With over 2 million acres to explore, Yellowstone National Park does not fall short on attractions. Within the park are diverse species of plants and animals, hydrothermal features, cascading waterfalls, and the most undamaged temperate ecosystem left on the planet.
To help you navigate this large park, there are five different entrances, ten visitor centers, eight areas with lodges, plenty of restaurants, and stores to satiate your need to shop.
Canyon Village
The main highlights of this region:
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
- Hayden Valley
- Canyon Visitor Education Center
Fishing Bridge, Lake Village and Bridge Bay
The main highlights of this region:
- Yellowstone Lake
- Lake Village
- Fishing Bridge Visitors Center
- Trailside Museum
Madison and West Yellowstone
The main highlights of this region:
- Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
- Madison
- Fountain Paint Pot
- Fairy Falls
- Madison River
Mammoth Hot Springs and the North
The main highlights of this region:
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Hiking trails
- Albright Visitor Center
- Fort Yellowstone
- Heritage and Research Center
Norris Geyser Basin
The main highlights of this region:
- Steamboat Geyser (the world's tallest active geyser)
- Echinus Geyser (a rare acid geyser)
- Museum of the National Park Ranger
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum
- Gibbon River
Old Faithful
The main highlights of this region:
- Old Faithful
- Grand Prismatic Spring
- Mystic and Fairy Falls hiking trails
- Old Faithful Visitor and Education Center
Tower-Roosevelt and the Northeast
The main highlights of this region:
- Where the spirit of the Old West is most intact
- Specimen Ridge
- Tower Falls
- The Yellowstone River
- Lamar Valley
- Roosevelt Lodge
West Thumb, Grant, and the South
The main highlights of this region:
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Abyss Pool
- Fishing Cone
- Lewis Lake
- Yellowstone Lake
- Bechler region
- Grant Village