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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
19stops
410km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Yellowstone National Park — start and end in West Yellowstone.

DAY01

West Yellowstone → Old Faithful Inn

58 km · 1h 1m driving · Overnight in Old Faithful Inn
  1. 09:00
    West Yellowstone Visitor· start
  2. 4.5 km · 6m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Madison Junction
  4. 54 km · 55m
  5. 15:00
    Old Faithful Inn· overnight
DAY02

Old Faithful Geyser → Old Faithful Inn

18 km · 24m driving · Overnight in Old Faithful Inn
  1. 09:00
    Old Faithful Geyser· start
  2. 1.9 km · 3m
  3. 11:4213:30
    ⭐ Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook
  4. 9.6 km · 12m
  5. 14:24
    Firehole Lake Drive
  6. 6.2 km · 9m
  7. 16:12
    Old Faithful Inn· overnight
DAY03

Old Faithful Inn → Lake Yellowstone Hotel

86 km · 1h 32m driving · Overnight in Lake Yellowstone Hotel
  1. 09:00
    Old Faithful Inn· start
  2. 31 km · 37m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ West Thumb Geyser Basin
  4. 43 km · 40m
  5. 14:24
    Mud Volcano Area
  6. 13 km · 15m
  7. 16:12
    Lake Yellowstone Hotel· overnight
DAY04

Lake Yellowstone Hotel → Canyon Lodge

34 km · 38m driving · Overnight in Canyon Lodge
  1. 09:00
    Lake Yellowstone Hotel· start
  2. 15 km · 15m
  3. 11:42
    Hayden Valley
  4. 13 km · 13m
  5. 14:24
    ⭐ Artist Point
  6. 7 km · 10m
  7. 16:12
    Canyon Lodge· overnight
DAY05

Canyon Lodge → Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

55 km · 57m driving · Overnight in Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
  1. 09:00
    Canyon Lodge· start
  2. 20 km · 21m
  3. 11:42
    Norris Geyser Basin Museum
  4. 35 km · 35m
  5. 14:24
    ⭐ Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
  6. 0.7 km · 1m
  7. 16:12
    Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel· overnight
DAY06

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel → Lamar Valley

81 km · 1h 32m driving · Overnight in Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
  1. 09:00
    Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel· start
  2. 33 km · 39m
  3. 11:42
    Tower Fall General Store
  4. 11 km · 14m
  5. 14:24
    ⭐ Lamar Valley
  6. 37 km · 39m
  7. 16:12
    Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel· overnight
DAY07

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel → West Yellowstone

78 km · 1h 17m driving
  1. 09:00
    Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel· start
  2. 20 km · 21m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Obsidian Cliff
  4. 27 km · 25m
  5. 14:24
    Gibbon Falls
  6. 30 km · 31m
  7. 16:12
    West Yellowstone Visitor
Booking timeline
Book these before you go
  1. Day 1Stay in West Yellowstone · Night 1
  2. Days 2–6Stay in Yellowstone National Park · Nights 2-6
Heads Up
  • Wildlife jams are common in Hayden Valley, Lamar Valley, and Madison Valley; start early, keep distance, and never stop in the lane.
  • Geyser basins require staying on boardwalks because thin thermal crust is dangerous and fragile.
  • Reserve in-park lodging or gateway-town stays far ahead; services and parking fill early in peak summer.