Yellowstone National Park is the happiest place on earth for me when it comes to the National Parks. This was one of the first National Parks I visited after getting my lifetime pass. If you haven’t heard of the different kinds of park passes you can head on over to my blog for helpful info to get you some awesome deals in the parks.It has been my favorite park because of all the amazing memories I made with my husband and the park is very accessible. Also, the scenery is just magical and phenomenal. 

Grand Prismatic Spring

There are two hikes that are absolute musts at the Grand Prismatic Spring. The first allows you to see the spring itself up close. There is a boardwalk that is about 0.8 miles long and it runs from the parking lot to right next to the spring. If you’re lucky, there won’t be much steam from the spring and you can see across the breadth of the spring itself. There are a few small springs located along the boardwalk. Two of these smaller springs are called the Opal Pool and the Excelsior Geyser Crater. The whole boardwalk is wheelchair accessible and the views are so beautiful.

The second hike is the Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook Trail. To get there, you drive just up the road past the main Grand Prismatic Spring parking lot. The trail itself is about 1.6 miles long and there is a total elevation gain of 135 feet. I would say that this is my top spot in Yellowstone because of the amazing view of the Grand Prismatic Spring from above.