam like this, but occasionally they may erupt.

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Some of the wildlife we encountered in Yellowstone National Park (converted to sepia) – Uploaded with a demo version of FlickrExport.

Yellowstone National Park


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Some of the wildlife we encountered in Yellowstone National Park (converted to sepia) – Uploaded with a demo version of FlickrExport.

Yellowstone National Park


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Some of the wildlife we encountered in Yellowstone National Park (converted to sepia) – Uploaded with a demo version of FlickrExport.

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Question by Ted Mosby: yellowstone book question?
I am writing a book about the the yellowstone super volcano eruption. My plot includes a family surviving the eruption by going into a bomb shelter with another family, that has food for an entire year, and facilities and all that, specifically built for this cataclysmic event.

also, the shelter is in bozeman, montana, about 50 miles are so from yellowstone

please help

if not, and i’m positive the answer is no, they cannot survive, can you please dream up a scenario in which someone could survive that is along the lines of being remotely possible? obviously, my book is a fictional book but i would like to maintain some realistic aspects.

Thank you so much!
alright

so how do you feel if i include an advanced us military bunker designed specifically for this worst case scenario…..i would assume that they could survive if it was made specifically for this purse

thanks for your responses

Best answer:

Answer by Mark V
In the given worst case scenarios of a massive Yellowstone eruption, Bozeman would be under about 30 feet of solid (or at least cooling) basalt on top of their shelter. Then a very thick layer of ash on top of that. In a better case scenario, they would be right on the edge of the actual flood basalts themselves, but still covered over by many feet of ash that would rapidly weld itself into a near solid-rock consistency.

So unless they can dig themselves out of that… even just the ash… it’s implausible. Now, I’ll admit, I’m not an expert on Bozeman, but this is probably fairly accurate for one of the really big, cool volcanic scenarios.

Answer by NoPlate
From my reading there would *probably* not be basalt flows in a modern eruption. It would likely be explosive, like Mt. St. Helens on steroids. The last eruption killed hundreds of rhinos by burying them in ash *one thousand miles away*!

I’d move your shelter a lot further away. At just 50 miles the shock waves from a major explosion could easily cave in the shelter. And there’s the problem of breathing. An underground shelter would still need to pull in air from the outside. At 50 miles the air is likely to be so full of sulfur as to be poisonous. Expect the ashfall to cover the entire US to a thickness of several feet. If they are far enough away to avoid immediate death they could dig out fairly quickly and maintain a path to the surface through the ash. It will harden into a soft rock-like substance pretty quickly. If your family lives in a mountainous area they will have to be concerned about lahars – floods of hot mud – every time it rains for many years.

Answer by Daniel
http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences/geology/yellowstone-supervolcano-when-will-it-erupt/

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Question by MT: Help with Yellowstone itinerary?
Hello,
I am flying in and out of Bozeman, MT and have a week (Sun-Sun) to spend in Yellowstone, Jackson, and GTNP. Does anyone have any good itinerary ideas? Is it really bad that I am flying in and out of the same airport – meaning I have to go in a full circle?
Also, I was able to reserve Old Faithful Inn for the first night. Would it make sense to go there 1st? We land at 1:30 – would we have time to get to the inn before it got dark? If we did this, I thought we’d then do old faithful (obviously) that night or in the morning and then continue south to jackson/GTNP and then head back North.

Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

MT
Thanks for all the help — this is great!

Best answer:

Answer by Summer hiker
Sounds like you have the first night covered, and that makes sense, and is doable. Spend some time your second day in the geyser area (west side of the park) then head south.
In between Yellowstone and the Tetons, is Flagg Ranch. It’s a good stopping point and nice to stay at.
On the third day, get up early, and head to the Tetons to watch the sun rise on them. It is an amazing experience you will never forget, and you will understand where “purple mountains majesty” comes from. They are an amazing color in the early morning light. Spend the next 2 days in the Teton / Jackson Hole area. You might want to spend the night at Dornans. They have cute comfortable cabins and a great restaurant that occasionally has fun events in the evenings like wine tasting. You can then probably add another night in Jackson Hole, as there is enough to see and do. Another option would be to see if you can get a night at the Colter Bay Cabins. The scenery at Colter Bay and Jenny Lake is amazing.
Then head back up to Yellowstone, and see the east side of the park. The Upper and Lower Falls and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone are must-sees, as well as Inspiration Point. You might try to stay in the Canyon Lodge & Cabins one night, then up to the Mammoth Hot Springs for your last night.
I’m so glad you are seeing the Tetons too. Many people forget about that park when they travel to Yellowstone.
Have fun, it will be an amazing trip!

Answer by wdx2bb
It’s great to stay at the Inn for the first night. The question is — can you get somewhere close for the next night, if not the Inn itself? That would be easier on you. There are a couple of loops in Yellowstone, and it can take a day to do each one of them. Grab a map and see how it works.

Jackson/Jackson Hole (same thing) is worthwhile too. You can go on a rafting trip down the Snake River; great views of the Tetons that way. Jackson is a cool place to visit. You can spend a couple of days easily there.

Take the long way/different way back to Bozeman.
There’s some pretty country up there.

Answer by idahotaz
I live close enough to Yellowstone to visit every few years. My last visit was May 2007. Spring & fall are the best times to visit. Spring probably the very best due to all the new born bison. Plan on about 3 days for Yellowstone itself. There are some less known areas around Yellowstone. Plan on 1 day for Teton Park, which is right on the way from southern entrance. You will probably want to spend 1 day in Jackson. Be sure to float the Snake River white water trip. Jackson is where you board the bus for the trip to the river. To top off the day you float the Snake take in Bar J Chuckwagon – Jackson Hole, Wyoming – Chuckwagon Supper and …The Bar J Chuckwagon, a truly unique experience during your Jackson Hole vacation.
Another must see in the Yellowstone area is The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called “the most beautiful drive in America,” by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt. Due to heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open each year only from Memorial Day in late May through Labor Day in September.
The Beartooth Highway is the section of U.S. Highway 212 between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, Montana. It traces a series of steep zigzags and switchbacks, along the Montana-Wyoming border to the 10,974 foot (3,345 m.) high Beartooth Pass. The approximate elevation rise is from 5,200 to 8,000 feet in 12 miles (1,600 to 2,400 m in 20 km) in the most daring landscapes.
When driving from the east to the west, the highest parts of the Beartooth Highway level off into a wide plateau near the top of the pass, and then descend to where the Beartooth Highway connects to the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway near Cooke City, which forms the northeast gateway to Yellowstone National Park. Your destiantion from Beartooth is Cody Wyoming & Buffalo Bill Historical Center Plan on 1 day there.

If your in for more adventure spend some time in the Greys River area, jumping off point for this senic drive is Alpine Wy( 40 miles from Jackson)This is a non touristy type of ativity. In my opion the highlight of the trip.Take a dip in the crystal clear spring fead Crystal lake.
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Answer by PeterJames
Wow.. that is not much time to see Yellowstone & Teton, but if you are going to do it… I would say make it a loop. Head down the West-side of Yellowstone (like you are doing). See Mammoth Hot Springs (you might what to stay there the first night and get up early hit the geyser basins on the way down to Old Faithful… that section even going quickly will take about 4-6 hours if you stop to see anything at all along the way. I would say lunch at Old Faithful and see the area, then head out towards Teton… you will probably be able to hit Jackson Hole by nightfall. The day, do teton and Jackson hole. Then on the following start heading back to yellowstone. I would do lake village and the surrounding area (see the geysers in the area) – do lunch… hit the Mud Volcano, the Lower falls/upper falls… find a place to stay somewhere between the Lake Village and Tower Falls, get up and hit Tower Falls and the areas near there… then make a trip for the Lamar Valley…. spend time there… hit Silvergate or Cooke City for lunch… and find a place to stay. I would spend time in the park near there in the area just outside the park (it is just as amazing as the park). The next day, I would do Beartooth Pass over to Red Lodge (The Pass is just breathtaking – they are actually talking about annexing it into the park… You do not want to miss Beartooth Pass!) Hit Red Lodge for lunch. Then loop back on the lower route back to Cooke City/ Silvergate and stay another night… head back through the park – up and out to Bozeman.

You should have extra time in there to add an extra night at places you think are extra interesting… Too bad you don’t have more time… If I didn’t have a job to worry about – I would spend a whole year… Just in Yellowstone and Beartooth alone…

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Question by Avatar1: Why is Yellowstone so inaccessible by bus, train and plane?
There are no Amtrak routes that run through Wyoming, southeastern Idaho or southwestern Montana; the closest Greyhound stops are in Bozeman and Cody (they used to have one in West Yellowstone I believe); and the closest MAJOR airport is in SLC (there are smaller airports, but those cost more $ $ $ and have more connections).

What does it say about the shape of public transportation in our country when the so-called “crown jewel” of our National Parks System cannot be reached by any reasonable means other than by car?
Edit: I can understand the lack of airports because there are no major cities nearby, but why no trains (profitability?) or bus stations?
Jenn: Trains DID go to Yellowstone in earlier generations, and there are highways that go through the park that buses (as well as cars) can go.

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Answer by Jenn
because we wouldn’t want to destroy the natural beauty & serentity by putting trains and bus lines through there??

Answer by Purple girl
I’m sorry I don’t agree with Jenn. Politicians don’t care about National Parks…only about the almight dollar. Which is why, in a not so out of the way park like Yellowstone, there’s no transportation facilities, but in the Alaska Wildlife Preserve, which is at the end of God’s green earth, we bent over backwards to facilitate the building of the pipeline that just spilled and is now closed down. Money talks, not nature.
BTW, rent a car,,,you’ll probably be glad you did. Have fun!

Answer by mr danger
It’s not just Yellowstone: most of the National Parks are inaccessible by public transportation the need simply isn’t there.. I would like to believe that in the not so distant future when park visitation declines due to higher fuel prices some one will have the courage to put rail lines into these places.

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Question by Friendof theanimalworld: What other things would be to do if I visit Yellowstone Park for 8 days.?
Not sure if we want to see the park for the entire time, what other things are within driving distance, also which place is best for flying into, Jackson, WYO, or Bozeman, MT.

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Answer by Tony Camonte
Grand Teton national park and the Beartooth mountains are great places for hiking or sightseeing.

Bozeman is cheaper, Jackson is a bit closer and lets you see the Grand Tetons on the way.

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Question by Ted Mosby: Is it possible to survive the Yellowstone Super volcano eruption?
I am writing a book about the the yellowstone super volcano eruption. My plot includes a family surviving the eruption by going into a bomb shelter with another family, that has food for an entire year, and facilities and all that, specifically built for this cataclysmic event.

also, the shelter is in bozeman, montana, about 50 miles are so from yellowstone

please help

Best answer:

Answer by Jewelle
No. They probably wouldn’t survive unless the shelter was incredibly solid and completely sealed. The air outside would be toxic after the volcano, possibly for years, so they would need an artificial air supply and probably more than a years worth of food. Also, when they leave the shelter the land would be dead so they would need transportation and more food in order to travel hundreds or maybe thousands of miles to re-join society.

Answer by mandobob
Likely they would not survive due to the extreme temps and volumes of ash unless the shelter was designed to maintain a livable temp and has a self-contained air supply and could withstand the strong earthquakes likely to accompany the eruption. It would be a good idea to do some general research on the extent of previous eruptions (Google Yellowstone hotspot, Yellowstone eruptive center) to get a better idea on what would be expected that close to the caldera. Additionally, the area where your shelter would be would likely be under several tens of meters of superheated ash that would be lethal to enter even after 1 year and likely might be a welded-tuff (a type of volcanic rock) that would entomb your survivors in solid rock. So what I am saying is that it would be very unlikely that they would survive.

Answer by raina_vissora
At only 50 miles away? Probably not. It would have to be one seriously well-constructed shelter… probably built directly into bedrock, with it’s own integrated power source and air recycling system. This is something on the scale of a military-funded bunker… not something someone’s dad builds in their back yard. Also bear in mind… we’re not even talking a bomb blast here.

We’re talking a geologic event that involves not only volcanic ejecta, but also serious earthquakes that will likely be felt miles and miles away from their source. A structure would have to be able to withstand not only the the seismic vibrations, but also the downward pressure of rapidly accumulating volcanic ash (which is nothing like, say, wood-ash… volcanic ash is rock, plain and simple).

In an underground situation, you also run the risk of actually being sealed in by the ash. That close to the caldera, it’s very likely to remain hot enough to essentially wield itself together. It will build up on every surface, raise ground temperatures, and clog just about anything it can get into.

Now several hundred miles away, survival gets much more likely.

Answer by aladdinwa
I wouldn’t know for sure, but I would think that the chances of ANYTHING surviving only 50 miles from the caldera, are extremely remote. Compared to the depth and ground shock wave associated with the super-volcano, a bomb shelter is extremely shallow and fragile. I can’t imagine that it would survive.
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Question by areuk: Are there bus routes out of West Yellowstone?
I’m looking to visit Yellowstone National Park for a little while as part of a cross-country trek, and was wondering if there are any bus routes that’d allow me to get OUT of West Yellowstone to let me continue to head West across the states? A bus to Bozeman would be ideal!

There are no Greyhounds in West Yellowstone!

Best answer:

Answer by nemo
I would try calling the reservation number:

1-866-439-7375

The folks I spoke with when I made reservations had answers for just about every question I had. I’m sure if there is bus service going west, they would know about it.

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Question by Friendof theanimalworld: Would any Yellowstone Park entrance be preferable over the others in July.?
I am planning to take a trip there this summer but not sure where to fly into, Bozeman, Jackson Hole, or some other place. Is any entrance closer to the main tourist area, where they start the tours, etc.

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Answer by Nancy D
That question is going to depend a lot on how much you want to spend on flight! Jackson Hole is very expensive to fly into.

As far as entrance, the Southeast (From the Tetons) can be pretty busy.They all are. The lest busiest is the Cooke City Entrance. As far as where they start tours… Check into West Yellowstone. Otherwise most tours start with one of the companies inside the park.

Answer by Tony Camonte
Jackson has the advantage that you drive through the Grand Tetons on the way, but it is more expensive. One extremely scenic route would be from Billings, MT through the NE entrance by way of the Beartooth mountains.

The park concessionaire Xanterra runs day tours from West Yellowstone on the west entrance and Gardiner, MT on the north entrance. I don’t know about other companies.

Answer by Jeff m
We might fly into Jackson. It is about $ 80 more per ticket each way. Our other option is to fly into salt lake and then drive up. If we flew into salt lake we would be spending extra money on a hotel, extra days on the rental car, and gas for the 200 mile trip up to jackson. So either way it costs about the same. That being said, we will stay in Jackson for a couple nights then head up to yellowstone via the south entrance and stay at Canyon.

Answer by HiddenBarb
Don’t forget Idaho Falls, ID airport. From there just 2.5 hours to West Yellowstone, MT. Or if you plan on renting a car, Salt Lake City is just 6 hours away. If you are driving yourself through the park enter one way and exit another. For instance enter through the south gate (north of Jackson) and exit into West Yellowstone. Want to fly fish? Stop in Henry’s Fork just south of West Yellowstone, MT. Be sure to see Mesa Falls and then travel on to Driggs, ID. Spend the night there. Drive up to Grand Targhee Ski Resort on the western side of the Tetons. Be sure to take in a movie at the family friendly Spud Drive In between Driggs and Victor, ID. Drive back over the “pass” to Jackson.

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