Yellowstone Lake

I drove through Yellowstone Lake as I was going to West Thumb Geyser Basin on the eastern portion of the park. It's a HUGE lake and it took me a while to drive down the road with the lake by my side. There are a lot of pulloffs that you can soak in the views or even go down to the lake and play in the water. It'll take you a while to drive around the entire lake and there are multiple parts of it. West Thumb and Grant Visitor Center will be closest to the main sections of the park and closest to Grand Loop Road. Although the South and Southeast arms of the lake are further away I imagine they're less crowded so you can have more peace doing all your fun activities.

This lake is huge. We went to the part by the Fishing Bridge Visitors Center. We also enjoyed the lake from the West Thumb Geyser Basin. The lake shore at the visitor center was so serene. I highly recommend visiting it here. There were almost no people around. The West Thumb Geyser Basin was also pretty neat. It was cool that there was geothermal activity right on the lake. You'll likely drive by this lake while in Yellowstone at some point. You might as well stop for a bit to enjoy it.

I love this beautiful lake in Yellowstone National Park. It's pretty large (136 sq mi) and has a few small islands. I stayed in Lake Village during my stay and spent some evenings enjoying the view of the lake from my front porch. If you are driving Yellowstone's Grand Loop, Yellowstone Lake is more toward the southern part of the drive. West Thumb Geyser Basin, Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Bridge Bay and the Fishing Bridge are a few spots you can stop at while driving along the shore. For animals, I saw quite a bit of bison and elk wandering near the lake. I think my favorite part about staying near Yellowstone Lake was observing a full moon cast a moonlight over the waters at night.

Yellowstone lake cover 136 surface miles and it is the largest high elevation lake in North America. Interesting fact is that there is no fishing allowed from the "fishing bridge" since 1973. Yellowstone Lake runs through numerous parts of the park but we found the best view to be on East entrance road. I would highly recommend Steamboat Point picnic ground for awesome views of the water during a stop for lunch or dinner. Steamboat is just a mile or so east of the fishing bridge. Enjoy.

Hey hey hey, Boo Boo- this lake is better than the average lake! Largest high elevation lake on the continent at 7,732 feet above sea level. This is such a picturesque lake. This mountain lake is something special though. In the wintertime, the top of the lake freezes over. Yellowstone gets some of the coldest temperatures in the continental United States. However, the lake never freezes over completely. Underwater geothermal fissures leak out volcanically heated water, which rises over the colder water, preventing water from freezing. There's several vantage points to check out the lake- depending on what you're looking to see. There's some geysers that offer great views over in the West Thumb Geyser area, right up next to the lake. There's the fishing bridge, with its big general store. That's a good place to do some fishing, obviously, but it also affords good chances to check out some bears here. The thing I don't understand is, with this huge awesome lake, why aren't there jet skis and pontoon and crazy amounts of motor boating going on out here? When I went, the lake was surprisingly quiet and placid. There were pelicans here when we went. Whoop. On the east side of the park, be sure to see the steep views for long distance views. Scenic!

Great campground! So much wildlife to see. Easy access to all the attractions. Loved all of it!

This is a Beautiful large lake but when we visited it it was still frozen i recommend you contact Yellowstone to see if it open for kayaking but there were other lakes that have defrosted to visit but Yellowstone is Still a very nice place after middle of may

I like it here very scenic I saw lots of wildlife and lots of place to park to have a picnic I would think there's lots of animals in the woods

Picture perfect background that will literally take your breath away. My tip is to head to the Yellowstone Lake Hotel, walk through the hotel towards the back where they have a small patio that you can stand on to get the perfect picture. The water glistens and is so clear that it has a crystal clear reflection of the snow-capped mountains towering the lake. A must stop by if you're visiting Yellowstone National Park!

This is a must see to me. It is the biggest lake of the area and serves as a beautiful backdrop. There are many options to see the lake, in my opinion, I liked the views best from West Thumb.

Beautiful scenery!!! Love the vegetation and wildlife!! They have done a great job getting everyone back out there after the recent flood.

This lake is beautiful from all angles. With the backdrop of the mountains and from some spots even of the Tetons, this lake is the perfect place to stop and take in breathtaking views or have a picnic.

Beautiful high altitude alpine lake. Cool water, even in summer. It has many beach areas and over 100 miles of shoreline. I believe they let water craft on the lake.