Old Faithful is one of Yellowstone's most iconic sights, and its predictable eruptions make planning easy. The National Park Service puts the average interval at about 102 minutes, give or take 10 (as of 2025), so check the posted prediction at the visitor education center or in the NPS App when you arrive.
The geyser is only the beginning. Easy boardwalks lead through the Upper Geyser Basin, an extraordinary concentration of geysers and colorful hot springs, and you can easily spend a few hours exploring them.
32°F Mostly Clear
- Tonight Low 21° Mostly Clear
- Thursday High 42° · Low 23° Partly Sunny
- Friday High 39° · Low 21° Mostly Sunny
Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated 7:04 pm.
Conditions now
Rivers
Firehole River at Old Faithful, YNP, 0.3 mi away
- Flow
- 43 cfs
- Change in 24 hours
- -2 cfs
- Water temperature
- 46°F
From the U.S. Geological Survey, updated 7:04 pm.
National park alerts and road events
Yellowstone alerts (3)
Park-wide, from the National Park Service. All current conditions at nps.gov
- Most Park Roads Closed to All Vehicles (Park Closure): Most roads are closed to prepare for commercially-guided snowcoach and snowmobile travel during the winter season, which will begin December 15 (weather depending). The road between the North and Northeast entrances i…
- Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion (Park Closure): The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explos…
- Traffic Delays - Gardner River High Bridge (Information): Expect a single lane of traffic with up to 15-minute delays, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from April 1 through November 24, 2026. Oversized/overweight vehicles (8'6"+ wide, 75'+ long, 80,000 lbs+ gross vehicle w…
From the National Park Service, updated 7:04 pm.
On the map
Cabins closest to the West Entrance
Yellowstone has no cabins of ours inside the park, so these are the ones nearest its West Entrance.
