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Fountain Paint Pot Tour

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Fountain Paint Pot Tour Conclusion

Visitors get a spectacular view of Fountain Geyser erupting from their vantage point on the Fountain Paint Pot Tour boardwalk.

We hope you enjoyed your tour of the Fountan Paint Pot Area. Please re-visit our online tour page in the future for upcoming additions.

In the meantime, to learn more about how geothermal features work, visit our Geothermal Features Page.


Technical information about this geyser basin is available through the following non-NPS source.
Yellowstone Geysers - courtesy of David Montieth & Contributors


If you are interested in learning more about specific geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone you may wish to buy the book The Geysers of Yellowstone, by: T. Scott Bryan. It is available through the Yellowstone Association's Online Bookstore.


If you have time to take another tour please make a selection from our list of online tours.

Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour

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