Norris Meadows
Located approximately one half mile east of Norris Junction on the Norris to Canyon Road.
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Norris Meadows Details
The Norris Meadows Picnic Area is located approximately one half mile east of Norris Junction on the Norris to Canyon Road. Tables: 16 Restrooms: 1* Fire Grates: 4 * Wheelchair Accessible. Every picnic area has tables, except for the 3 newest areas near Gibbon Falls, and most have vault toilets. You can use camping stoves and self-contained charcoal grills to prepare food at any picnic area. Fires are permitted only in picnic areas with fire grates. Only one picnic area - Madison - has water. Camping is not allowed in any picnic area. Special fire restrictions are occasionally put in place when the danger of wildland fires is great. If you plan to light a fire in the park, please ask about current fire restrictions at the entrance station when you arrive.
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Nearby Parks Around Norris Meadows
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Norris Meadows
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0.2 mi away
Museum of the Park Ranger
This unique museum is housed in an old soldier station dating back to 1908.
0.5 mi away
Nuphar Lake
A small lake located at Norris Geyser Basin just off the entry road.
0.6 mi away
Pearl Geyser
Often considered one of the prettiest geysers in the park.
0.6 mi away
Vixen Geyser
This small geyser erupts fairly rarely, and emits water 30 feet in the air for almost an entire hour.
0.6 mi away
Whirligig Geyser
Earning its name from the way water swirls in the crater during eruptions.
