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Northeast Entrance
The entrance sign welcomes you to Yellowstone National Park.
0.5
Entrance Station
The road passes through the entrance station here. The park entrance fee must be paid or a valid pass shown.
1.5
Warm Creek Picnic Area
The road passes by the Warm Creek Picnic Area. Just beyond this is the Warm Creek Trailhead.
7.6
Soda Butte Creek Picnic Area
The road passes by the Soda Butte Creek Picnic Area.
8.8
Thunderer Trailhead
The road goes by a small parking area for the Thunderer Trail. This is a long and difficult dayhike into a seldom-seen area of the Yellowstone backcountry.
9.8
Pebble Creek Campground
The Pebble Creek Campground is on the right. Just before this is the Pebble Creek Trailhead. Just beyond the campground, the road enters the beautiful Lamar River Valley.
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Trout Lake Trailhead
The road passes the parking area for the Trout Lake Trailhead. This is a popular and short dayhike to 12 acre Trout Lake.
13.1
Soda Butte
A pullout on the left provides parking for Soda Butte. This is a small travertine formation in an otherwise normal looking meadow.
14.1
Lamar River Trailhead
The parking area for the Lamar River Trailhead is on the left. This is a popular trail that can be anywhere from a short dayhike to a backpacking trip of several days.
15.5
Lamar Valley
One of the many pullouts along the Lamar Valley section of the road is here. The Lamar is one of the best places in the park to view wildlife. The view at the left can be had from this turnout.
18.3
Lamar Ranger Station & Yellowstone Institute
The Lamar Ranger Station is on the right. The Yellowstone Institute is also located here.
19.6
Lamar Valley
Another of the many pullouts along the Lamar Valley section of the road is here. It is hard to tell from the photo, but each of the dark spots in the meadow is a bison.
23.1
Slough Creek Campground
An unpaved road on the right leads to the primitive Slough Creek Campground.
27.0
Specimen Ridge Trailhead
The road passes by the Specimen Ridge Trailhead. This is a very long dayhiking route that is for experienced and well-conditioned hikers only.
27.8
Yellowstone Picnic Area
The road goes by the Yellowstone Picnic Area.
29.1
Tower Junction
The road arrives at Tower Junction. A left turn joins the Grand Loop Road on the Tower to Canyon section. Straight ahead is the Roosevelt Lodge. A right turn joins the Mammoth to Tower section.
