Home Country Guides: Books, links and trip reports whale and dolphin watchingFocus on Australia Mammal watching: Some tipsWorldwide Mammal Info: Books and links with a global coverage Mammal Watching Blog: Read and Subscribeme and my mammal watching

Mammoth Hot Springs

In July 1993 I spent a couple of nights in Yellowstone and a third at Grand Teton National Park. Both excellent national parks (though Yellowstone is very busy in the summer) with some fine mammals from the suite of Arctic species. The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole is worth a visit. I went back to Yellowstone in April 2010 for 24 hours and focused on the north of the park (spending the night in Gardiner, Montana) it was much quieter in April (most of the park's facilities were closed as were some of the roads) but the wildlife viewing was still excellent.

Elk

Yellowstone
July 1993 – Moose (apparently in 2010 at least these are quite rare in the park and much commoner in Grand Teton), Black Bear, Bison, Mountain Cottontail, Uinta Ground Squirrel, and a White-tailed Prarie Dog somewhere near the park. Dipped on Grizzlies which were occasionally spotted on the Hayden Meadows back then, but apparently now more common in several places.

Grey Wolf

Mule Deer

April 2010 - lots of Bison and Elk, a few Pronghorns and Mule Deer , two separate Wolves (one in the north and one near Old Faithful), a Grizzly Bear (near the Lamar Valley), a few Mountain Cottontails (around Gardiner), a couple of Uinta Ground Squirrels near Jackson Hole, and a Least Chipmunk (but not the Uinta Chipmunk I was looking for) at Mammoth Campground. The Lamar Valley in the north of the park is as good as it gets for seeing the larger mammals.

Bison at dawn, Yellowstone NP, 1993

Bison in the snow, Yellowstone NP, 2010

See Also
Visiting Grand Tetons (July 2010).

Other People's Trip Reports
North West 2010: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington : John Fox, 13 days, 4400 miles and 34 mammals including a Long-tailed Weasel and hearing a Pygmy Rabbit.

Grand Teton 2008 and Yellowstone 2009: Alan Dahl, 2 trips with some great photos.

Yellowstone 2009: Matt Miller, 5 days & 19 mammals including Wolves, both bears and Otters.

Yellowstone 2006: Derek Shingle, 10 days & 10 mammals including Wolves and Grizzlies.