7 days · from Bozeman, MT

7-day Yellowstone family road trip

A 7-day Yellowstone itinerary from Bozeman: Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic, Artist Point, and Hayden Valley. Daily plan and a map.

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• Old Faithful
• Grand Prismatic
• Artist Point
• Hayden Valley
• Mammoth Hot Springs

The days

1. 01

   Bozeman → West Yellowstone

   • Leave Bozeman after breakfast
   • Drive to West Yellowstone
   • Check in and an easy first evening
   • Old Faithful from the benches (easy, timed)

   West Yellowstone — many hotels at the west gate

2. 02

   Old Faithful

   • Stay local — no long drive.
   • Old Faithful eruption from the benches — check the next-window time
   • Upper Geyser Basin boardwalk to Morning Glory and Castle
   • Old Faithful Inn lobby, then an easy evening in town

   West Yellowstone — many hotels at the west gate

3. 03

   Grand Prismatic

   • Stay local — no long drive.
   • Grand Prismatic Overlook, then Midway Geyser Basin boardwalk
   • Fountain Paint Pot only if the parking and the kids cooperate
   • Don't loop the same boardwalk twice — save the legs

   West Yellowstone — many hotels at the west gate

4. 04

   Grand Prismatic

   • Stay local — no long drive.
   • Grand Prismatic Overlook, then Midway Geyser Basin boardwalk
   • Fountain Paint Pot only if the parking and the kids cooperate
   • Don't loop the same boardwalk twice — save the legs

   West Yellowstone — many hotels at the west gate

5. 05

   West Yellowstone → Canyon Village

   • Drive West Yellowstone → Canyon Village
   • Optional Norris Geyser Basin if you leave West early
   • Artist Point for Lower Yellowstone Falls
   • Check in at Canyon Lodge

   Canyon Lodge (in-park, book early)

6. 06

   Hayden Valley

   • Stay local — no long drive.
   • Hayden Valley wildlife pulloffs in the morning
   • Lamar Valley only as a dedicated dawn mission — not stacked after a late night
   • Easy afternoon at Canyon Village

   Canyon Lodge (in-park, book early)

7. 07

   Canyon Village → Bozeman

   • Easy morning if checkout allows
   • Drive Canyon Village → Bozeman
   • Unpack and save the photos

   Home in Bozeman

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