Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area

Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area

Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area
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Nyormirror
Bay City, MI2,072 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Family
The Mud Volcano trail is 2/3 mile. It has awesome mud volcanos but the best is the Dragon’s Mouth Spring that is a perfect name for it. Best way is too walk the boardwalk clockwise and good luck with the sulfur smells.

Large parking area. Not too crowded even during peak season. Make sure you put it on the “want to see” list.
Written 12 September 2020
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Ward D
Satellite Beach, FL3,388 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020
The parking for this is off the Grand Loop road. Many sights can be seen from the initial point (Mud Volcano, Dragon’s mount, Churning cauldron, Grizzly fumarol, etc). There are boardwalks and stairs with directions to each. I highly recommend walking and seeing all the sights. Stay on the path. The lake up top is fascinating and the view is very nice from the top. It is a lot of steps and the boards are not solidly attached to the boardwalk. Enjoy the beauty!
Written 21 October 2020
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TravelingBum10
United States7,040 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Couples
This area has a smaller parking lot and it gets full pretty quick. We had to wait for a car to leave before we could park. The boardwalk takes you in a loop to see a few different geysers. The sulfur smell is very strong.
Written 7 June 2022
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TrailTrekker15
Tallahassee, FL5,506 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2021 • Solo
The Mud Volcano and surrounding features like Sulphur Cauldron and Dragon Mouth Spring were some of the coolest places I visited during my trip to Yellowstone. The volcano is not so much a volcano anymore and more of a violently boiling mud pit. It does splatter mud all around though. The ground surrounding the area was littered with dead trees. It was the result of an earthquake which resulted in a major increase in ground temperatures. The convergence of geological features at this one place was amazing! I highly recommend stopping at Mud Volcano.
Written 31 May 2022
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Diana R
Birch Run, MI2,887 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
This was one of the first areas we saw after entering Yellowstone National Park from the East entrance. We walked the boardwalk and took in the various mud pots. We enjoyed it very much and it was a short stop.
Written 25 June 2021
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Minnesota Traveler
Chanhassen, MN1,819 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Family
We stopped for a few minutes to stretch our legs and check out the mud spring. Nothing spectacular however another cool different geological feature in the park. Plenty of parking and a short easy trail to walk.
Written 10 December 2020
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TrailTrekker15
Tallahassee, FL5,506 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
This is one of my favorite places in Yellowstone: Mud Volcano! It is a large boiling basin of mud that splatters the area around with mud. It’s fascinating to watch! Also here is Dragon Mouth Spring which was one of the smelliest thermal features we visited in the park. The trails and boardwalks are short and easy to walk. One thing to be careful about, there were some male bison right next to the boardwalk. While they minded their business and seemed docile, they can be very dangerous. We did get some great pictures at a safe distance!
Written 23 June 2024
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JDSoui
Tampa, FL6,789 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Friends
Despite the smell of sulfur the area is an incredible spot to visit. The bubbling mud resembles a hot stove pan boiling water. It is difficult to imagine the heat generated to continually boil this water/mud to the extent it does on an on-going basis.

Just as impressive was seeing a bison standing in the middle of the parking lot meandering its way to the nearest grass pasture.
Written 29 May 2019
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Michelle G
Lake Forest, CA441 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2014 • Friends
Mud is thick... this is more like boiling muddy water. It's still a spectacular view and something that should be seen.
Written 14 December 2014
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lithlith
Michigan918 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021
The Mud Volcano area in Yellowstone is super interesting. Other places in the part you'll see the bubbling water and in this area it's the bubbling mud. We even encountered a bison laying right next to the mud volcano on this visit. There is a quite a bit of area to explore, so it's up to you how much you want to walk around in this area. You also can easily visit the Sulfur Caldron in the same area, which of course makes the entire area smell.
Written 11 July 2021
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