National Park Trail Mammoth Area: Blacktail Deer Creek to Yellowstone River Trail

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Overview Service & Activities

About Distance, one-way: 12 miles Estimated time: 6-8 hours Difficulty: moderately strenuous Trailhead: 7 miles east of Mammoth on Mammoth-Tower Road Trail Ends: Gardiner, MT Follow Blacktail Deer Creek as it descends 1,100 feet through rolling, grassy hills and Douglas-fir forest to the Yellowstone River. Cross the river on a steel suspension bridge then join the Yellowstone River Trail, which continues downriver, passing Knowles Falls and into arid terrain until it ends in Gardiner, MT. Caution: *Very narrow, short stretch near Gardiner is slippery when wet.

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

CONTACT 307-344-7381

Details

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS Blacktail Deer Creek to Yellowstone River Trail is located in the Mammoth Area of Yellowstone National Park.

SERVICES

ACTIVITIES Bird Watching Hiking Nature Outdoor Activity Photography Sightseeing Wildlife Viewing