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Enjoy the Natural Wonders of Yellowstone Park
Select an option to the left for detailed information or read below for a high-level look at the types of the natural wonders in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Geysers
Yellowstone geysers are the most famous type of natural wonders - and the area is home to 60% of the world's active geysers. In fact, there are more than 10,000 hot springs and geysers in Yellowstone - all of which are beautifully unique. It's well worth a trip to visit these geysers on your Yellowstone vacation. The most famous geyser in America, Old Faithful, located in Yellowstone draws enormous crowds of people each year. Old Faithful has a dependable schedule that keeps onlookers enchanted with 135-foot eruptions that occur about every 92 minutes.
Other Geothermal Features
Yellowstone Park is also home to a number of other geothermal features in addition to geysers, including mud volcanoes, hot springs and steam vents. These unusual sights - and smells! are common to parts of the Yellowstone area but highly uncommon almost anywhere else in the U.S. While some geothermal features can be unpredictable and may keep you waiting to see the show, others are dependable and constantly. Unlike geothermal features, visitors can actually bathe in many of area's hot springs - which often provides a relaxing end to a long day of sightseeing.
Land & Rock Formations
T he natural beauty of Yellowstone's landscape is unparalleled, including its land and rock formations. While on your Yellowstone vacation, you can peer deep inside a rock cave, cross a natural bride or arch, feel the mist from a tall waterfall, or hike inside the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. You can also stand in awe any of the area's national monuments, or simply enjoy the wildflowers that flourish here.
It's only fitting that the region that is home to the world's first national park, Yellowstone, is also home to the world's first national monument, Devil's Tower. Yellowstone country is also home to the Red Desert, the largest intact desert ecosystem in North America, situated at 7,000 feet. Sand dunes, caves, towering mountains, glaciers, petrified forests, high altitude lakes and more are all found in the Yellowstone Park region.
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