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Yellowstone Park is home of a unique variety of wildlife (bears, wolves, bufallo, elk...) but it is mainly famous for the world's most extraordinary set of geysers and hot springs (in Old Faithful, Wyoming) and its scenic views. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (in Wyoming) is also part of these amazing Park.

See also:
Wyoming state visit
Jackson Hole and Grand Teton
Bighorn Mountains, Cody, Buffalo, Devils Tower
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Yellowstone map: main travel destinations
WHAT TO VISIT IN YELLOWSTONE

Old Faithful, the most outstanding geyser set in the world, is a must.

Also outstanding, and with magnificent and unique sceneries, is the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

To view bears and wolves, elk and buffalo visit the Lamar and Hayden valleys.

The park offers also a wide range of opportunities on hiking, camping and fishing. Local ranger-led tours in the park are very popular.

Note: the park headquarters is located near the north entrance, in Mammoth Hot Springs.

See also: Map of Wyoming State and Grand Teton Map

BEST TIME TO VISIT YELLOWSTONE

The most popular season - and the most crowded - is surely summer: Yellowstone has moderate summers, though since most of the park is above 7,500 feet, temperatures may vary sharply in altitude.

Spring is particularly unpredictable: you can get mild temperatures and sunshine but also massive rain and even snow. In general, early Fall is a much better season to visit Yellowstone (crowds are also much smaller) though you should be prepared for sudden changes in temperature and storms in any time of the year.

WHEN NOT TO GO TO YELLOWSTONE

Many roads are closed from November to mid May, which is a powerful indication of the weather conditions in this period. Yellowstone has cold and harsh winters.

Anyway, winter also provides a very special and alien appearance to the park, with frozen waterfalls, geysers driving plumes of steam and hot water into the cold and snow, and animal life mixed with that steamy-icy-alien world. Winter visits to Yellowstone have increased sharply in last decades.

For details on weather temperatures, rain and snow, see the Weather Map below.

Yellowstone Weather Map

YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING
Temperature Fahrenheit	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (average day)	26	29	36	48	58	68	78	66	54	39	29	28	46,6
Low (night)	10	10	16	26	35	40	46	45	38	30	20	14	27,5
Average	18	20	26	37	47	54	62	56	46	35	25	21	37
Temperature Celsius	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (average)	-3	-2	2	9	14	20	26	19	12	4	-2	-2	8
Low (average)	-12	-12	-9	-3	2	4	8	7	3	-1	-7	-10	-3
Average	-8	-7	-3	3	8	12	17	13	8	1	-4	-6	3
Humidity	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Humidity and discomfort	Los or very low
Precipitation	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Number of wet days	14	12	11	11	12	12	10	9	8	8	10	11	10,7
Snow	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Snow in inches	30	24	24	10	4	0	0	0	1	8	18	24	11,9
Snow in mm	762	610	610	254	102	0	0	0	25	203	457	610	303
Red: Too cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or too snow

TOURS, HOTELS AND FLIGHTS TO YELLOWSTONE

Jackson Hole Airport in the south of Grand Teton National Park, and Yellowstone Regional Airport are the big air gateway to Yellowstone.

You can look for accommodation either in the park or in Jackson and Cody (in Wyoming), or also in the peripheral towns near the several park entrances in other neighboring states: Gardiner, Cooke City, West Yellowstone...

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