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| Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail |
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Difficulty:
Moderate to Difficult
Elevation:
6,100 Feet
Elevation Gain:
200 Feet
Length:
3.7 Miles
Recommended Season:
Summer
USGS Map:
Tower Junction
Reservation:
No
Season:
Mid-May - Late September
From The Tower Junction, Travel 1.25 miles northeast on the road to the Northeast Entrance and Cooke City to the Yellowstone Picnic Area.
Location Information
Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail, located near Tower-Roosevelt, offers a moderately strenuous 3.7 mile roundtrip hike. This often overlooked trail along the east rim of the Yellowstone River offers views of the Narrows of the Yellowstone, the Overhanging Cliff area, the towers of Tower Fall, basalt columns, and the historic Bannock Indian Ford. Tower Fall itself is not visible, but the store and highway across the river can be seen for reference purposes. The trail ties into the Specimen Ridge Trail above the Bannock Ford. (Continue up to Specimen Ridge only if you are prepared for a longer hike with few trail markers.) Otherwise continue north about one mile (1.6 km) to the Specimen Ridge Trailhead. Walk west along the road for another 0.7 mile (1.1 km) to the Yellowstone River Picnic Area. Watch for bighorn sheep along this trail but please don't approach them! Use caution along the river canyon with its steep drop-offs.
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