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.
30°F Widespread Frost
- Tonight Low 23° Patchy Fog
- Thursday High 53° · Low 23° Patchy Fog then Sunny
- Friday High 56° · Low 23° Sunny
Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated 11:32 pm.
Conditions now
Rivers
Firehole River at Old Faithful, YNP, 0.3 mi away
- Flow
- 41 cfs
- Change in 24 hours
- -3 cfs
- Water temperature
- 48°F
From the U.S. Geological Survey, updated 11:32 pm.
National park alerts and road events
Yellowstone National Park, 16.8 mi away
- Park alerts
- 5
- Closure alerts
- 1
- West Thumb Geyser Basin Boardwalk - Partial Closure (Information): A section of the West Thumb Geyser Basin boardwalk will be closed to Fishing Cone and Lakeshore Geyser through mid-October while crews replace damaged support structures along the shoreline. The remaining sections of …
- Stay Away From Bull Elk (Caution): Bull elk are fast and unpredictable this time of year and can seriously injure people. If an elk charges, run. In addition to staying at least 25 yards (23 m) away from elk and bison, always stay at least 100 yards (9…
- 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 late October 2026. Oversized/overweight vehicles (8'6"+ wide, 75'+ long, 80,000 lbs+ gross vehicle w…
- Vehicle Entrance Reservation Not Needed (Information): Although an entrance pass is required to enter Yellowstone National Park, vehicle reservations are not needed. You are encouraged to purchase an entrance pass before arriving, but you may also purchase passes at any e…
From the National Park Service, updated 11:32 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.
