Lamar Valley Safari Hiking Tour with Lunch in Yellowstone National Park

Special Instructions

Please meet the Yellowstone Hiking Guides tour guide at 8 AM at the Lamar River Trailhead. Printed tickets are not necessary. Give the guide your name and party info at arrival. ●From Tower Junction: The trailhead is 14.8 miles from Tower Junction (25 minutes). Turn onto Highway 212 at Tower Junction toward Cooke City. After driving through the Lamar Valley, you will pass the Lamar River Stock Trailhead. This trailhead is for horse users (with hitching posts). There are two latrines at this location. This is your last civilized bathroom location. On the trail there are many “facili-trees”. The hiker trailhead is another 0.25 mile upstream. This large parking lot for the Lamar River Trail has no latrines. EXIT YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU WILL NOTICE A SMALL FOOTBRIDGE OVER THE CREEK. (THIS IS NOT A BRIDGE YOU DRIVE OVER, IT IS A FOOTBRIDGE FOR WALKING OVER THE CREEK.) You cannot see the bridge from the road or your vehicle. You must get out of your vehicle to see the bridge. If you pass the trailhead, your nearest turnaround spot will be Soda Butte (a dormant thermal feature) on your right. Turn around here and go back to the last parking area you passed. ●From Cooke City: The trailhead is 18.3 miles from Cooke City (30 minutes). It is located approximately 0.5 mile past the small, white Soda Butte thermal formation. You will smell this if you don’t see it! The parking lot for the Lamar River Trail is on the left. There is a small footbridge here if you get out of your vehicle and look. If you arrive at a parking lot with two latrines you have gone too far. This is the Lamar River Stock Trailhead. The hiker trailhead is 0.25 mile back upstream.