HM USA Travel Guide - Yellowstone National Park, areas)

The park can be divided in five area's. Each of those area's has a visitor center and some services. They will be described below. Some other interesting places in the park and the vincinity of the park also are briefly described.

Canyon Village is situated near the Yellowstone river north of Yellowstone lake. The Yellowstone river runs through the so called Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Just South of Canyon village are several lookout points which will give you great views of the river. There are two falls in the area: the Lower Falls (98m, 308ft) and the Upper Falls (33m, 109ft).
Besides a visitor center you will also find other services like food, lodging and a campground in Canyon Village.

In this area isn't any thermal activity. The main attraction here is the Yellowstone lake. The Yellowstone lake is the largest in the park (360 Km2). Near bay bridge is a marina. For boating (and also fishing ) is a permit needed.
The visitor center is at Fishing Bridge. All services like food and lodging are available in this area.

Mammoth Hot Springs area is located 8 km (5 mi) South of the North entrance at Gardiner. Hot water pouring out of the ground created terrace formations. This was caused by the deposition of limestone (calcium carbonate). Bacteria and alga in the warm water pools in the terraces are responsible for the colours of the terraces. There are trails which will bring you close to the terraces.
There is a visitor center in Mammoth Hot Spring. The Park Headquarters is also located here. Among the facilities in the area are a clinic, a post office, lodging and foodservice.

In this area you will find some of the great geysers like the Giantess Geyser, the Beehive Geyser, the Castle Geyser and of cause the famous Old Faithful Geyser. The Old Faithful erupts in intervals varying from 69 to 76 minutes. You never know the exact time it will erupt. Park rangers at the visitor center will tell you the estimated time of eruption of the major geysers.
The Old Faithful Lodge is also worth a visit. It is the largest construction within the park and is made entirely of wood.
North of the Old Faithful area are some other geyser basins like the Midway Geyser Basin and the Lower Geyser Basin.

This area is located west of the Yellowstone lake. At the edge of the lake near West Thumb is a geyser basin. In Grant village is a visitor center.

You shouldn't miss the Norris Geyser Basin which is 19 km (12 mi) west of Canyon Village. This area is the hottest thermal place in the Yellowstone park. The Steamboat Geyser is the world's largest geyser. It erupts at very irregular intervals. Another nice geyser here is the Echinus Geyser. This geyser erupts about once every hour.

Grand Teton national park
While you are in the area a visit to the Grand Teton national park is certainly worth your while. It is only a few miles south of the Yellowstone National Park.

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Cody
Cody was founded by William F. Cody also known as Buffalo Bill. The Buffalo Bill museum can be found in Buffalo.

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