Yellowstone Park Guide
Yellowstone East Entrance is off US Hwy 14/16/20 from Cody.
South Entrance is off US Hwy 191/89/287 from Jackson or Dubois
There are entrance fees. Seven day passes are available.
You can stay in the park in Cabins, inns, hotels or camp.
Tours of park can be arranged by horseback, stagecoach, motorcoach. There are Lake Yellowstone cruises, guided fishing trips and photo shooting safaris too.
For the disabled, there are disability assessability areas listed at park entrances.
The park has information centers, visitor centers, ranger stations where you will find restrooms, exhibits, first aid, books, general stores and backcountry permits
History of Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the US. It was established in 1872 after the 1871 expedition of the area by Dr Ferdinand Hayden. The report from the expedition contained photos of the area by William Jackson and paintings by Thomas More.
Facts
Park is open all year round. It has over 2 million acres of unspoiled wilderness. Yellowstone is known for its wildlife, beautiful scenery and fly fishing.
Yellowstone has over 300 geysers and over 290 waterfalls.
Old Faithful Geyser is in Yellowstone Park and is named so because its eruptions are at regular intervals of 65 minutes or so.
There are large hot springs at Thermopolis and Saratoga in the Yellowstone Park area.
There are over 50 species of mammals and over 311 species of birds making the area a birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiast haven.
There are over 1700 species of plants and 466 trails for hiking.
The highest peak is Eagles Peak at 11,358 ft.
The average daytime temperture in the summer time is 70 degrees.
Park Activities
Go hiking, fishing, fly-fishing, boating, camping, wildlife viewing, bird watching.
Take guided snowmobile trips in winter.
See the famous sites like Old Faithful geyser and Lower Falls.
Hike to secluded spots - Be careful of wildlife.
See Grizzly bears, black bears, antelope, mule deer, bison, elk, moose coyotes, bighorn sheep, wolves, otters and other wildlife.
Fish the Yellowstone river for rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and cutthroat trout.
Park Regulations
Check with Rangers station for compete list of regulations
- Do not speed - drive within speed limit
- Do not take your vehicle or bicycle off road
- Store food in proper containers
- Do not let your pet run loose - keep pets on leash
- Do not litter
- Do not feed the animals
- Do not approach wildlife
- Do not swim in thermal pools
- Do not dig up flowers or plants or remove anything from park
- Do not spotlight wildlife or use artificial light on wildlife
Yellowstone Lodging inside Park
Canyon Lodge and Cabins
Pet friendly
Canyon Country, 1 Grand Loop Rd
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Grant Village
Pet friendly
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Lake Lodge Cabins
Lake Country, One Grand Loop Rd
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Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins
Lake Country, One Grand Loop Rd
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Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel & Cabins
Mammoth Country, One Grand Loop Rd
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Old Faithful Inn
Geyser Country, One Grand Loop Rd
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Old Faithful Lodge Cabins
Geyser Country
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Find more Yellowstone lodging at nearby Cody hotels and Jackson hotels.
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