Yellowstone National Park, the world's first National Park was established in 1872, located in the state of Wyoming in the United States. Majority of the park is in the state of Wyoming, but the north entrance is in Montana & the west entrance is in the state of Idaho. It has the world's largest collection of Geysers, the most famous one being the Old Faith Geyser. Yellowstone National Park is a wonderland with vast population of wildlife, geothermal features, waterfalls, lakes, hence it attracts a lot of tourists every year from all around the world. Yellowstone National Park was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The National Park is in the shape of number 8, every corner of the 8 has a different category of places. Starting from south west corner, which has a concentration of geysers, the most popular one being the Old Faithful Geyser is located here. Going next to the north west, where the Mammoth Hot Springs is located, here you find the calcium deposits, hot springs, the wild life, especially the elks. Proceeding further, the north east has the beautiful valley, the Lamar Valley where you see a herd of bison. A little down to the east, is the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, which has beautiful waterfalls (Upper & Lower Falls). And then the other end, the south east side, there is the big Yellowstone Lake which has a lot of water sports activities. A little further down is another Geyser Basin called the West Thumb, which again has a small collection of geysers.
Now here are the plans which I could think of based on your time availability. A 2 day, 3 day, 4 day or more plans. 2 day would be very tight, you would be able to cover only the major attractions, 3 days is just enough to cover major & other most of the attractions, 4 days is good & more than that is just your leisure.
There are 5 major entrances to the Park, one each from West, North, North East, East & South. The ideal case is to stay inside the national park, but you would need to do the reservation much much earlier may be 8-12 months before. Other options to stay are the West Yellow Stone, Idaho near the west entrance OR Gardiner, Montana near the North Entrance OR Cody, WY in the East OR Jackson, WY to the South.
2 day plan for Yellowstone (Places to see in 2 days in Yellowstone National Park):
First day, cover the places in the Western part of Yellowstone:
First half of the day, cover South West: Old Faithful Geyser, Midway Geyser (Grand Prismatic Spring)
Second half of the day, cover North West: Mammoth Hot Springs
Second day, cover the places in the Eastern part of Yellowstone:
First half of the the day, cover North East & East: Lamar Valley Drive, Tower Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Upper & Lower Falls
Second half of the day, cover the South East & South: Sulphur Caldron (on the way), Yellowstone Lake, West Thumb Geyser Basin.
In the above plan, second day is very hectic.
3 day plan for Yellowstone (Places to see in 3 days in Yellowstone National Park):
Day 1:
Lower Geyser Basin (Fountain Paint Pot), Midway Geyser Basin (Grand Prismatic Spring), Upper Geyser Basin, Old Faithful Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
Day 2:
Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, Tower Falls, Mount Washburn
Day 3:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Upper & Lower Falls, Artist's Point, Mud Volcano, Sulphur Caldron, Yellowstone Lake, West Thumb Geyser Basin.
In this 3 day plan, the 3rd day is little bit hectic.
4 day plan for Yellowstone (Places to see in 4 days in Yellowstone National Park):
Day 1:
Lower Geyser Basin (Fountain Paint Pot), Midway Geyser Basin (Grand Prismatic Spring), Biscuit Basin, Upper Geyser Basin, Black Sand, Basin, Old Faithful Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
Day 2:
Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, Tower Falls, Mount Washburn
Day 3:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Upper & Lower Falls, Artist's Point, Mud Volcano, Sulphur Caldron.
Day 4:
Yellowstone Lake, Fishing Bridge, Natural Bridges, West Thumb Geyser Basin, Lewis Falls.
Check out the photos of each of the places & also, there is a video at the bottom which covers most of the places.
Other places of interest near Yellowstone National Park:
* Grand Teton National Park: About 30-40 mins from Yellowstone NP South Entrance.
The National Park is in the shape of number 8, every corner of the 8 has a different category of places. Starting from south west corner, which has a concentration of geysers, the most popular one being the Old Faithful Geyser is located here. Going next to the north west, where the Mammoth Hot Springs is located, here you find the calcium deposits, hot springs, the wild life, especially the elks. Proceeding further, the north east has the beautiful valley, the Lamar Valley where you see a herd of bison. A little down to the east, is the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, which has beautiful waterfalls (Upper & Lower Falls). And then the other end, the south east side, there is the big Yellowstone Lake which has a lot of water sports activities. A little further down is another Geyser Basin called the West Thumb, which again has a small collection of geysers.
Now here are the plans which I could think of based on your time availability. A 2 day, 3 day, 4 day or more plans. 2 day would be very tight, you would be able to cover only the major attractions, 3 days is just enough to cover major & other most of the attractions, 4 days is good & more than that is just your leisure.
Grand Prismatic Spring
Morning Glory Pool
First day, cover the places in the Western part of Yellowstone:
First half of the day, cover South West: Old Faithful Geyser, Midway Geyser (Grand Prismatic Spring)
Second half of the day, cover North West: Mammoth Hot Springs
Second day, cover the places in the Eastern part of Yellowstone:
First half of the the day, cover North East & East: Lamar Valley Drive, Tower Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Upper & Lower Falls
Second half of the day, cover the South East & South: Sulphur Caldron (on the way), Yellowstone Lake, West Thumb Geyser Basin.
In the above plan, second day is very hectic.
3 day plan for Yellowstone (Places to see in 3 days in Yellowstone National Park):
Day 1:
Lower Geyser Basin (Fountain Paint Pot), Midway Geyser Basin (Grand Prismatic Spring), Upper Geyser Basin, Old Faithful Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
Day 2:
Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, Tower Falls, Mount Washburn
Day 3:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Upper & Lower Falls, Artist's Point, Mud Volcano, Sulphur Caldron, Yellowstone Lake, West Thumb Geyser Basin.
In this 3 day plan, the 3rd day is little bit hectic.
4 day plan for Yellowstone (Places to see in 4 days in Yellowstone National Park):
Day 1:
Lower Geyser Basin (Fountain Paint Pot), Midway Geyser Basin (Grand Prismatic Spring), Biscuit Basin, Upper Geyser Basin, Black Sand, Basin, Old Faithful Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
Day 2:
Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, Tower Falls, Mount Washburn
Day 3:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Upper & Lower Falls, Artist's Point, Mud Volcano, Sulphur Caldron.
Day 4:
Yellowstone Lake, Fishing Bridge, Natural Bridges, West Thumb Geyser Basin, Lewis Falls.
Bison resting in Yellowstone NP
Other places of interest near Yellowstone National Park:
* Grand Teton National Park: About 30-40 mins from Yellowstone NP South Entrance.
Male Elk
Evening in Yellowstone
Excelsior Geyser
Female Elk
View from the Fishing Bridge
Wild Flowers
Fountain Paint Pots
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Great Fountain Geyser
Grizzly Bear spotted from far away distance
Group of Female Elks
Landscape of Yellowstone
Artist's Point, Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs
Mt Washburn
Mule Deer
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Inn Hotel
Paint Pots
Sapphire Pool
Tower Fall, Yellowstone
Upper Falls, Yellowstone
West Thumb, Yellowstone
Yellowstone Lake
Mud Volcano
Dragon's Mouth near Mud Volcano.
A ~12 min video of all the important places of Yellowstone National Park:
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