Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Yellowstone Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Yellowstone Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.15807, -88.26273. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yellowstone Park

• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~7 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Barrington United Methodist Church · church · Cook · ~11 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~13 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · ~16 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Community Church · church · Cook · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Medieval Times · attraction · Cook · ~23 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yellowstone Park

Other parks near Yellowstone Park

• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~7 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Legoland Discovery Center Chicago · park · Cook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cuneo Mansion and Gardens · park · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago · park · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Great America · park · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Danny Cunniff Park · park · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lilacia Park · park · DuPage · ~45 km · Must-see

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