Upper Hellroaring Trailhead (2N5)

Coyote Creek Trailhead (2N1)

~3 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: Coyote Creek Trail

Hellroaring Trailhead (2K8)

~10 min drive

Nestled a 1/4-mile (0.4-km) off the Grand Loop Road, this trailhead provides access to the following trails: Buffalo Plateau Trail Coyote Creek Trail Garnet Hill Loop Trail Hellroaring Creek Trail There is a decent amount of parking at the trailhead. Buffalo Plateau Trai…

Burned Trees

~13 min drive

<p>Burned trees and those that have died for other reasons still contribute to the ecosystem. For example, dead standing trees provide nesting cavities for many types of animals; fallen trees provide food and shelter for animals and nutrients for the soil. However, park manage…

Garnet Hill Loop Trailhead (2K2)

~13 min drive

Situated in Pleasant Valley near Tower Junction, this trailhead provides access to the following trail: Garnet Hill Loop Trail There is very limited parking at this trailhead. However, a large parking lot is located at the Tower Junction Trailhead just to the south. Garnet…

Fire is a Fundamental Force

~13 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…

Trembling Aspens

~13 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…

What's Blooming

~13 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>

Wolf Tracks

~13 min drive

<p>Wolves have abundant prey in the northern range. For example, the carcasses of elk, bison, and other large mammals each become ecosystems of their own.</p> <p>Researchers have identified at least 57 species of beetle associated with these ungulate carcasses on the northern…

The Land Tells the Story

~13 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…

A Wildlife Paradise

~13 min drive

<p>Many of the park’s ungulates spend the winter in Yellowstone’s northern range. The area provides critical winter habitat for elk, bison, deer, and pronghorn.</p> <p>Elevations are lower and the area receives less snow than elsewhere in the park. Often the ridge tops and sou…