Things to Do in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park stands as one the first national parks in the world. With a wide range of wildlife, including grizzly bears and roaming wolves, millions of tourists travel to visit the park every year. Many visitors choose to stay for over a week given the vast choices of activities in Yellowstone National Park.

Old Faithful

The most popular attraction in the park is the Old Faithful Geyser, which spouts a stream of boiling water into the air every ninety minutes and has done so for over a hundred years. This geyser resides in the hot springs of the Yellowstone National Park, which are the traces of volcanic activity beneath the park's surface.

The Yellowstone bison herd

In the 1800s buffalo hunting, both for sport and for furs, led to the new extinction of the species on American soil. Yellowstone National Park represents the only location where bison were not eliminated and legal protection has allowed them to thrive. Today, the Yellowstone Bison Herd numbers over 3,000 buffalo.

Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone resides in the center of the park and offers many recreational activities, including fishing, swimming and boating. Its history also provides a fascinating educational opportunity; centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the lake (and the entire park) sit on the largest super volcano in the world. This is the reason for the frequent geologic activity.

Other features

Yellowstone hosts one of the largest petrified forests in the world, while almost three hundred waterfalls dot the landscape and deep canyons cut across the park, providing marvelous hiking journeys.

The features of Yellowstone National Park number in the hundreds, if not the thousands. Visiting with friends or family guarantees weeks of enjoyment and beauty. Any resident of the US should take advantage of this wonderful park.