Yellowstone National Park: Touring the park

All of Yellowstone's major sights are labeled and signposted within a few hundred yards of the 142-mile Loop Road , a figure-of-eight circuit fed by roads from the five entrances. Although the speed limit is a radar-enforced 45mph, the traffic makes journey times hard to predict. To get the most out of a visit, even if you're short of time, choose one or two areas to explore thoroughly. Only in the early morning is cycling bearable or safe; there are no mountain bike trails. Though you can expect to walk considerable distances along the canyon and geyser trails, it's worth leaving the backcountry hiking for the more scenically rewarding Grand Teton National Park .

The following account runs clockwise around the Loop Road, from Old Faithful to the Yellowstone Lake area, both of which lie in the southern reaches of the park

Yellowstone National Park

• Yellowstone National Park
• Touring the park
• Arrival and information
• History
• Winter in Yellowstone

Explore Yellowstone National Park

• Geysers
• Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River
• Tower and Roosevelt areas
• Yellowstone Lake

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