National Park

Yellowstone national park is the most popular park in America with about 250000 visitors per month. It the first national park in America and one of the largest parks with 2.2 million acres of area and 370 miles of roadways. It is mainly located in Wyoming although it extends into Idaho and Montana. The park is popular for its varied wild life and eco systems. It is also popular for its geothermal features and old faith geyser is the most visited place in the yellow stone national park. Yellowstone is flooded with various lakes, rivers, canyon and mountain ranges. The yellow lake in the national park has a geographic importance; it is among on of the high-altitude lakes in North America.

The park has the most undisturbed ecosystem with hundreds of species of reptiles, mammals, fish, and birds. In Yellowstone national park you can even find some of the rarest species on the face of earth. There will be forest fires every year in the park, which is an issue that concerns man people. The worst forest fire occurred in the year 1988; about 1/3rd of the forest was burnt. Yellowstone national park organizes many recreational activities, which is attracting huge number of visitors to the park. Its a perfect destination for a week end holiday. Hiking, camping, fishing, boating are some of the recreational opportunities that you will not miss. In winter the visitors use snow mobiles and snow coaches to access the park and the paved road makes it possible to reach any corner of the park easily.

The national park has nine visitor centers and the utmost care is taken by the concerned authority to maintain the historical structures of the museums and 2000 building in the park. The historical structures in the park are Old Faith Inn constructed in 1903, historical landmarks and the Fort Yellowstone. A historical tour is a service provided by the national park authority which gives us detailed information about the national park and its development. Several campfires, recreational activities, guided walks and other informative presentations are organized at many locations inside the national park especially in summer.

To protect the ecosystem and wild life, hunting is strictly prohibited in the Yellowstone national park, how ever fishing is the most popular activity in the national park provided you have a Yellowstone park fishing license. Thus all care has been taken to protect the ecosystem and provide entertainment to the visitors.