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Yellowstone

15 places · 3 areas · the first stage free, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 7.5 MB

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The first stage of Yellowstone is free

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The free first stage

4 of the highlights, 3 days, about 8.9 mi (14 km), planned by the app's own engine and shown here with their guide. In the app you choose your own.

Day 1 · ~8.9 mi (14 km)

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    Roosevelt Arch

    Gardiner, Montana; 52-foot stone arch at the park's North Entrance

    Morning · 15 min

    Drive through the arch on the way in, then stop nearby to read the inscription across the top: "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people."

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    Mammoth Hot Springs

    Mammoth; steaming travertine terraces above the red-roofed buildings of Fort Yellowstone

    Morning · 90 min · $$

    Walk the boardwalks over the Main Terraces, then take the one-way Upper Terrace Drive past Orange Spring Mound; finish with the self-guided walk through Fort Yellowstone.

Day 2 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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    Tower Fall

    Tower Creek near Tower Junction; 132-foot fall framed by volcanic pinnacles

    Midday · 20 min · $$

    Walk the short path from the parking area to the overlook and look for the rock towers rising around the top of the fall.

Day 3 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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    Lamar Valley

    northeast Yellowstone; wide valley of the Lamar River, known for bison and wolves

    Morning · 90 min · $$

    Drive slowly along the river and stop at the pullouts to scan the open slopes for bison, pronghorn and, with binoculars, wolves.

More of the top sights

A few of the 15 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.

Old Faithful

Upper Geyser Basin; the park's most predictable cone geyser

South and West: Geyser Basins

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Canyon Village; yellow-walled canyon of the Yellowstone River with the Upper and Lower Falls

Center: Canyon, Valley and Lake

Grand Prismatic Spring

Midway Geyser Basin; Yellowstone's largest hot spring, ringed in orange and green

South and West: Geyser Basins

Areas

North: Mammoth and Lamar · Center: Canyon, Valley and Lake · South and West: Geyser Basins

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