Local favourite national park · Sheridan, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a national park in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Yellowstone National 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 national park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Yellowstone National Park
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
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 National Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.80622, -106.93869. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Yellowstone National Park
- Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~1 km · Must-see
- Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~34 km · Must-see
- Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~36 km · Must-see
- Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~39 km · Must-see
- Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~40 km · Must-see
- Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~48 km · Must-see
- Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
- Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
- Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~59 km · Must-see
- Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~60 km · Must-see
- Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
- Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~61 km · Must-see
- Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~61 km · Must-see
- Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~62 km · Must-see
- Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~63 km · Must-see
- Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
- Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~68 km · Must-see
- Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~68 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Yellowstone National Park
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Yellowstone National Park
- Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~59 km · Must-see
- Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~62 km · Must-see
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~118 km · Must-see
- Larison Swale · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~20 km
- Rock Creek Roadless Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~51 km
- Bud Love Big Game Winter Range · sanctuary · Johnson · ~56 km
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~71 km
- Willow Marsh · sanctuary · Johnson · ~83 km
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~89 km
- Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Washakie · ~141 km
Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
📍 Location approximate: only one online listing gives this spot. If you have been here, use “Suggest an edit” to pin it exactly.
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Yellowstone National Park?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Yellowstone National Park?
Nearby: Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark (viewpoint, 1 km), Dayton Community Hall (fort, 34 km), Tongue Butte (viewpoint, 36 km), Tongue Cave (cave, 39 km), Fort Phil Kearny (fort, 40 km), Tongue River Dam (lake, 48 km).