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10 Bodies of Water in Yellowstone National Park That You Shouldn't Miss
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is a national treasure. Located primarily in Wyoming, the park also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone has active geothermal features with geysers and boiling mud pots throughout the park. The most famous is Old Faithful, a geyser that has erupted on the clock for decades. Travelers be warned, July is the busiest month of the year, with almost a million visitors alone. The park has a tour bus system, nine visitor centers, and 2,000 campsites.
1. Doublet Pool
2. Mallard Lake
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
Scenic lake located near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.
Reviewed By jesseo582 - Jackson, United States
Only 11 kilometres round trip, it was a delightful visit from our cabin at the Old Faithful Lodge. I’ve gone up the trail on lunch hour numerous times and always saw tracks but never another hiker or runner. Have seen bears though, too close for photography, please be careful! A 19 km loop includes the Mallard Creek Trail to the Pipeline Trail to the Upper Geyser Basin across from Biscuit Basin. Good stuff.
3. Heart Lake
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Scenic lake in Yellowstone that is known for its excellent fishing opportunities.
Reviewed By TractorDoc76 - Ashland, United States
Heart Lake is about a seven mile hike from the trailhead on the South Entrance Road to the park. I had made plans to spend several nights at a backcountry campsite with friends and we spent three nights here in September, 2020. If you are in decent shape you can make a trip to the lake and back into a decent day hike. The trail starts out thru mostly thru forest recovering from the '88 wildfires. There is minimal elevation change over the first five miles until you reach Paycheck Pass. At the pass a view opens up the the Witch Creek Watershed in the valley below with a view of Factory Hill and Heart Lake itself. The last two and a half miles head downhill and pass several thermal pools before reaching the gravelly shores of Heart Lake. A ranger cabin is near the lake shore but it was unstaffed during my visit. Heart Lake is a great place to sit and have lunch. You can cool your feet in the water before making the hike back out (don't forget about that uphill portion!). If you choose to reserve one of the backcountry campsites you can plan further adventures near the lake including climbing Mount Sheridan and checking out parts of the Heart Lake Geyser Basin.
4. Fountain Geyser
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Shoshone Lake
6. Wrangler Lake
7. Fountain Geyser
8. Yellowstone Lake
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4.5 based on 1,767 reviews
Yellowstone National Park's largest lake.
Reviewed By NatParkHikerJess - Peoria, United States
The best views of the lake we found were driving behind Lake Hotel to a parking area there. It's right on the shore of the lake with a little viewing deck as well. To escape crowds and get a more solitary lake experience, I highly rec driving out past Fishing Bridge to the Storm Point hike, which takes you along the shore of the lake and out to a secluded beach. Both are gorgeous places to enjoy this large alpine lake.
9. Firehole River
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4.5 based on 198 reviews
River located in Yellowstone National Park: perfect for fishing, canoeing or watching the geysers erupting.
Reviewed By ccrowe3 - Lakeside, United States
Yellowstone has a few little side roads, most of which are only able to be traveled in one direction. There is a small one way road along part of the Firehole River that is beautiful and includes a great waterfall.
10. Slough Creek
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4.5 based on 52 reviews
This creek provides gorgeous scenery along with some of the best cutthroat fishing around.
Reviewed By parksvisitor - Maple Grove, United States
We drove to Slough Creek because my wife had camped here many times in the past. We got to the end of the road and found a beautiful and peaceful scene along the river and an excellent place for lunch with picnic tables right along the river. Even if you don't fish, this is a must see place, especially if you are coming in the northeast entrance.
