1north_of_yellowstone_area.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:0438210003830<IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Yellowstone_Geyser.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=117 HEIGHT=187 ALIGN=RIGHT>Yellowstone National Park is the world's first National Park, also the largest in the United States. Yellowstone was designated the world's first national park on March 1, 1872, with the area remaining largely in the same natural state as it was more than 123 years ago.<P>Yellowstone contains more than 2.2 million acres of steaming geysers, thundering waterfalls, crystalline lakes, and panoramic vistas. The world's most extensive area of geyser activity, harboring more than 10,000 thermal features. Yellowstone is the greatest wildlife sanctuary in the United States, encompassing 3,472 square miles of wondrous beauty.<IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Yellowstone_hotpools.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=LEFT><P>Every visitor is welcome to share the natural phenomena, and enjoy it's pristine loveliness, so generously lavished over mountains, forests, meadows, streams, and lakes.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="West Yellowstone, Montana" coords="8,215,107,246" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=350"><area shape="rect" alt="Gardiner, Montana" coords="105,164,160,181" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=133"><area shape="rect" alt="Corwin Springs, Montana" coords="140,148,210,159" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=77"><area shape="rect" alt="Cameron, Montana" coords="18,131,57,148" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=51"><area shape="rect" alt="Big Sky, Montana" coords="53,113,94,132" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=25"><area shape="rect" alt="McLeod, Montana" coords="218,85,248,100" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=219"><area shape="rect" alt="Pray, Montana" coords="157,106,182,117" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=265"><area shape="rect" alt="Emigrant, Montana" coords="104,104,153,125" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=105"><area shape="rect" alt="Ennis, Montana" coords="14,91,50,107" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=106"><area shape="rect" alt="Livingston, Montana" coords="168,56,248,80" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=202"><area shape="rect" alt="Gallatin Gateway, Montana" coords="78,84,134,94" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=132"><area shape="rect" alt="Bozeman, Montana" coords="57,45,161,82" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=38"><area shape="rect" alt="McCalliste650800YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKYELLOWSTONE2422Indian Creek Campground12423Lewis Lake Campground12425Mammoth Campground12426Norris Campground12427Pebble Creek Campground12428Slough Creek Campground12429Tower Fall Campground15914Black Canyon of the Yellowstone Trail15915Hellroaring Creek Trail15916Coyote Creek Trail15918Mammoth Area: Rescue Creek Trail15922Bighorn Pass Trail15926Specimen Creek Trail15928Pebble Creek Trail15929Mammoth Area: Slough Creek Trail16376Yellowstone National Park19580Bridge Bay Marina19619Fishing Bridge Visitor Center19622Firehole Canyon Road19623Fountain Flats Drive19624Fountain Paint Pots19625Firehole Lake Drive19626Midway Geyser Basin19627Grand Prismatic Spring19628Biscuit Basin19629Black Sand Basin19630Old Faithful Geyser19631Castle Geyser19632Morning Glory Pool19633Kepler Cascades19634Lone Star Geyser19635West Thumb Junction19636Yellowstone Lake19637Artist Point19638Inspiration Point19639Upper/Lower Terraces19640Gibbon Falls19641Geyser Country19642Grand Canyon of Yellowstone19643Tower-Roosevelt Area19644Lake, Bridge Bay & Fishing Area19645Mammoth Area19669Crescent Lake/High Lake Trail19670Sky Rim Trail117299Yellowstone Llamas117823Lamar Valley118695Mammoth Area: Beaver Ponds Loop Trail118696Mammoth Area: Bunsen Peak Trail118697Mammoth Area: Osprey Falls Trail118698Mammoth Area: Lava Creek Trail118699Mammoth Area: Blacktail Deer Creek to Yellowstone River Trail118700Mammoth Area: Sepulcher Mountain Trail118701Tower Area: Lost Lake Trail118702Tower Area: Garnet Hill Trail118703Tower Area: Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail118704Tower Area: Mt. Washburn Trail118705West Thumb Area: West Thumb Geyser Basin Trail118706West Thumb Area: Yellowstone Lake Overlook Trail118707West Thumb Area: Duck Lake Trail118708West Thumb Area: Shoshone Lake Trail118709Grant Village Area: Riddle Lake Trail118710Grant Village Area: Lewis River Channel/Dogshead Loop Trail118711Canyon Area: Howard Eaton Trail118712Canyon Area: Observation Peak Trail118713Canyon Area: Cascade Lake Trail118714Canyon Area: Grebe Lake Trail118715Canyon Area: Seven Mile Hole Trail118716Old Faithful Area: Observation Point Trail118717Old Faithful Area: Mallard Lake Trail118718Old Faithful Area: Howard Eaton Trail118719Old Faithful Area: Divide Lookout Trail118720Old Faithful Area: Lone Star Trail118721Old Faithful Area: Mystic Falls Trail118722Old Faithful Area: Mallard Creek Trail118723Old Faithful Area: Fairy Falls Trail118724Old Faithful Area: Sentinel Meadows & Queen's Laundry Trail118725Fishing Bridge & Lake Areas: Natural Bridge Trail118726Fishing Bridge & Lake Areas: Pelican Creek Trail118727Fishing Bridge & Lake Areas: Storm Point Trail118728Fishing Bridge & Lake Areas: Elephant Back Mountain Trail119451Norris Geyser Area120457North Rim Trail120458Clear Lake - Ribbon Lake Loop120459Trout Lake120460Avalanche Peak120700Bridge Bay Campground120701Madison Campground120702Grant Village Campground120762Shurr Adventures1WY82190