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The landscape between Tower and Lamar Valley is jaw-dropping in its beauty and ruggedness. All along the way, you might also see large and small herds of bison grazing and sunning themselves.
In addition to vast landscape vistas, Hayden Valley is another location for wildlife watching in Yellowstone National Park. "Bison live year-round in the Hayden Valley. Winters are often severe, with deep snows and temperatures reaching -44 degrees F (-42 degrees C)."
The Artist Paint Pots area gets its name from the colorful hues of the geothermal springs and bubbling mud pots. There's a little more topographic relief to this area than the Fountain Paint Pots area, but the views are definitely worth the extra energy expended.
"Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone and are an important species within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Yellowstone provides summer range for an estimated 10,000–20,000 elk (Cervus canadensis) from six to seven herds, most of which winter at lower elevations outside the park. These herds provide visitor enjoyment as well as revenue to local economies through hunting outside the park.
The milky white and blue colors of the highly acidic thermal pools in Porcelain Basin are from high concentrations of silica (the highest concentrations in Yellowstone) and bring to mind the delicate colors and texture of fine ceramics.
The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.
You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.
So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.
