Picnic area · Yellowstone National Park
A simple picnic stop with 14 tables and a vault toilet.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Yellowstone Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Yellowstone National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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From Lodge Work to Nature Walks“One of Yellowstone's early naturalists also made beds at Old Faithful. Herma Albertson Baggley worked for the lodge company while guiding visitors and sharing her knowledge of plants.”
Plays on the road 0.5 mi from East Divide Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Yellowstone Tour Guide.
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“First time driving through a national park. We used the Yellowstone tour on grand loop Road and it’s just like having a tour guide in your car with you.”
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East Divide Picnic Area is a named roadside stop along Yellowstone's Grand Loop Road. Its 14 picnic tables make it a useful place to sit down for a meal during a park drive.
The confirmed facilities are 14 picnic tables and one vault toilet. Potable water and a fire grate weren't verified here, so bring drinking water and don't plan around a campfire setup.
Overnight camping isn't allowed in Yellowstone picnic areas. Keep food, trash, coolers and cooking gear secured in a bear-proof container unless you're using them.
Wildlife
713 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
743 sightingsWolfMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
5,273 sightingsBisonMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
3,258 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
397 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
1,494 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yellowstone. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateDuck Lake Trail0.8 mi · 1.5 hr · 3 mi awayA short climb opens views over Duck Lake and the 1988 burn.
EasyWest Thumb Geyser Basin Trail0.6 mi · 45 min · 3.1 mi awayA short lakeside boardwalk through vivid hot springs and geysers.
ModerateYellowstone Lake Overlook Trail1.7 mi · 1.5 hr · 3.2 mi awayClimb to a broad lake-and-Absaroka view above West Thumb
ModerateNorth Shore Shoshone Lake Trail8.3 mi · 6 hr · 3.5 mi awayA remote one-way walk from lake beach into lodgepole forest.
EasyDeLacy Creek Trail5.8 mi · 4 hr · 3.5 mi awayEasy meadows lead to remote Shoshone Lake.
ModeratePocket Lake Trail2.4 mi · 2 hr · 4.9 mi awayA steep forest trail reaches a small backcountry lake.
Sight · 3.1 mi awayWest Thumb Geyser BasinA boardwalk loop between steaming pools and Yellowstone Lake.
Visitor center · 3.2 mi awayWest Thumb Information StationA historic ranger station at the start of West Thumb’s geyser-basin walk.
Picnic area · 3.2 mi awayWest Thumb Picnic AreaA handy picnic break beside the West Thumb geyser basin.
Picnic area · 3.4 mi awayDeLacy Creek Picnic AreaA handy picnic stop at Craig Pass with a vault toilet.
Campground · 4.1 mi awayGrant Village CampgroundA pine-forest base near Yellowstone Lake and West Thumb.
Sight · 4.3 mi awayIsa Lake and Continental DivideA small lake with a snowmelt-dependent two-ocean story.
Picnic area · 4.5 mi awayGrant Village Picnic AreaA lakeside picnic stop with 16 tables and fire grates.
Visitor center · 4.6 mi awayGrant Visitor CenterPark services and a lake view make this a useful southern stop.Parkwolf’s Yellowstone ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
