Gas station · Yellowstone National Park
Unleaded, diesel and a seasonal store in Lower Old Faithful.
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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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Old Faithful Inn and Village“Up ahead is Old Faithful Inn, where the public lobby deserves a stop even if you're not staying overnight. The seasonal hotel opened in nineteen oh four, built with local lodgepole pine and volcanic rock.”
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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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Old Faithful Gas and Service Station - Lower is a self-service fuel stop in the Old Faithful area, with unleaded and diesel #2. It is a useful place to refuel while visiting this part of the park, rather than a sightseeing stop.
This is the Lower of the two service stations at Old Faithful; the Upper station is a separate site. Keep “Lower” in your navigation choice so you arrive at the station you intend to use.
When open, the convenience store sells snacks, drinks and ice. The shop is seasonal, and the station is listed as wheelchair accessible.
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
EasyOld Faithful to Morning Glory Pool Trail2.7 mi · 2 hr · 0.2 mi awayA level geyser walk ends at a spring changed by its visitors.
EasyGeyser Hill Loop Trail1.2 mi · 1 hr · 0.3 mi awayCompact boardwalk loop past geysers, vivid springs, and steaming runoff.
ModerateObservation Point–Solitary Geyser Loop1.9 mi · 2 hr · 0.4 mi awayA short climb trades switchbacks for Old Faithful from above.
EasyFern Cascade Loop Trail2.5 mi · 1.5 hr · 0.5 mi awayA short woods loop slips down to a hidden cascade.
ModerateHoward Eaton Trail: Old Faithful to Lone Star Geyser6.3 mi · 3 hr · 0.5 mi awayBurned hill, spruce-fir forest, and a geyser at the end.
ModerateMallard Lake Trail7 mi · 4.5 hr · 0.6 mi awayPipeline Hot Springs and a Firehole crossing lead to Mallard Lake.
EasyBlack Sand Basin Trail0.5 mi · 30 min · 0.9 mi awayShort boardwalk spurs past colorful hot springs and geysers.
ChallengingShoshone Geyser Basin Trail17 mi · 8.5 hr · 1.9 mi awayMore than 80 geysers, with no boardwalks and a long hike in.
Store · 0.1 mi awayOld Faithful General Store - LowerAn 1897 store for a burger and a look at its porch
Sight · 0.2 mi awayOld Faithful InnA six-story log lobby makes this historic inn worth a look.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayCastle GeyserA castle-shaped cone, with a major eruption worth a flexible wait.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayCrested PoolA clear blue spring that boils almost constantly, rimmed in pale sinter
Sight · 0.3 mi awayBeehive GeyserA towering plume with no dependable showtime.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayLion Geyser ComplexSeven thermal features, but Lion’s eruptions keep no schedule.
Visitor center · 0.3 mi awayOld Faithful Visitor Education CenterWatch Old Faithful indoors, then get the science behind the eruptions.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayOld Faithful GeyserThe eruption is brief; the basin boardwalk makes a longer stop worthwhile.Parkwolf’s Yellowstone ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
