Hiking

Shelli Johnson of Yellowstonepark.com tells you how to go backpacking in Yellowstone with kids and llamas to haul your gear.

It’s important to remember that while Yellowstone National Park is beautiful, it’s also dangerous. Summer flash floods and high water can prove perilous.

We’ve got some advice for all you backpackers and other backcountry enthusiasts: let a llama carry your load.

Backcountry backpacking in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas. A Backcountry Use Permit is required for backcountry camping in the park.

Start near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone and end in Gardiner, Mont. Excerpted from Tom Carter's Day Hiking Yellowstone Park

This hike provides an excellent opportunity to view the effects of the 1988 fires. Also, Bunsen Peak affords a commanding view of the Mammoth area, as well as the Gallatin and Washburn Mountains.

See an incredible waterfall and two geysers along this hike starting near the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring off the Grand Loop Road.

Now I've discovered the perfect pastime for people like me. For Christmas, I bought my husband the Garmin eTrex GPS unit he'd been drooling over. He wanted it for marking waypoints while he was hunting or taking photographs. I wanted it because I'd learned about geocaching.

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game where participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called “geocaches” or “caches”).

Hiking enthusiasts—or anyone looking for a different kind of “adventure” that’s easy on your legs—should try goat packing.

There are moments where Yellowstone can feel positively crowded.

See evidence of Yellowstone's 1988 fires on a hike that starts and ends just south of Rustic Falls near Mammoth. Excerpted from Tom Carter's Day Hiking Yellowstone Park.

See what the climate was like in Yellowstone Country 50 million years ago and view the fascinating petrified trees in Yellowstone's world-class fossil forests.

Yellowstone is home to a few natural spas the mix with creeks, making them worthy of a post-hike dip. Your best option? Ferris Fork and Dunanda Falls.

Wander over gently rolling hills covered in sagebrush and cast a line in the Yellowstone River on this animal-dotted 8.3-mile lollipop.

Even if you live by the phrase “take only photos; leave only footprints” when you’re outdoors, it still might seem counterintuitive to pack out food scraps and toilet paper.

The wide-open spaces of the West evoke a time when adventurers & pioneers trekked across the country on foot, wagons, and horseback.

Hike to several lakes in Yellowstone Country going through coniferous forests, wild flower meadows and roaring waterfalls.

There’s no better way to experience the region than out on the trail. Just follow these tips for family-friendly fun.

This steep but wonderful trail takes you from the top of Yellowstone's Grand Canyon to the base of the 308-foot-high Lower Falls. It's strenuous going down 500 feet, but less so than in 1905 when Uncle Tom lowered you by rope.

Do you want to see lakes, waterfalls, thermal features, or peaks? Find your perfect day hike with our personalized guide.

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