Tables and access
One table and one vault toilet are wheelchair accessible. The exact route between them and the parking surface aren’t documented, so those listings don’t confirm a fully step-free visit.
Overview
About Grant Village Picnic Area
Why stop
- A wooded picnic spot near Yellowstone Lake.
Heads up
- No potable water at the picnic area.
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Where it is
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Before you go
Tables and access
5 active Yellowstone alerts
- ClosureBiscuit Basin closed after hydrothermal explosionBiscuit Basin’s parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River are closed to all travel.Official details
- ClosureMost Yellowstone roads close to regular vehicles November 1Most Yellowstone roads and the West, South, and East entrances are scheduled to close to regular vehicles November 1, 2026, as the park prepares for winter operations.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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“You're nearing Grant Village, a useful stop for ranger advice and a break beside Yellowstone Lake.”
Plays as you drive up to Grant Village Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Yellowstone Tour Guide.
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More about Grant Village Picnic Area
A simple lakeside lunch stopGrant Village Picnic Area is a wooded picnic area near Yellowstone Lake, with 16 tables and 11…
Grant Village Picnic Area is a wooded picnic area near Yellowstone Lake, with 16 tables and 11 fire grates. It makes most sense as a meal break while you’re in the Grant Village area.
Water, cooking and food storageBring drinking water: Madison is the park’s only picnic area with potable water.
Bring drinking water: Madison is the park’s only picnic area with potable water. Campfires are allowed only in a provided fire grate; camp stoves and self-contained charcoal grills are also allowed. Keep food, trash, coolers and cooking tools in a bear-proof container whenever they aren’t in immediate use. Overnight camping isn’t allowed in picnic areas.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Yellowstone
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.
