West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park

Gorgeous stop. You can walk at your leisure through the thumb pots and enjoy a beautiful view of Yellowstone Lake. Friendly and informative park ranger shared facts and answered questions. Nice clearing with tables for a food stop (bring your own). Bathrooms are primitive, but there is a wash down service that makes them more bearable. Very cool place to see the variety of bubbling wonders up close.

Thumb Geyser Basin is, in my opinion, not the biggest or the best geyser basin in Yellowstone. But it is right next to Yellowstone Lake and has the best surrounding scenery. It also is never as crowded. No getsers shooting towers of water, but many different colors of hot pools and mud pots, too.

I went in the evening and almost had the place to myself. Would highly recommend going early in the morning, or after 8pm. It smells like sulfur and looks like an alien planet. There is a nice boardwalk, and unfortunately you aren't allowed to explore or interact with the hot springs.

This is the first geyser basin you hit when coming through the southern entrance to Yellowstone. It’s a great warmup for what’s to come, some of the hot springs and bubbling pots are right on the lake.

Thumb geysers are pretty cool. Worth a visit for sure! Being on the lake makes for a really interesting view. There is a lot of variety in these geysers.