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Name	Category	Location

Back Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| The trail through Back Basin is a 1 1/2-mi loop guiding you past...	Geological Sites	Norris

Beaver Ponds Loop Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| The hike to Beaver Ponds is a 2 1/2-hour, 5-mi round-trip starting...	Geological Sites	Mammoth Hot Springs

Black Sand Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| There are a dozen hot springs and geysers near the cloverleaf...	Geological Sites	Old Faithful

Bunsen Peak Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| Past the entrance to Bunsen Peak Road, the moderately difficult...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Fountain Paint Pots Nature Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| Take the easy 1/2-mi loop boardwalk of Fountain Paint Pot Nature...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Great Fountain Geyser Be the First to Rate It Map \| This geyser erupts twice a day; rangers predict when it will...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Lower Geyser Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| Shooting more than 150 feet in the air, the Great Fountain Geyser...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces Be the First to Rate It Map \| Multicolor travertine terraces formed by slowly escaping hot...	Geological Sites	Mammoth Hot Springs

Midway Geyser Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| Called "Hell's Half Acre" by writer Rudyard Kipling, Midway Geyser...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Mud Volcano Interpretive Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| This ¾-mi round-trip trail loops gently around seething...	Geological Sites	Canyon

Mystic Falls Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| From the Biscuit Basin boardwalk's west end, this trail gently...	Geological Sites	Old Faithful

Natural Bridge Be the First to Rate It Map \| You can take an easy 1-mi hike or bicycle ride from Bridge Bay...	Geological Sites	Bridge Bay

Norris Be the First to Rate It Map \| Norris, at the western junction of the Upper and Lower Loops...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Norris Geyser Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| From the Norris Ranger Station, choose either Porcelain Basin...	Geological Sites	Norris

North Rim Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| Offering great views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone...	Geological Sites	Canyon

Observation Point Loop Be the First to Rate It Map \| A 2-mi round-trip from the temporary Old Faithful Visitor Center...	Geological Sites	Old Faithful

Old Faithful Be the First to Rate It Map \| Almost every visitor includes the world's most famous geyser...	Geological Sites	Old Faithful

Old Faithful Be the First to Rate It Map \| Old Faithful, the world's most famous geyser, is the centerpiece...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Old Faithful Geyser Loop Be the First to Rate It Map \| Old Faithful and its environs in the Upper Geyser Basin are rich...	Geological Sites	Old Faithful

Petrified Tree Be the First to Rate It Map \| If you enjoy seeing bears in zoo pens, you'll get the same level...	Geological Sites	Tower

Porcelain Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| Porcelain Basin, In the eastern portion of the Norris Geyser...	Geological Sites	Norris

Porcelain Basin Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| At Norris Geyser Basin, this ¾-mi, partial-boardwalk loop...	Geological Sites	Norris

Purple Mountain Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| Climbing a steady 1,500 feet from start to finish, this 6-mi...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Shoshone Lake-Shoshone Geyser Basin Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| A 22-mi, 11-hour, moderately difficult overnight trip combines...	Geological Sites	Old Faithful

Slough Creek Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| Starting at Slough Creek Campground, this trail climbs steeply...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Storm Point Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| Well marked and mostly flat, this 1 1/2-mi loop leaves the south...	Geological Sites	Fishing Bridge

Sulphur Caldron Be the First to Rate It Map \| You can smell the sulfur before you even leave your vehicle to...	Geological Sites	Fishing Bridge

Two Ribbons Trail Be the First to Rate It Map \| This accessible, boardwalked path runs along the Madison River...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

Upper Geyser Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| With Old Faithful as its central attraction, this mile-square...	Geological Sites	West Yellowstone

West Thumb Geyser Basin Be the First to Rate It Map \| The primary Yellowstone caldera was created by a volcanic eruption...	Geological Sites	West Thumb

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