Grant Visitor Center

A ranger walks with a couple of visitors along a concrete path in front of the visitor center. — Grant Visitor Center provides fire ecology information and views of Yellowstone Lake.
NPS/Diane Renkin

Fire plays an important, natural role in the ecosystems found in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding region. Learn more about this ecological process in the exhibit hall, gather park information and trip ideas, shop for souvenirs at the park store, join a ranger program, or use the restrooms.

The visitor center and development are named for President Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth president of the United States, who signed the bill creating Yellowstone National Park in 1872. The facility was constructed during the 1970s and, along with the entire Grant development, was a controversial Yellowstone development due to its location in prime grizzly bear habitat in an area of several major cutthroat trout spawning streams.

Visitor Services

Rangers who can assist with park information and guidance.
Exhibits on fire ecology and the 1988 fire.
Small theater with screenings of Experience Yellowstone and Ten Years After the Fire.
Book and souvenir shopping available in the Yellowstone Forever bookstore.
Restroom facilities and adjacent backcountry office.