Natural Attractions

★ 4.9 353 reviews

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

308-ft Lower Falls. Dramatic spray and yellow canyon walls carved by erosion.

★ 4.9 67 reviews

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River

308 ft drop; river erodes hydrothermally altered rhyolite here.

★ 4.9 7 reviews

Madison River

Madison River at Madison Junction—volcanic uplift and a 1959 earthquake reshaped its course.

★ 4.9 33 reviews

Moose Falls

30‑ft plunge on Crawfish Creek; geothermal warmth supports unique habitat.

★ 4.7 2,066 reviews

Mud Volcano

Steam swirls above bubbling mud at Mud Volcano, Yellowstone’s hydrothermal field.

★ 4.8 16 reviews

National Park Mountain

Snowy summit over pine slopes; a glacial cirque reveals ice's carving power.

★ 4.8 58 reviews

Natural Bridge Yellowstone

Two-span rhyolite arch over Bridge Creek; carved by erosion and freeze-thaw, reachable by a 2.5-mile hike.

★ 4.8 443 reviews

Norris Back Basin

Steam over Porcelain Basin; a 2.5-mile boardwalk through Yellowstone's hottest hydrothermal realm.

Old Faithful

Yellowstone's most famous geyser erupts on a rhythm rangers can predict, throwing water 106 to more than 180 feet from the heart of the Upper Geyser Basin - the

★ 4.1 745 reviews

Petrified Tree

A single petrified tree, fenced for viewing. Silica-permineralized wood from a late Eocene forest.

★ 4.3 9 reviews

Porkchop Geyser

Steaming Porkchop Geyser seen from the Norris boardwalk; a hydrothermal drama born at Yellowstone hotspot fault junction.

★ 4.2 36 reviews

Roaring Mountain

White-gray slopes altered by hydrothermal chemistry; steam vents punctuate the roadside view.

★ 4.7 2,109 reviews

Roosevelt Arch

52-ft basalt arch marks Yellowstone’s north entrance; 1903 rustic gateway built from local volcanic rock.

★ 4.7 2,107 reviews

Roosevelt Arch

50-ft basalt arch at Yellowstone’s North Entrance; built in 1903 as a historic gateway.

★ 4.8 110 reviews

Sawtell Peak

360-degree summit views over Paleozoic strata; lava flows from the Yellowstone hotspot.

★ 4.8 5 reviews

Shoshone Lake

Black obsidian beaches frame Shoshone Lake—Yellowstone’s largest roadless backcountry lake.

★ 5.0 12 reviews

Slough Creek

Meadow stream, VIP Pool at Lamar confluence; shaped by fluvial erosion and glacial deposition.

★ 4.7 15 reviews

Sour Lake

Acidic hydrothermal lake along the Mud Volcano boardwalk; sulfur microbes drive the acidity.

★ 4.0 2 reviews

South Fork Madison River

Firehole-Gibbon confluence; Earthquake Lake marks a tectonic chapter, viewable from roadside pull-offs.

★ 4.8 8 reviews

Sunset Lake

Blue pool, rising steam, and thermophilic rims—Yellowstone's hydrothermal heartbeat.

★ 4.7 1,480 reviews

Tower Fall

132-ft plunge over columnar basalt; easy paved overlook near the Tower General Store.

★ 4.9 29 reviews

Trout Lake

Alpine Trout Lake in a glacial basin; 1.2-mile loop, bear country.

★ 4.8 35 reviews

Undine Falls

60-ft, three-plunge waterfall over a 700,000-year-old basalt flow

★ 4.9 1,090 reviews

Upper Falls View

Upper Falls, 109 ft drop over rhyolite—river erosion in a hydrothermally altered canyon.