Yellowstone National Park is a very large National Park and some planning will need to be done to make the most of your trip.
It would make sense to split up where you stay, if staying for 4 days or more, getting accommodations for the southern part of the park for half the time and the northern or mid part of the park for the other half. You will be doing a lot of driving, otherwise, like we did being camped out at the southern end at Grant Village Campground. There is a reason for this if you are camping like we did and that is the animal activity, with greater bear activity at campgrounds further north. You will get Elk activity at Grant Village Campground which is far less dangerous than the bear activity.
Old Faithful Geyser is one of the most famous Geysers in Yellowstone National Park and maybe in the world. It is not the biggest or highest active Geyser but it it is very dependable in its eruptions, the mean interval being either 65 or 91 minutes, and is dependent on the length of the prior eruption.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The canyon is approximately 24 miles long, between 800 and 1,200 feet deep, and from 1500 feet to 4000 feet wide. The canyon contains two waterfalls, Lower Falls (308 ft) and Upper Falls (109 ft).
Yellowstone Lake is he largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park. It is almost 20 miles long and 15 miles wide. It is also the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet in North America at an elevation of 7,732 feet. The activities on the lake include fishing and boating. Boats can be rented at Bridge Bay Marina, which is a fun activity.
Tower Fall is a waterfall on Tower Creek north of Canyon Village along the upper loop of Yellowstone National Park. It is upstream from the creek’s confluence with the Yellowstone River and is 132 feet in height. Its name comes from the rock pinnacles at the top of the fall.Â
