Grant Visitor Center
Facility · Wyoming ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) · Open Access
- 7,778 ft
- Elevation
Fire plays an important, natural role in the ecosystems found in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding region. Learn more about this and the fires of 1988 in the exhibit hall, gather park information and trip ideas, shop for souvenirs at the park store, join a ranger program, buy a fishing, boating, or backcountry camping permit (fees are payable by debit or credit card), or use the restrooms.
Getting there
Grant Visitor Center is located on the western shore of Yellowstone Lake, a short distance south of the West Thumb Geyser Basin. There are two directions from which to access Grant Village.
44.39359, -110.55635 · 44°23'36.9"N 110°33'22.9"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Grant Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Grant Visitor Center?
- No. Grant Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Grant Visitor Center
- Lewis Lake Campground 8.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Yellowstone Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program 15.5 mi · Permit · we watch it
- Headwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch 20.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Grant Village Campground 0.4 mi · Facility
- West Thumb Information Station 1.7 mi · Facility
- Bridge Bay Campground 11.4 mi · Facility
- Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins 13.2 mi · Facility
- Old Faithful Visitor Education Center 14.2 mi · Facility
- Old Faithful Inn 14.4 mi · Facility
- Fishing Bridge Visitor Center and Trailside Museum 14.6 mi · Facility
- Fishing Bridge RV Park 15 mi · Facility
- Sheffield Campground 21.2 mi · Campground
Contact
- Phone (307) 344-7381
- Email YELL_Information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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