YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
MONTANA, WYOMING, IDAHO: Visited July 2020
Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872, making it the very first national park in the United States and in the world. The park is almost 3,200 square miles and spans over 3 states. Making it the 2nd largest national park not in Alaska.
Grand Loop
Yellowstone National Park is HUGE! This is the route that my travel partner and I took down below broken into two parts. It was a VERY long drive with lots of stopping and going. It was the height of Covid 19 and everybody going outside. There was LOTS of traffic. Lots of people stopping, and of course, buffalo crossing the road. But I think overall, for only being there a day, we did VERY well!
Albright Visitors Center
Mammoth Hot Springs
(First pictures..right by visitors center)
Artist Point/ Lower Falls
Distance: .75 miles Elevation Gain : 265 ft Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Hayden Valley
(stopped for breakfast)
Mud Volcano/ Dragon’s Mouth
Distance: .8 miles Elevation Gain : 0 ft Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Grant Village Camp Ground/ Yellowstone Lake
Grand Prismatic Spring
Morning Glory Pool
Old Faithful
Lone Star Geyser
Distance: 5.3 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 125 ft Estimated Time: 1 hour 30 minutes