Sheepeater Cliff
Located at the end of Sheepeater Cliff Drive (in the parking area), south of Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Sheepeater Cliff Details
The Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area is located at the end of Sheepeater Cliff Drive (in the parking area), south of Mammoth Hot Springs. Tables: 5 Restrooms: 1* Fire Grates: 0 * 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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Sheepeater Cliffs
These column-like basalt cliffs are about half a million years old.
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Indian Creek Campground
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Swan Lake Flat
One of Yellowstone's wolf packs has a territory centered on the sage-covered Swan Lake Flat.
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Bunsen Peak Trail
One of the best short, scenic day hikes in the park.
