Image credits & research sources
Photo credits, public-domain image provenance and official research references for Explore West Yellowstone.
Destination photographs
NPS photographs illustrate the destination. Hotel-card photographs come from the respective Expedia property listing and are credited separately below.
Geyser
NPS / Jim Peaco. Image source page
Prismatic
NPS / Diane Renkin. Image source page
Canyon
NPS / Diane Renkin. Image source page
Winter
National Park Service. Image source page
Wildlife
NPS / Diane Renkin. Image source page
NPS-created material is generally public domain unless otherwise indicated. Images are resized and converted to WebP. NPS reuse statement . No official endorsement is implied.
Research references
Official access and fee information takes priority over older travel advice. Supplier pages determine current booking terms.
- Roads · www.nps.gov
- Seasons · www.nps.gov
- Fees · www.nps.gov
- Old · www.nps.gov
- Prismatic · www.nps.gov
- Canyon · www.nps.gov
- Winter · www.nps.gov
- Wildlife · www.nps.gov
- Access · www.nps.gov
- Discovery · www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.org
- Airport · bozemanairport.com
- Tours · www.getyourguide.com
- Localwinter · www.yellowstonevacations.com
Reviewed October 21, 2026. Sources support the planning information; they are not live status feeds.
Hotel photographs
Property images from the named Expedia hotel listings. These are hotel photographs; destination images are credited separately above.
- Explorer Cabins at Yellowstone · Expedia / property. View the property
- Kelly Inn West Yellowstone · Expedia / property. View the property
- Gray Wolf Inn & Suites · Expedia / property. View the property
- Holiday Inn West Yellowstone · Expedia / property. View the property
- Yellowstone Park Hotel · Expedia / property. View the property
- Best Western Desert Inn · Expedia / property. View the property
Additional destination photographs
Norris · NPS / Jim Peaco. NPS source page . Cropped and converted to WebP.
Mammoth · NPS / Neal Herbert. NPS source page . Cropped and converted to WebP.
West Thumb · NPS / Diane Renkin. NPS source page . Cropped and converted to WebP.
Lake · NPS / Jim Peaco. NPS source page . Cropped and converted to WebP.
Teton · NPS / J. Bonney. NPS source page . Cropped and converted to WebP.
Additional destination research
Norris · official planning information
Mammoth · official planning information
West Thumb · official planning information
Lake · official planning information