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Road Trip Yellowstone – Grand Prismatic, Old Faithful, Lamar Valley
Bozeman
Jackson Hole
650
km
12h
drive
Summer
season
The Itinerary
Yellowstone — the world's first national park (1872) — covers 8,983 km² over an active volcanic caldera. From Bozeman, the north entrance via Gardiner and the Roosevelt Arch leads to Mammoth Hot Springs and its limestone terraces.
The internal Grand Loop Road strings together legendary sites: Norris Geyser Basin (hottest), Grand Prismatic Spring (America's largest hot spring, 110 m across, psychedelic colours), Upper Geyser Basin with Old Faithful — erupting every 90 minutes — and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone with its ochre cliffs carved by the river.
Lamar Valley to the east is nicknamed "America's Serengeti": bison, wolf, bear and moose viewing. The southern route then descends into Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole, where the Teton range rises vertically from the Snake River valley — one of the American West's most iconic landscapes.
The internal Grand Loop Road strings together legendary sites: Norris Geyser Basin (hottest), Grand Prismatic Spring (America's largest hot spring, 110 m across, psychedelic colours), Upper Geyser Basin with Old Faithful — erupting every 90 minutes — and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone with its ochre cliffs carved by the river.
Lamar Valley to the east is nicknamed "America's Serengeti": bison, wolf, bear and moose viewing. The southern route then descends into Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole, where the Teton range rises vertically from the Snake River valley — one of the American West's most iconic landscapes.
Points of Interest
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Grand Prismatic SpringAmerica's largest hot spring, rainbow colours.
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Old FaithfulGeyser erupting every 90 min, predictable, historic lodge.
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Lamar Valley"America's Serengeti": bison, wolves, bears at dawn.
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Grand Canyon of the YellowstoneOchre cliffs, 94 m falls, Artist Point overlook.
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Grand TetonVertical 4,197 m range, Jackson Lake, Mormon Row barns.
Practical info
- Departure Bozeman
- Destination Jackson Hole
- Distance 650 km
- Duration 12h
- Category Very long (500+ km)
- Best season Summer
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