Unfamiliar with the park? Check on the location map to see where each webcam is located. Thanks to volunteers, this webcam provides a streaming view of Old Faithful Geyser and other happenings around the Upper Geyser Basinโone of the most unique and dynamic places on earth with about active geysers. Hydrothermal features are habitats for microscopic organisms called thermophiles: "thermo" for heat, "phile" for lover.
This webcam is on the park's North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana. It shows current conditions at the entrance with Roosevelt Arch in the background. The arch became known as Roosevelt Arch after President Theodore Roosevelt, who was vacationing in the park, spoke at the ceremony to lay the cornerstone in The arch is inscribed with a phrase from the legislation establishing Yellowstone National Park: "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people.
Morning views from this webcam are spectacular, especially during the winter when the morning sun touches Electric Peak. Look for wildlifeโelk, bison, and pronghorn can be seen grazing here. Occasionally you may see the top of oversize vehiclesโRVs, tour buses, and delivery trucksโas they stop at the entrance station. Yellowstone is a place of change, and this view highlights a place where change is constant and evidentโthe travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs. Terraces form when water rises through limestone, which then allows the water to carry high amounts of dissolved calcium carbonate.
At the surface, carbon dioxide is released and the calcium carbonate is deposited, forming travertine, the chalky white rock of the terraces. In the foreground are the parade grounds for historic Fort Yellowstoneโthe focal point of daily life at the fort.
A fire lookout stationed at the summit provides a popular destination for day hikers, as well as housing for an employee who watches for and tracks fires throughout the summer.
