Friday, February 06, 2026

Bozeman Yellowstone Teton summer 2026

Tuesday, June 2:
Fly  to  Bozeman. Shop groceries. Drive to Idaho Park near West Yellowstone. Stay.

Wednesday, June 3: 
  • Norris Geyser Basin
    • Beryl Spring
    • Artists Paintpots
  • Back Basin
    • Emerald Spring
    • Steamboat Geyser
    • Cistern Spring
    • Echinus Geyser
    • Porkchop Geyser
    • Pearl Geyser
    • Palpitator Spring
    • Monarch Geysers
  • Porcelain Basin
    • Crackling Lake
    • Pinwheel Geyser
    • Whirligig Geyser
    • Hurricane Vent
    • Porcelain Springs
  • Museum of the National Park ranger
    • Small log cabin
    • movie
  • Gibbon Falls
  • Madison Picnic Area (bison & elk)
  • Fountain paint pot
  • Midway Geyser
    • Grand Prismatic Spring Basin
Stay in Idaho Park

Thursday, June 4:
  • Upper Geyser Basin
    • Morning Glory Pool
    • Old Faithful Geyser
      • Geyser Hill
      • Old Faithful Visitor Education center
      • Old Faithful Inn
        • mezzanine
    • Biscuit Basin
      • Mystic falls
      • Biscuit Basin overlook
    • Black Sand Basin
  • Yellowstone tribal heritage center
  • Yellowstone Giant Screen Theatre
  • Yellowstone Rodeo
  • Ranger programs
Stay in Idaho Park

Friday, June 5:
  • Lake Yellowstone
    • Bridge Bay
      • Natural Bridge
      • Boat tour
    • Lakeshore walk at storm point
  • Gull point drive to Gull Point Picnic Area
  • West Thumb Geyser Basin
    • Boardwalk with backdrop of Absaroka mountains
    • Fishing Cone
    • Abyss Pool
    • Twin Geyser
  • Grand Loop Road
    • Right at Fishing bridge on East Entrance Road, hike Storm Point loop. Lunch at Fishing Bridge general store.
    • Brink of the Upper falls
  • South Rim trail to point Sublime
  • Yellowstone Lake: Lake Queen tour, boat ride or paddle
    • Lake Butte overlook
    • Storm Point & Sand Point beach walks
    • Gull point
    • Pumice Point views
  • Canyon Corrals horseback riding
Stay in Idaho Park

Saturday, June 6:
  • Nez Perce National Historic Trail
  • Hike
    • Fairy Falls
    • Grand Prismatic overlook
  • Firehole lake drive
    • Great Fountain Geyser
    • White Dome Geyser
    • Firehole Lake
    • Firehole Falls
Stay in Idaho Park

Sunday, June 7:
Check out of West Yellowstone.
  • Mud volcano
    • Dragon's mouth spring
    • Black dragon's cauldron
    • Sulphur Cauldron
  • Hayden valley
  • Grand Loop road to Canyon village
  • Canyon visitor education center
  • Mount Washburn
    • Dunraven Pass
    • North of pass: Tower Fall, Calcite Springs, Tower Junction
  • Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
    • Upper Falls
      • South Rim Drive
        • Uncle Tom's point. walkway to Upper falls
    • Hike
      • Artist Point
      • Lower Falls
  • North Rim drive
    • Brink of the Lower Falls
    • Lower Falls view from Lookout point
    • Red Rock point
    • Grand view
    • Inspiration point
Stay in Emigrant near Gardiner

Monday, June 8:
  • Roosevelt Arch
  • Albright visitor center
  • Mammoth Hot Springs
  • Lamar valley
Stay in Emigrant

Tuesday, June 9:

Check out of Emigrant.
Drive.

  • South Entrance
  • Lewis Lake
  • Lewis Falls
  • Shoshone Lake, Continental divide, Isa Lake, Craig Pass
  • North Teton
  • Teton Park road
    • Mount Moran
      • Mount Moran turnout
      • Teton Glacier turnout
    • Jackson Lake lodge
    • Willow Flats Overlook
    • Teton Glacier
    • Oxbow Bend
    • Jackson Lake dam
    • Colter Bay Lakeshore Trail
    • Grand view point hike
    • Colter Bay
    • Hike
      • Bradley Lake
      • Teton Lake
    • Menor's Ferry Historic District
    • Chapel of the Transfiguration
  • Togwotee Pass
  • Stay in Victor, ID near Jackson.

Wednesday, June 10:
  • Grand Teton
    • Jackson lake boating, paddling, cruising
    • Colter Bay
      • Hike
        • Heron Pond
        • Swan Lake
    • Kayak or Canoe
    • Snake river overlook
    • Mormon row
  • Signal Mountain
    • Jackson point overlook
    • Summit overlook
  • Teton pass
  • Wild West at Jackson town square
  • National Elk refuge wildlife
  • Aerial tram
    • Top of the world trail
  • Bridger gondola
  • Million dollar cowboy bar-saddle
  • Snow king gondola, observatory & planetarium
Stay in Victor.

Thursday, June 11:
  • Laurance S Rockefeller Preserve Center
  • Moose Wilson Road
    • Sawmill Ponds Pullout
  • Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
  • Jenny lake triad (visit early in the morning)
    • Jenny Lake visitor center
    • Tour boat (reservations)
    • Discovery trail
    • Hike
      • Hidden falls
      • Inspiration Point
  • Murie center
  • Taggart & Bradley Lakes
  • Look Paintbrush canyon & Cascade canyon
  • Teton Crest Trail
  • Mormon row
  • String Lake, Leigh lake, Phelps lake, bearpaw lakes paddling
  • Snake river evening float

Friday, June 12:
Check out of Victor.
  • Snake river white water rafting or floats
  • Lone mountain summit
    • Scenic chairlift rides, Big sky resort
  • Beartooth highway drive
    • Beartooth Pass
    • Island Lake
    • Beartooth lake
    • Clay Butte Lookout
  • Red Lodge's downtown historic district
  • Cody Rodeo
  • Buffalo Bill center of the West, Cody
  • Heart mountain interprestive center, Cody
  • Buffal Bill dam
  • National bighorn sheep interpretive center
  • Togwotee pass
  • Gallatin Canyon drive 
  • Gallatin River whitewater rafting
  • Jake's horses horse riding in Gallatin Canyon
Drive to Bozeman.
Stay in Bozeman.

Saturday, June 13:
Check out of Bozeman.
Museum of the Rockies: large dinosaur collection.
Return rental car. Fly out.


Hotel summary:
June 2-7: West Yellowstone
June 7-10: Gardiner
June 10-12: Jackson (or within Teton if we can get it)
June 12-13: Bozeman


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