●Lamar Valley Safari Hike: Lamar River Trailhead

Meet at 8AM at the Lamar River Trailhead (Hiker Trailhead, not Stock Trailhead!)

●From Tower Junction: The trailhead is 14.8 miles from Tower Junction (25 minutes). Turn onto Highway 212 at Tower Junction toward Cooke City.

After driving through the Lamar Valley you will pass the Lamar River Stock Trailhead. This trailhead is for horse users (with hitching posts). There are two latrines at this location. This is your last civilized bathroom location. On the trail there are many “facili-trees”.

The hiker trailhead is another 0.25 mile upstream. This large parking lot for the Lamar River Trail has no latrines.

EXIT YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU WILL NOTICE A SMALL FOOTBRIDGE OVER THE CREEK. (THIS IS NOT A BRIDGE YOU DRIVE OVER, IT IS A FOOTBRIDGE FOR WALKING OVER THE CREEK.) You cannot see the bridge from the road or your vehicle. You must get out of your vehicle to see the bridge.

If you pass the trailhead, your nearest turnaround spot will be Soda Butte (a dormant thermal feature) on your right. Turn around here and go back to the last parking area you passed.

●From Cooke City: The trailhead is 18.3 miles from Cooke City (30 minutes). It is located approximately 0.5 mile past the small, white Soda Butte thermal formation. You will smell this if you don’t see it! The parking lot for the Lamar River Trail is on the left. There is a small footbridge here if you get out of your vehicle and look. If you arrive at a parking lot with two latrines you have gone too far. This is the Lamar River Stock Trailhead. The hiker trailhead is 0.25 mile back upstream.

●Grand Canyon Rim Hike: Upper Falls View Parking Area

Meet at 8AM at the Upper Falls View Parking Area. There are two latrines in the parking area, and a pavillion near the Upper Falls.

●From Canyon Village: The trailhead is 3.4 miles from Canyon Village (8 minutes). From the four-way stop in Canyon Village, go south on Grand Loop Road toward Yellowstone Lake.

You will encounter the North Rim Drive and the Brink of the Upper Falls roads first. STAY STRIAGHT.

Turn left on SOUTH RIM DRIVE (your next left turn). This is the road toward Artist Point. You will know this is the correct road because there is a massive bridge over the Yellowstone River. You will cross over the Yellowstone River on this bridge and proceed 0.7 miles. Turn left into the Upper Falls View Parking Area (also signs for Canyon Views). This is a large parking lot with latrines and a pavilion.

●From West Thumb Junction: The trailhead is 34 miles (1 hour and five minutes) from West Thumb Junction if you are coming from the south. Follow the Grand Loop Road (Highway 20) north along the lake and through the Hayden Valley. The turn for the South Rim Drive will be a right hand turn shortly after leaving the valley. If you hit Canyon Village you have gone too far.

●Upper Geyser Basin Hike: NEAR the Biscuit Basin Trailhead

*NOTE: Biscuit Basin is CLOSED. We meet at a small turnout 1/2 mile south of the Parking Area. Your Guide will be in a vehicle with the Yellowstone Hiking Guides Logo on the side. (You will also see your Guide preparing gear and snacks.)

Meet at 8 AM near the Biscuit Basin Trailhead. It is located 2.5 miles north of Old Faithful.

●From Old Faithful Village: The trailhead is 2.5 miles from the historic Old Faithful Inn (5 minutes). Go north 2 miles from the overpass near Old Faithful Village. The trailhead parking area is a small turnout on the right side of the road just before a bridge. If you find yourself at the Biscuit Basin Parking Area or the Fairy Falls trailhead, you’ve gone too far.

●From Madison Junction: The trailhead is 14 miles from Madison Junction three-way stop. It takes 20 minutes. Go south from Madison Junction. The trailhead is on the left side of the road 2 and a half miles past the Fairy Falls trailhead (and a half mile past the Biscuit Basin Parking Area, just over a bridge). If you see Black Sand Basin on your right, you’ve gone too far (if you are at the overpass to Old Faithful, make a u-turn on the overpass and return 2 miles back toward the Biscuit Basin Trailhead).

●Fairy Falls and Grand Prismatic Hike: Fairy Falls Trailhead

●From Madison Junction: The trailhead is 12 miles from Madison Junction three-way stop. It takes 20 minutes. Go south from Madison Junction. The trailhead is on the right side of the road 1 and a half miles past the Midway Geyser Basin. If you see Black Sand Basin on your right, you’ve gone too far (if you are at the overpass to Old Faithful, make a u-turn on the overpass and return 4 and a half miles back toward the Fairy Falls Trailhead).

●From Old Faithful Village: The trailhead is 5.5 miles from the historic Old Faithful Inn (10 minutes). Go north 4 and a half miles from the overpass near Old Faithful Village. The trailhead parking area is a small circle parking area on the left side of the road a mile and a half before Midway Geyser Basin. If you find yourself at the Midway Geyser Basin, you’ve gone too far.

●Upper Loop Active Van Tours: Meet at 6-6:15 AM in front of your lodging location in West Yellowstone, Montana.

If you are staying outside of West Yellowstone, we meet at 6:15 AM in front of the flag pole in the parking area at the West Yellowstone Visitor Education Center.

●Lower Loop Active Van Tours: Meet at 7-7:15 AM in front of your lodging location in West Yellowstone, Montana.

If you are staying outside of West Yellowstone, we will meet you at 7:15 AM in front of the flag pole in the parking area at the West Yellowstone Visitor Education Center.

Note: Entrance fee not included. Parks Pass recommended.

Meet at 10 AM at the Grant Village Marina Boat Launch area. Parking is available on Grant Marina Road near the lake shore. About a mile after entering the Grant Village Area, you will turn right just before the Grant Village General Store. The meeting location is two miles from the South Entrance Road and four miles from West Thumb Geyser Basin.

Pre-trip meeting is at 6PM the evening before trip departure at a TBD location in West Yellowstone, Montana.

Pre-trip meeting includes safety talk, gear distribution and logistics.

●Winter Wildlife Van Tours: Meet at 8 AM at Cafe M on main street in Bozeman, Montana.

Address: 777 East Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59715.

Please park away from the building near the train tracks at the back of the parking lot.

●Canyon Village…..1 hour

●Old Faithful Village…..2 hours 15 minutes

●Lake Yellowstone Village…..1 hour 25 minutes

●Grant Village…..1 hour 55 minutes

●Mammoth Hot Springs Village…..55 minutes

●West Yellowstone, MT…..2 hours

●Gardiner, MT………………..1 hour 10 minutes

●Cooke City, MT…..25 minutes

●Big Sky, MT…..3 hours

●Jackson, WY…..3 hours 40 mintues

●Canyon Village…..10 minutes

●Old Faithful Village…..1 hours 10 minutes

●Lake Yellowstone Village…..30 minutes

●Grant Village…..1 hour

●Mammoth Hot Springs Village…..1 hour

●West Yellowstone, MT…..1 hour 10 minutes

●Gardiner, MT…..1 hour 10 minutes

●Cooke City, MT…..1 hour 30 minutes

●Big Sky, MT…..2 hours

●Jackson, WY…..2 hours 30 minutes

●Old Faithful Village…..5 minutes

●Grant Village…..35 minutes

●Lake Yellowstone Village…..55 minutes

●West Yellowstone, MT…..45 minutes

●Canyon Village, WY…..1 hour

●Mammoth Hot Springs Village…..1 hour 15 minutes

●Gardiner, MT…..1 hour 30 minutes

●Big Sky, MT…..1 hour 40 minutes

●Jackson Hole, WY…..2 hours 10 minutes

●Cooke City, MT…..2 hours 40 minutes

●Old Faithful Village…..10 minutes

●Grant Village…..45 minutes

●Lake Yellowstone Village…..2 hours and 15 minutes

●West Yellowstone, MT…..50 minutes

●Canyon Village, WY…..1 hour and 35 minutes

●Mammoth Hot Springs Village…..1 hour and 10 minutes

●Gardiner, MT…..1 hour 30 minutes

●Big Sky, MT…..1 hour 40 minutes

●Jackson Hole, WY…..2 hours 20 minutes

●Cooke City, MT…..2 hours 30 minutes

●Big Sky, MT…..1 hour

●Bozeman, MT…..1 hour 50 minutes

●Old Faithful Village…..50 minutes

●Canyon Village…..1 hour

●Grant Village…..1 hour 13 minutes

●Mammoth Hot Springs Village…..1 hour 15 minutes

●Lake Yellowstone Village…..1 hour 30 minutes

●Jackson, WY…..2 hours 35 minutes

●Cooke City, MT…..2 hour 40 minutes

●Grant Village…..5 minutes

●Lake Yellowstone Village…..35 minutes

●Old Faithful Village…..45 minutes

●Canyon Village…..1 hour

●West Yellowstone, MT…..1 hour 30 minutes

●Jackson, WY…..1 hours 45 minutes

●Mammoth Hot Springs Village…..2 hours

●Gardiner, MT…..2 hours 15 minutes

●Big Sky, MT…..2 hours 20 minutes

●Cooke City, MT…..3 hours