Schultz Knob (Xc)

Rescue Creek Trailhead (1N2)

~11 min drive

Bunsen Peak prominently sits south of Mammoth Hot Springs. From this trailhead, you can embark on the following trails: Bunsen Peak Trail Bunsen Peak Road Trail Osprey Falls Trail Parking is limited. Winter trailhead access requires a snow coach drop-off, or skiing up from…

Boiling River

~13 min drive

<p><span style="color:#c0392b;"><strong>No swimming at Boiling River.</strong></span> Currently, swimming is not possible at Boiling River because of the impacts to the river from the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/flood-recovery.htm">2022 floods</a>.</p> <h2>…

Lava Creek Trailhead (1N3)

~15 min drive

Situated across from the Mammoth Campground, the Lava Creek Trailhead provides easy access to: Lava Creek Trail There is a decent-sized parking lot at the trailhead. Lava Creek Trail A 4.2-mile (6.7-km) moderate one-way hike that begins and ends at different trailheads. Ei…

What's Blooming

~15 min drive

<p>Many park researchers have used the fenced areas on the northern range north of the Blacktail Ponds to study the long-term effects of grazing by fencing out large herbivores. Researchers can use existing data from the permanent plots or collect new data.</p>

The Land Tells the Story

~15 min drive

<p>Each species—no matter how small—has an important role to play in a functioning ecosystem. They all participate in various ecosystem processes like transferring energy, providing nutrient storage, or breaking down pollutants.</p> <p>That is why biological diversity, or biod…

Trembling Aspens

~15 min drive

<p>Findings from research focusing on aspen forests indicate a possible shift in the distribution of this important species may already be underway.</p> <p>Before 1988, aspen regeneration was understood to occur primarily via vegetative root sprouting. Aspen seedlings, rarely…

Glacial Boulder

~15 min drive

<p>Out-of-place boulders like this one and boulders bigger than your car, called an erratic, were deposited by a glacier.</p> <p>Glaciers result when, for a period of years, more snow falls in an area than melts.</p> <p>Once the snow reaches a certain depth, it turns into ice…

Upper Hellroaring Trailhead (2N5)

~15 min drive

This is a remote trailhead at the northern boundary of the park that is not accessible by road. From this trailhead, you can embark on the following trail within the park: Hellroaring Creek Trail

Fire is a Fundamental Force

~15 min drive

<p>Fires are a natural part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and plants have adapted to fire and in some cases may be dependent on it.</p> <p>Fire promotes habitat diversity by removing the forest overstory, allowing different plant communities to become established, and p…

Mountain View

~15 min drive

<p>Because of the influence rock types, sediments, and topography have on plant distribution, some scientists theorize that geology also influences wildlife. The sagebrush steppe and grasslands provide important habitat for wildlife.</p>