45th Parallel/Gardner River
located approximately 2.5 miles south of the North Entrance to the park.
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45th Parallel/Gardner River Details
The Wyoming/Montana State Line Picnic Area is located approximately 2.5 miles south of the North Entrance to the park, across from the parking lot for Boiling River. Some material has this listed (and it was formerly referred to) as the "45th Parallel Picnic Area." Tables: 2 Restrooms: nearby* 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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Nearby Parks Around 45th Parallel/Gardner River
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Nearby Points of Interest Around 45th Parallel/Gardner River
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0.1 mi away
Boiling River Trail
One of the most popular-and relaxing-destinations in Yellowstone National Park.
0.7 mi away
Gardner Canyon
A good place to spot some of Yellowstone's bighorn sheep.
0.8 mi away
Lava Creek Trail
This pleasant trail begins in a flat, wildflower filled meadow before descending to the Gardner River.
1.0 mi away
Mt. Everts
The 7,831-foot Mount Everts was named after an early European explorer of Yellowstone.
1.1 mi away
Beaver Ponds Trail
This pleasant loop trail follows a shady creek up the narrow, wooded Clematis Gulch.
