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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Recreational Vehicle Park Ee Rt Re R O C Hard-Sided Camping Units Only C N Services and Facilities Mammoth Hot Springs Old Faithful Canyon Village West Thumb Fishing Bridge, Lake Village 6239ft 1902m 7365ft 2254m 7734ft 2357m and Grant Village 7733ft 2357m and Bridge Bay 7784ft 2373m 0 0.1 Km 0.5 Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel To Gardiner To Madison To Tower-Roosevelt To Lake Village 0 0.5 Km To Canyon Emergencies Check the park news- Grand Geyser Amphitheater For medical or other emer- paper for seasonal dates Fi 0 0.1 Mi 0.5 Post Amphitheater re To Norris Duck 0 0.5 Mi h gencies contact a ranger or of services and facilities. Office o Lake Fishing Bridge le West Thumb Ice Visitor Center call 307-344-7381 or 911. Geyser Amphitheater Hill Post Office Showers-Laundry Castle To Geyser Basin Ranger station Geyser Park Riv Canyon Lodge Old Ice Medical clinic Upper Terrace Drive: er Visitor Headquarters Faithful Information Station Campground no buses, RVs, or trailers; y closed in winter a Bookstore Center To East HISTORIC w - Showers Entrance FORT e n Laundry Lodging YELLOWSTONE o YELLOWSTONE Lower Lake Village Post Office Lake Lodge Winter road closures Upper Terraces Chapel Old Faithful Inn Old Faithful LAKE From early November to Food service Terraces Area Geyser Lower Falls early May most park roads Area Old Upper 308ft Lookout one-way Faithful Falls 94m Fishing Bridge are closed. The exception Picnic area To Point Amphitheater North Lodge View Grand Recreational Vehicle Park is the road in the park Inspiration hard-sided camping units only Entrance Post Office View Point between the North Entrance and Grant Village Lake Hotel Store Artist and Cooke City. It is open Gardiner Showers e Visitor Center ton Point Ri er Amphitheater all year. Gas station Albright ws v Yello Visitor Center (some have auto repair) To Old Faithful via Visitor Uncle Tom’s YELLOWSTONE LAKE From mid-December to Norris and Madison Center Snow Lodge Road closed from Trail Showers Bridge Bay early March, snowmobiles Self-guiding trail early November Clear Laundry Ice may be used only on the to late April No camping or overnight Lake Ice Marina recreational vehicle parking Post Office unplowed, groomed park Horse rental Upper Falls Gull Point roads. Call park head- 0 0.1 0.4 Km 109ft 0 0.5 Km Lodge Registration 0 0.5 Km quarters for regulations. To West Thumb 33m To South Boat launch To Tower-Roosevelt 0 0.1 0.4 Mi and Grant Village 0 0.5 Mi Entrance To West Thumb 0 0.5 Mi Gardiner to Livingston Road construction Backcountry use 56 mi 90 km may be underway on Get permits required for park roadways. Check backcountry camping and trail maps at most ranger S the park newspaper t stations. Do not use this il lw for delays or closures. map for backcountry hiking. a te There are almost 1,000 r miles of trails. A B R i v 89 S e r GALLATIN A Jardine GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST R G NATIONAL FOREST O k a e ll e at r O U in C K L A Beartooth Highway A E closed from k A r F T k e R a Hellroaring e mid-October e e F A e i k r r v e B Mountain to late May e L C e C U r r Gardiner P C B n e le 212 b m i eb c North Entrance P Cooke City e p Road within the park between the North S Sportsman 5314ft Silver Entrance and Cooke City is open all year. Road within the park between the North Electric Peak Lake 1620m Entrance and Cooke City is open all year. Gate 10967ft 5 mi k y e a 3343m e 8 km r w - MONT ANA C e n llowsto e o n Northeast Entrance Y e G WYOMING h g 7365ft r u A C g o 31 mi Mammoth Hot Springs Mount Everts r Forces of the n l 2245m e i S r k L e a k 50 km e 7841ft o e D Northern Range r Abiathar e Park Headquarters ll e r L e r C 2390m H Peak l Self-guiding Trail C Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces i A a n Barronette Peak 10928ft a See detail map above t F T k G o McBride 10404ft 3331m a Blacktail c R l a a I Phantom i l r ve f Lake 3171m d r f R N n Ponds B Lake u e Road closed from 18 mi r B Undine A early November 29 km B Falls l to late April a Slough Creek Little Quadrant Mountain c ne k o -w ta a N 9885ft il y Northeast Entrance Wraith Pla Tower-Roosevelt teau R E Floating 3013m BLACKTAIL DEER D to Red Lodge Bunsen Peak 6270ft i L Falls v Golden r e Island G 69 mi O i 1911m r 8564ft v Gate PLATEAU Lake H e 111 km 2610m r E Swan e Yellowstone Pebble Creek S v 29 mi Ri R Lake 47 km Association E The Thunderer Quadrant Mountain Petrified Tree N r L L Institute 10554ft e D 9944ft A a GALLATIN n m R M 3217m d 3031m r A a A a R r Druid Peak Trout Lake G G Roosevelt Lodge Tower Fall k Prospect Peak 9583ft k S e R e P re 9525ft 2921m re ant C Sheepeater Cliff P C A h 2903m Tower e NATIONAL r E k Cache Mountain Indian Creek Mount Norris e N Fall C e e 9596ft t 9936ft r IM V t G C Antler Peak u 2925m A B 3028m E L 10023ft SHOSHONE L E W Road closed from N E a 3055m k d k Y o e I e A mid-October to R P L e i r S FOREST re r ve e A L n C C 19 mi mid-June h O t R L R c e a a K W 21 mi 31 km l o I v C a D 34 km p e NATIONAL n ek G e a r r i C k e d E w C e n e I o E T r r e r N C e e C re k v O Dome Mountain e i k T FOREST 9894ft R S g 3016m n li W r Beaver y Obsidian Cliff O a ANA e r t Lake To Quake Lake n 7383ft L G i L Mount Holmes W 2250m E 10336ft Y 3150m Mount Washburn Grizzly 191 10243ft E Lake MONT H WYOMING 3122m M T k I R e 287 k e e F R e r e n r C O O Observation Peak o C Roaring Mountain t R Dunraven Pass 9397ft s N Gn e t iss 2864m 8859ft w O h Twin Lakes lo Y g 2700m i l e N a r Y A t C S Museum Cascade 191 Grebe Lake Lake AP Creek PR D O P Miller Nymph Lake N XI Wolf Lake RA M L A A 287 G T n Canyon Village E T bo b River E HEBG i See detail map above C Parker Peak EN NORRIS G A A LA L 10203ft KE GEYSER BASIN D U E 3110m M Museum and Ice Lake R AD Bookstore Artist Point A Saddle Mountain IS 10670ft O B Wapiti Lake N Lower Falls Canyon and falls visible O 3252m 12 mi only from overlooks along U Virginia 19 km Upper Falls VA the canyon rims. N L L Cascade D a L MONUMENT Steamboat m E A a Y Norris k R r Geyser ee GEYSER BASIN 7484ft Cr Y 2281m O tt er Beryl Spring 14 mi Y Pollux Peak 20 West 23 km e River 11067ft l Madison l k o 3373m Yellowstone ree Road closed from C w Information Station early November Bookstore 16 mi s t West Yellowstone to late April 6806ft 26 km o Castor Peak 14 mi to Ashton n U 23 km 2091m Gibbon Falls e 10854ft 60 mi White 84ft A 3308m 97 km bon R m H ib 26m u Lake r l Pelican Cone West Entrance Madison G ive E A R A Y i R v 9643ft iver T D e 6667ft EN r 2939m A 2032m Sulphur Caldron Mount Haynes National Park L VA 8235ft Mountain LLEY 2510m 7500ft P 2286m Mud Volcano Pyramid Peak Fi 10497ft iver Firehole Falls re R h 3199m e o on Mary Lake h Firehole Canyon Drive le LeHardys Rapids s ho R S Y LE k L r Fishing Bridge A Fo V k h ek YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Recreational Vehicle Park ee rt re r o C hard-sided camping units only C N e Perc a n c ez See detail map above Peli N PELICAN L Fountain Flat Drive A Fishing Bridge R LOWER GEYSER BASIN Fountain Paint Pot T Lake Village Indian k N Pond WYOMING e Beach Lake Mary Bay Turbid Lake e E r Firehole Lake Drive C C Goose y Great Fountain Geyser ir Lake Bridge Bay a F Steamboat Point Natural Lake Butte Fairy Falls Grand Sedge Bay Bridge 8348ft Prismatic Stevenson East Entrance 2544m M Spring Island Cody Peak MIDWAY GEYSER BASIN 10267ft 6951ft 2119m A 3129m 16 mi Avalanche Peak D 27 mi Mystic 26 km 43 km 10566ft I Falls Sapphire 3221m MO IDE N S Pool NTINEN IV YELLOWSTONE LAKE TA ehole CO TAL D N Fir R r O ive A Lake Elevation Maximum Depth UPPER e Mallard Sylvan Lake Sylvan Pass I N l 21 mi 7733ft 400ft Road closed from D tt GEYSER Lake 8530ft A i 2357m 122m early November East Entrance H L Biscuit Basin BASIN De Lacy 34 km O 2600m to early May 20 to Cody Lakes k e Grizzly Peak Eleanor e 14 53 mi Old Faithful r 9948ft Lake C 16 85 km 17 mi Dot 3032m Black Sand Basin See detail map above 27 km Island Isa Lake Kepler 8391ft WEST Top Notch Peak Cascades Scaup Craig Pass 2558m 10238ft Lake 8262ft THUMB 3121m Reservation Peak 2518m 10629ft See detail map above y Mount Doane 3240m c Frank Lone Star Geyser a 10656ft Mount Langford L West Thumb Island 3248m 10774ft P Summit e Geyser Basin D 3284m L Lake Delusion A Lake Mount Stevenson A T r SHOSHONE 10352ft e E iv S 3155m R B A Grant Village O U U Y e l R T o E S NATIONAL h K O H e A T r L E i rm N A F O A tain A n S Fla u Riddle Lake t Mo M S O IDAHO E O N T O R U FOREST 7988ft R H P WYOMING S Mount Schurz 2435m C T O O 11139ft H E A N H S T IN H O 3395m E R N T TA L M Eagle Pass CARIBOU- 9628ft Buffalo K A 2935m Lake D R B I ou V M A nd ID Eagle Peak a A r P E TARGHEE y 22 mi Colter Peak 11358ft P R 35 km 10683ft 3462m LEWIS O 3256m (highest point X Y e I in the park) M LAKE l lo A w T Table Mountain E s NATIONAL t 11063ft C o C A Lewis Lake 3372m r L n e D e e E R k A RED k BO H U e N MOUNTAINS E e DA r C Turret Mountain FOREST RY A C Trail Lake Lewis Falls h C R 10995ft i p T A r 29ft m 3351m S e Mount Sheridan e 9m u iv s C n 10308ft u R k A L o A Dunanda Falls PITCHSTONE PLATEAU r 3142m K T D E 110ft G W E Overlook Mountain 36m 9321ft O Ouzel Falls R 2841m C 235ft i n ek v e r ai Cr e nt 72m ek e Mou Colonnade Falls O r 100ft C r le 30m E h A c e N BRIDGER - TETON B Ranger Lake C P O R L T NATIONAL FOREST A H N E T E R E R Union Falls r A T 260ft e U R v S i I 79m n D A R a E Road closed from k e N early November T Beula s i N Lake to mid-May w R Bechler e iver L Thorofare G Moose Mount Hancock Falls 10214ft Cave Falls Hering South Entrance 3113m E 35ft Lake 11m 6886ft 2099m e ad Grassy Lake Information Station ofar Ro Bridger hor C e Reservoir T reek k er Lake Road closed a int r L w Flagg Ranch e in winter y n v s i i s d North a e Lake of the Woods R BRIDGER - TETON NATIONAL FOREST r s o l G C Bechler to Ashton e k Snake River 26 mi a n 42 km S 0 1 10 Kilometers River Falls JOHN D.
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