GRAND PRISMATIC SPRING

Description

It’s one thing to walk up close and personal to this beauty to feel the wave of steam on your face, but getting up above the steam is a sight to behold.

LENGTH:

1.6 MILES – 200ft Elevation gain

TRAIL DETAILS:

The trail begins from the Fairy Falls Trailhead. Hikers cross a bridge over the Firehole River and walk along a wide crushed-gravel trail. At the first junction, the trail swings left and gently climbs up through new lodgepole growth. Arrive at a large viewing platform. The platform is surrounded by a rail, making this a great hike for the young ones.

Take in the clear view over Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser. The temperature of Grand Prismatic ranges from 145 degrees to 188 degrees, with the highest temperature at the center in the clear blue waters. Just off-center, at a temperature of 165 degrees, the Synechococcus bacterium becomes predominant as noted by the greenish color. Calothrix and Phormidium are cyanobacteria that form the respective dark brown and orange bacterial mats around the outer rim of the spring.

WEATHER

COST

The entrance fee at the gate is $25.00 per vehicle. The pass is good for seven days and will get you in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. You can buy a one-year pass for $50.00, and you can buy a National Parks pass for $80.00, which gets you into all national parks in the country

Check the official website for updated fee information.

LOCATION

You can view the spring from the boardwalk in the Midway Geyser Basin, or you can look down on the spring from the top of a small hill accessible from the Fairy Falls Trail. The traditional way to view the Grand Prismatic Spring is to walk next to it on the boardwalk. The spring is located in the Midway Geyser Basin.

DIRECTIONS

GPS COORDINATES

Trailhead: (44.5151736,-110.8325500)
Overlook: (44.5233163,-110.8398964)

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