Yellowstone Grand Loop Ultimate Self-Guided Driving Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Artists Paintpots

  Watch bubbling mud pots and colorful mineral pools create a living canvas of shifting textures and hues.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Firehole Canyon Drive

  Follow a scenic side road through a narrow volcanic canyon, past waterfalls and one of Yellowstone’s few legal swim spots.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Sheepeater Cliffs

  Pause at this striking columnar basalt cliff — a frozen reminder of ancient lava flows and the people who once called this area home.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Old Faithful

  Watch Yellowstone’s most famous geyser erupt with clockwork precision — a timeless symbol of nature’s power and rhythm.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Grand Prismatic Spring

  Marvel at a rainbow-colored hot spring so large and vibrant it looks like a living painting seen from above.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

  Stand in awe of the park’s namesake canyon, where waterfalls plunge through bands of gold, red, and rust-colored rock.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Hayden Valley

  Experience one of North America’s best wildlife-viewing areas, where bison herds and elk roam across misty morning meadows.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Lamar Valley

  Known as the “Serengeti of North America,” this broad valley offers prime chances to spot wolves, bears, and other predators in the wild.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces

  Walk among ever-changing terraces of white and orange travertine that seem sculpted by both heat and time.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Norris Geyser Basin

  Explore Yellowstone’s hottest and most active geothermal area, where geysers bubble, hiss, and erupt unpredictably.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Dragon's Mouth Springs

  Encounter a landscape that roils, steams, and growls — a reminder of the restless forces beneath your feet.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  West Thumb Geyser Basin

  Discover a rare thermal area on the edge of Yellowstone Lake, where geysers erupt beside cold, blue water.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13
  Yellowstone Lake

  Take in the vast expanse of North America’s largest high-elevation lake — serene on the surface, volcanic at heart.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Tower Fall

  Admire a striking waterfall framed by eroded rock spires that lend this scenic stop its distinctive name.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15
  Obsidian Cliff

  See the glassy black rock once prized by Indigenous peoples and explorers alike — a monument to both geology and history.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Priced per-vehicle so everyone in your car can listen and enjoy
• Works entirely offline once downloaded—no cell service required
• GPS-triggered audio plays automatically based on your location

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