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Family Overview: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
No family member has any excuse for grousing boredom in a national park as diverse as Yellowstone. Powerful geothermal forces bubbling underground create the park's hot springs, fumaroles, mudpots, and geysers, of which Old Faithful is the most famous. This icon erupts with near clocklike regularity, spraying steamy water 100 to 180 feet into the air. But that there's much more to Yellowstone than one celebrated geyser, as the park's massive two million acres attest. Explore canyons, hike through forests to waterfalls, go boating, fish for trout, or just look out your car window to see bison, moose, and bighorn sheep in their element. Spring, summer, and early fall (before the snows arrive) are the best times for families to visit (though winter is prime wolf-watching season, and a great time to experience the park without the crowds). In spring, wildflowers dot the meadows, while the changing leaves of fall add color. Yellowstone is most crowded in the summer, but you can still enjoy your visit, particularly if you get out of your car and off the beaten path.
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HotelsBig EZ Lodge
7000 Beaver Creek Rd.
Big Sky, MT 59716 Map Distance: 32.5 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Elk Lake Resort
5200 Elk Lake Rd.
Lima, MT 59739 Map Distance: 51.8 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Riverside Cottages on the Yellowstone
521 Scott St. W
Gardiner, MT 59030 Map Distance: 0.2 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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AttractionsYellowstone Institute
PO Box 117
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190 Distance: 25.9 mi. (from destination center) Description: The nonprofit Yellowstone Institute offers year-round field courses in natural history, cultural... Read More
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Artist Paint Pots Trail
trailhead south of Norris Junction
Yellowstone National Park, Montana 82190 Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Artist Paint Pots Trail, located near Norris, offers an easy one mile roundtrip hike. This is one... Read More
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Grand Loop Rd. at Canyon Village
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190 Distance: 25.9 mi. (from destination center) Description: The picturesque Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000... Read More
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