Old Faithful

Old Faithful is a sightseeing stop in Yellowstone National Park, 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.

Upper Geyser Basin, Old Faithful area · Yellowstone National Park, WY

Why you should go…

Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin, named in 1870 by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition. Eruptions reach 106 to more than 180 feet and last 1.5 to 5 minutes, and rangers post the next predicted time at the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center. Boardwalks lead on through a basin holding roughly 150 geysers within one square mile. Next door, the 1904 Old Faithful Inn has a 65-foot lobby ceiling and a massive rhyolite fireplace.

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What's around here?

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

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Grand Prismatic Spring
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Tours
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Sport & Outdoor
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Yellowstone Lake
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Sightseeing
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Roosevelt Arch
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