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Roosevelt Arch, Gardiner, MT

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Roosevelt Arch

Walk or drive under the 52-foot basalt gateway that has marked Yellowstone's North Entrance since 1903.

Yellowstone North Entrance, off US-89 · Gardiner, MT

About Roosevelt Arch

The Roosevelt Arch is the 52-foot stone gateway at Yellowstone's North Entrance, built in 1903 from locally quarried columnar basalt. President Theodore Roosevelt laid its cornerstone, and the inscription across the top reads "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People." You can walk through the pedestrian passages in its two towers or drive under it. Arch Park, a small park with picnic tables, sits just north of it on the edge of Gardiner.

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    Flying Pig Adventure Company

    $50+

    Whitewater rafting and adventure outfitter a mile from Yellowstone's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

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    Yellowstone Hot Springs

    Under $25

    Natural mineral hot spring pools on the Yellowstone River, about eight miles north of Yellowstone's north entrance.

    0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Wild West Rafting

    $50+

    Guided whitewater rafting on the Yellowstone River, launching near Yellowstone's North Entrance in Gardiner.

    0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sports & Outdoors
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    Yellowstone National Park

    Under $25

    Drive the loop roads between geyser basins, hot springs and wildlife valleys in the park that holds more than half the world's geysers.

    3.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sports & Outdoors
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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.

    4.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

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    Old Faithful

    $25–$50

    Watch Yellowstone's signature geyser shoot water more than 100 feet high from the surrounding boardwalks.

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