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Yellowstone National Park 7-Day Drive
A relaxed 7-day Yellowstone loop from West Yellowstone, balancing geyser basins, canyon viewpoints, wildlife valleys, lakeshore drives, and one northern gateway town without long final-day mileage.
7days
27stops
411km
Day 1: West Yellowstone Visitor → Madison Junction → Old Faithful Inn
1h 1min · 58km3 stops
West Yellowstone Visitor
09:00 – 11:00
6min · 4.5km
Madison Junction
12:00 – 14:00
55min · 54km
Old Faithful Inn
15:00 – 17:00
Day 2: Old Faithful Geyser → … → Old Faithful Inn
24min · 18km4 stops
Old Faithful Geyser
09:00-10:48
3min · 1.9km
Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook
11:42-13:30
12min · 9.6km
Firehole Lake Drive
14:24-16:12
9min · 6.2km
Old Faithful Inn
16:12-18:00
Day 3: Old Faithful Inn → … → Lake Yellowstone Hotel
1h 32min · 86km3 stops
West Thumb Geyser Basin
11:42-13:30
40min · 43km
Mud Volcano Area
14:24-16:12
15min · 13km
Lake Yellowstone Hotel
16:12-18:00
Day 4: Lake Yellowstone Hotel → … → Canyon Lodge
38min · 34km3 stops
Hayden Valley
11:42-13:30
13min · 13km
Artist Point
14:24-16:12
10min · 7.0km
Canyon Lodge
16:12-18:00
Day 5: Canyon Lodge → … → Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
57min · 55km3 stops
Norris Geyser Basin Museum
11:42-13:30
35min · 35km
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
14:24-16:12
1min · 0.7km
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
16:12-18:00
Day 6: Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel → Tower Fall General Store → Lamar Valley
1h 32min · 81km3 stops
Tower Fall General Store
11:42-13:30
14min · 11km
Lamar Valley
14:24-16:12
39min · 37km
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
16:12-18:00
Day 7: Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel → … → West Yellowstone Visitor
1h 17min · 78km3 stops
Obsidian Cliff
11:42-13:30
25min · 27km
Gibbon Falls
14:24-16:12
31min · 30km
West Yellowstone Visitor
16:12-18:00
Heads Up
- 1. Default timing is June; confirm current Yellowstone road openings, construction delays, and bear-management closures before each drive.
- 2. Wildlife jams are common in Hayden Valley, Lamar Valley, and Madison Valley; start early, keep distance, and never stop in the lane.
- 3. Geyser basins require staying on boardwalks because thin thermal crust is dangerous and fragile.
- 4. Reserve in-park lodging or gateway-town stays far ahead; services and parking fill early in peak summer.