Private Full-Day Yellowstone Backcountry Hike with Naturalist
Explore beyond Yellowstone’s roads on a hike tailored to your interests and ability
Duration
7–9 hrs
Ideal For
Up to 14 people
Includes
Private guide, Transport, Snacks
Highlights
Head into Yellowstone’s backcountry with your own private local naturalist guide. Your guides are trained educators who average more than a dozen years of experience working, living, and teaching in the park.
- Explore routes ranging from 4 to 12 miles or more, with easy, moderate, or strenuous terrain
- Discover the landscapes, wildlife, and stories of people who traveled these hills and valleys long ago
- Learn bear safety from a guide trained in safe backcountry travel
What's Included
- Transportation in a touring vehicle
- High-powered binoculars and spotting scopes
- Equipment for taking phone photos and videos through spotting scopes
- Coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and light snacks
- Water refills at the vehicle
- Bear spray and a guide-carried first aid kit
Important details
- Bring your park pass and ID.
- Park entry is not included in the listed price. Commercial-tour entry costs $20 per adult U.S. resident or $100 per adult non-resident; children ages 15 and under enter free. An annual or lifetime National Park pass covers up to 4 adults, and the value of a 7-day Yellowstone pass can be credited toward entry fees.
- Optional guide gratuity is not included in the listed price and is at your discretion.
- Bring layered clothing, a trail-friendly lunch, reusable water bottles with enough capacity for the entire hike, and a day pack for your food, water, and extra layers. Water refills are available before and after the hike, not along the trail.
- Bring an appropriate child car seat or booster seat for each child who needs one. Wyoming law generally requires an approved restraint for children under 9.
- Follow your guide’s safety instructions. Stay at least 100 yards from bears and wolves and 25 yards from other wildlife, and remain on boardwalks or maintained trails in hydrothermal areas. Unsafe behavior may result in the tour ending early.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund for cancellations more than 30 days before departure; no refund 30 days or less before departure. No refunds for cancellations due to extreme weather, wildfire, natural disasters, park closures or airline cancellations. Free rescheduling is subject to availability; rescheduling within 30 days of the original departure makes your booking non-refundable.
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FAQs
Ages 8 and up are recommended.
Wear sturdy, comfortable closed-toe shoes or boots that are already broken in. For your Yellowstone hike, bring a warm hat, gloves, a waterproof/windproof jacket, sun protection, and bug spray, especially in June and July. Summer mornings can be as cold as 30°F, with afternoon highs in the 80s or higher.
Bring reusable bottles with 2–4 liters of capacity per person, depending on the hike’s length and your needs. Carry enough water for the entire hike; refills are available at the vehicle before and afterward.