The east entrance via Cody, Wyoming, puts visitors right on the shores of Lake Yellowstone. You’ll pass through the Fishing Bridge area as you wind your way to the top of Lake Yellowstone.

Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park both welcomed the second-highest number of visitors on record last year.

Yellowstone National Park stretches over 9,000 km 2 between the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, and has five entrances: north, north-east, east, south and west. The main entrances are north ...

West Yellowstone is the town situated near the western entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Bison frequent the area, and their dark coats can make them tough to spot at night, Gavagan said.

Yellowstone National Park's nearly 3,500 square miles seep slightly across state borders into Montana and Idaho, but its major attractions are contained in the northwest corner of Wyoming.