Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Norris Geyser Basin
Loop trails divide the area open to visitors into two parts, Back Basin and Porcelain Basin.
Relatively remote areas called the One Hundred Spring Plain and the Gap are hot, active, wet,
and dangerous; therefore, they are not furnished with boardwalks.
Back Basin is where you'll find the sometimes predictable Echinus Geyser and Yellow-
stone's tallest (but notoriously erratic) geyser, Steamboat. The entire Back Basin loop is about
1.5 miles (2.4 km) around. The loop past Steamboat Geyser and Cistern Spring is wheelchair-
accessible.
