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Artists Paint Pots

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Artists Paint Pots

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Artists Paint Pots

Name: Artists Paint Pots
Rating: 2

Recommended by 9 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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1. Artists Paint Pots loop from West Yellowstone

1.70km

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Artists Paint Pots loop from West Yellowstone

2.82km

00:46

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Norris Basin – Porcelain Basin loop from Mammoth

16.5km

04:23

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Funkymaus🇦🇹

April 6, 2025

Artists Paint Pots is a collection of over 50 sources,

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Alex

September 24, 2024

Artists Paint Pots are a collection of over 50 springs, geysers, vents, and vibrant mud pots, making it the most popular feature in the generally less active Gibbon Geyser Basin. Visitors access the trailhead via a small side road that leads to a large parking area, which often fills up during busy summer days. The boardwalk path meanders across bushy flats to a loop around the hot pools at the base of Paintpot Hill. Along the trail, hikers encounter simmering milky-blue pools with edges of reddish sulfur deposits and a creamy-brown mud pot. The trail offers great views of the Gibbon River Valley and beyond, leading to two pools, Blood Geyser and Flash Spring, known for their constant bubbling and occasional eruptions.

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Elevation 2,290 m

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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Artists Paint Pots

1. Artists Paint Pots loop from West Yellowstone

2. Artists Paint Pots loop from West Yellowstone

3. Norris Basin – Porcelain Basin loop from Mammoth

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