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The limited seating is mostly outside, and there is often a line of people waiting to order.
But none of that will matter when you take your first bite of a bison bacon cheeseburger
or a perfectly grilled elk burger. Wild West Corral even managed to improve on Helen's by
expanding the menu and cleaning the place up a bit. This is still a little slice of hamburger
paradise—if you like that sort of thing.
Just over the river toward the park, the K-Bar Pizza (202 Main St., 406/848-9995,
www.kbarmontana.com , 11am-11pm daily, large pizzas $18-24) is a classic bar that's been
dishing up surprisingly good homemade pizza since 1953. The Raven Grill (220 W. Park
St., 406/848-7600, 10am-2pm and 5pm-10pm Mon.-Fri., 5pm-10pm Sat.-Sun., $10-28)
boasts a small but excellent menu that is long on comfort food and made from scratch. For a
good, hearty breakfast, excellent pastries, fresh Mexican food, and burgers, the Yellowstone
Grill (404 Scott Street, 406/848-9433, 7am-10pm Tues.-Sun., $6-10) is sure to please.
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
For information on Gardiner and the area around it, the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce
(222 Park St., 406/848-7971, www.gardinerchamber.com , 9am-5pm Mon. and Wed.-
Thurs., 9am-noon Tues. and Fri., extended summer hours) is an excellent and welcoming
resource. Just a couple of doorways down, the headquarters of the Yellowstone Association
(308 Park St., 406/848-2400, www.yellowstoneassociation.org , 8am-8pm daily) offers in-
formation about the park, as well as their own phenomenal educational tours. There's also
a great on-site gift shop and the nicest bathrooms you have likely seen in a while.
The Northern Loop
With striking panoramas, wonderful thermals, plentiful wildlife, and year-round vehicle ac-
cess between the north and northeast entrances, this is one of the most underappreciated
parts of the park. The accommodations and dining are not as fancy as elsewhere, but the
crowds are more manageable, and the experience is just as good. Phenomenal highlights
include Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Falls, Dunraven Pass, the Grand Canyon of the Yel-
lowstone, and Norris Geyser Basin.
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