If you’re going on one of our Yellowstone tours, be sure to visit Mammoth Hot Springs. Unlike many other hot springs locations in the U.S., Mammoth is a site you absolutely don’t want to miss!

The main attractions at Mammoth are the terraces. They’ve been there for thousands of years but, like glaciers, they’re constantly changing. They consist of Travertine – formed by a combination of heat, water, limestone and joints or veins in rock – which is constantly being created to form new shapes that force the water to go in different directions.

Travertine is naturally white, but the microorganisms living at Mammoth Hot Springs turn it into beautiful shades of orange, pink, yellow, green, and brown.                   

Below: Mammoth Terrace

Although Travertine is quite porous, it’s also used for building – everything from the 2,000 year old Colosseum in Rome to the very modern and organic Getty Center in Los Angeles (images: http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Getty_Center).

Our Yellowstone travel tours are among the most popular adventure tours we offer, and Mammoth Hot Springs is just one of the sites that keep people coming back.

Don’t miss it!!