Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park General Information

Mammoth Hot Springs

Norris Hot Springs

Madison Junction

Old Faithful Geyser Basin

West Thumb Geyser Basin

Lake Village and Fishing Bridge

Canyon Village

Tower Junction

North East Entrance

Favorite Trails of Mine

Limited Days to see the Park

Varrious Water Falls in the Park

Canyon Village History

Other Yellowstone Links and Information

Parkee's Homepage

Yellowstone National Park General Information and how this site is set up

Map of Yellowstone National Park

How the site is set up.

I have developed this site so that when a person visits Yellowstone National Park they will know some of the major sites to see in each area of Yellowstone. As well as some of the different services provided in at general location of Yellowstone and some of the different hikes located in the region of Yellowstone that they are planning to visit.

As one looks at a map of Yellowstone National Park they notice that the park roads are in the shape of a figure eight (8) with five roads leaving that figure eight to the five different entrances. As not to confuse one later the Upper Loop is the upper part of the figure eight and the Lower Loop is the lower part of the figure eight.

Lone Pine Geyser in erution Sept 2000

Unique Features

There are many unique features in Yellowstone many which are known world wide and others which are only known to the locals.

Some of well known features include Old Faithful Geyser, The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone which contains The Lower Falls and the Upper Falls, The Mammoth Terraces, Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone River, Tower Falls just to name a few.

Then there are other less known features including Moose Falls, Red Rock Falls, Frog Rock, Mae West Curve, Twin Buttes, Amemone Geysers, Cascade Lake.

One such feature is Lone Pine Geyser. This geyser is located along the main road near West Thumb Geyser Basin. One can not get close to the geyser due to the fact that it is located in a closed area. But one can see the geyser erupt from the road side. The hight of the eruption is between 20 and 75 feet with Yellowstone Lake in the background. During the late summer and early fall of 2000 Lone Pine was erupting about every 12 hours.

As you visit Yellowstone National Park remember that you would like to see what has made Yellowstone famous but remember that there are many things to see that are not as famous but can be much more memorial. Not because of what it is but the feeling that you walk away with after seeing, hearing, or smelling something and even who you are with at the time can leave you with a special moment in Yellowstone.

Remember that when you do have that special moment that you are following the rules and regulations of the park. Not are they there for your safety but for the safety of the features as well.

Entrance Fees To Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

The Prices shown here should be good for the current 2001 season.

  • $20 per car
  • $15 per snowmobile or motorcycle
  • $10 per pedestrian, skier or bicylist
  • The annual pass for both parks is now $40 good for one year from date of purchase
  • The Golden Eagle Pass is $65 and get one into all of the National Parks for one full year (the best deal)

  • The National Parks Pass is $50 and gets one into all the the National Park Service units for one full year.

    • The raising of the entrance fees was under a trail fee program authorized by Congress. Which now lets the parks keep 70% after they surpass a certain level where as before the money went into the General Treausry

    But as always the entrance fee is good for 7 days in both Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons National Park. Now where else can you find a bargain like that?

    Rules and Regulations for Yellowstone and other parks as well.

  • The maximun speed limit in the park is 45 mph.
  • All pets must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet and they can not be on any trail or boardwalk. And they are not to be left unattended or tied to a tree or other object.
  • Where there are boardwalks (in most thermal areas) one must remain on them mainly for your own safety.
  • There is no wading, bathing, or swimming in any of the thermal features in the park. You can only swim where warm water meets cold water or if you want to in the cold water. FYI - The average temperature in Yellowstone Lake is 41 degrees F.
  • There is no harrassing the wildlife.
  • And along with that you are to get no closer then 25 yards from any ungulate that is a deer, moose, elk, bison, bighorn sheep, or antelope. And no closer than 100 yards, that is a football field, to a Black or Grizzly Bear.

    David Rothenburger Inside...

    Yellowstone National Park
    PO Box 168
    Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
    307-344-7381

    You are the to visit my site since November 11, 1999.

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    Last Updated Jan 15, 2003

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