Activities
Been
Grand Prismatic Overlook
1.2mi, 105ft, from the Fairy Falls trailhead
the overlook, not the boardwalk - boardwalk is at water level and steams you out
One of the prettiest and fastest
Fountain Paint Pot
0.5mi loop, flat, all four thermal types in one walk
Very pretty and reasonable
Old Faithful → Morning Glory
big geyser goes off every 2 hours or so
Very fun to watch pretty long
Big trail around it with some other big name geysers
Quake Lake visitor center
40min out
Very cool worth a quick drive esp if going north or west
Very sad tbh
Pretty drive
West Yellowstone town Gibbon falls — 🤖 Claude 8/18: points below are Claude's, unreviewed
84ft, roadside pullout on the Norris-Madison road
Norris back basin - tons of paths — 🤖 Claude 8/18: points below are Claude's, unreviewed
~1.5mi of boardwalk, hottest and most acidic basin in the park
Steamboat Geyser is back here, eruptions are unpredictable
Canyon village — 🤖 Claude 8/18: points below are Claude's, unreviewed
services hub at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, junction for both rim drives
Artist point - tons of look outs — 🤖 Claude 8/18: points below are Claude's, unreviewed
south rim, drive-up plus a short paved walk to the Lower Falls view
Mud volcano — 🤖 Claude 8/18: points below are Claude's, unreviewed
2/3mi loop, acidic mud pots, Dragon's Mouth Spring on the same loop
Hayden valley lookout — 🤖 Claude 8/18: points below are Claude's, unreviewed
roadside pullouts along the Yellowstone River
bison herds, and wolves and grizzlies at dawn and dusk
TODO (Activities)
Restaurants
Most restaurants are tracked in Beli but some highlights are
Accommodation
White Buffalo Hotel - 8/16 to 8/17
Notes
Trip: Trip with abba
In West Yellowstone, aug 2026
visited aug 2026
the base for the Yellowstone half of a Yellowstone + Glacier run - park's west entrance is right there, everything above is inside the park except the food
dead as of aug 2026: Uncle Tom's, Mystic Falls, Two Medicine Rd
drive north to Kalispell, United States (Glacier NP) 🏞️🇺🇸 is ~7h, ~8h with stops
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