Panorama of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (Adam Jones/PhotoDisc/Getty)

Yellowstone National Park Family Travel Tips

  • Watch Old Faithful erupt, spraying steamy water more than 100 feet in the air.
  • See the park's many other geysers as well as bubbling mudpots, fumaroles, and hot springs.
  • Explore the massive Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
  • Hike to thundering waterfalls.
  • Horseback ride through sage-covered valleys.


Family Overview: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

No family member has any excuse for grousing boredom in a national park as diverse as Yellowstone. Powerful geothermal forces bubbling underground create the park's hot springs, fumaroles, mudpots, and geysers, of which Old Faithful is the most famous. This icon erupts with near clocklike regularity, spraying steamy water 100 to 180 feet into the air. But that there's much more to Yellowstone than one celebrated geyser, as the park's massive two million acres attest. Explore canyons, hike through forests to waterfalls, go boating, fish for trout, or just look out your car window to see bison, moose, and bighorn sheep in their element. Spring, summer, and early fall (before the snows arrive) are the best times for families to visit (though winter is prime wolf-watching season, and a great time to experience the park without the crowds). In spring, wildflowers dot the meadows, while the changing leaves of fall add color. Yellowstone is most crowded in the summer, but you can still enjoy your visit, particularly if you get out of your car and off the beaten path.Read More

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Jenny Lake Lodge - Hotel

North Jenny Lake Junction
Moran83013-0250

Distance: 66.8 mi.
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars
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Jackson Lake Lodge - Hotel

5 Miles North of Moran Junction Highway 89
Moran83013

Distance: 66.9 mi.
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars
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COLTER BAY VILLAGE - Hotel

11 Miles North of Moran Junction
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Distance: 66.8 mi.
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions


Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Grand Loop Rd. at Canyon Village
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190

Distance: 13.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The picturesque Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000... Read More
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Norris Geyser Basin

Grand Loop Rd. at Norris
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190

Distance: 13.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Norris Geyser Basin is one of Yellowstone's oldest, hottest, and most unpredictable thermal... Read More
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Gros Ventre Campground

Gros Ventre Road
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming 83012

Distance: 66.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Gros Ventre Campground lies along the Gros Ventre River and has 360 sites and 5 group sites, as... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Yellowstone National Park

Distance (mi.)
Billings Logan International Airport 115.9map
Salt Lake City International Airport 288.8map
Boise Air Terminal Gowen Field 298.6map

Other Smaller Airports near Yellowstone National Park

Distance (mi.)
West Yellowstone Yellowstone Airport 33.9map
Cody/Yellowstone Yellowstone Regional Airport 72.5map
Bozeman Gallatin Field 75.7map
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