Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is an outdoor activity in Canyon Village, WY, part of the Yellowstone Country guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Most park roads are closed to regular vehicles from early November to late April.

Artist Point, end of South Rim Drive, about 3 miles from Canyon Village · Canyon Village, WY

Why you should go…

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone runs roughly 20 miles from the Upper Falls to the Tower Fall area, cut by the Yellowstone River through rock colored largely by iron and sulfur. You can see the 308-foot Lower Falls from Lookout Point, Red Rock Point, Artist Point and the Brink of the Lower Falls Trail. The 109-foot Upper Falls sits just upstream. North Rim Drive and South Rim Drive link the overlooks, and the Canyon Visitor Education Center in Canyon Village has exhibits on the Yellowstone supervolcano.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sport & Outdoor
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Yellowstone Lake
$25–$50
Look out over North America's largest high-elevation lake, with geysers on its shore at West Thumb and trout below Fishing Bridge.
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Sport & Outdoor
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Mammoth Hot Springs
$25–$50
Walk boardwalks above steaming travertine terraces in Yellowstone, next to the red-roofed buildings of Fort Yellowstone.
20 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
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Grand Prismatic Spring
$25–$50
Follow the boardwalk past Yellowstone's largest hot spring, a deep blue pool ringed in orange and yellow.
22 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
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Roosevelt Arch
Free
Walk or drive under the 52-foot basalt gateway that has marked Yellowstone's North Entrance since 1903.
24 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
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Old Faithful
$25–$50
Watch Yellowstone's signature geyser shoot water more than 100 feet high from the surrounding boardwalks.
25 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Attractions
Family Favorite
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
Under $25
Nonprofit wildlife park near Yellowstone's west entrance, home to rescued grizzly bears, gray wolves and other native species.
31 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions