Artists' Paintpots
A small geothermal area south of Norris where colorful hot pools and bubbling mud pots are concentrated in one place, with far fewer crowds than the big attractions.
From the parking lot, a walk of about 500 meters through a stand of pines regrowing after the 1988 fire brings you to the thermal area. A boardwalk loop of about 1.6 kilometers, with steps up a small hill, offers a view over the whole area. Blue and orange hot pools alternate with grey bubbling mud pots, and mud sometimes splashes near the boardwalk. Allow about 1 hour. It is about a 10-minute drive from the Norris Geyser Basin.
Opening hours
All day (road open seasonally)
Nearby sights
- Gibbon Falls
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Firehole Canyon Drive & Firehole Falls
- Fountain Paint Pot
- Grand Prismatic Spring
- Fairy Falls Trail & Grand Prismatic Overlook
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
- Upper Geyser Basin & Morning Glory Pool