Plan Around Whiskey Flat
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Whiskey Flat Details
The Whiskey Flat Picnic Area is located 9.7 miles south of Madison Junction (6.2 miles north of the Old Faithful interchange) on the Old Faithful to Madison Road. The picnic area is alternatively referred to as the "Whiskey Flats" and "Whiskey Flat" Picnic Area, depending on which document you're looking at at any given point in time. Tables: 12+1* Restrooms: 1* Fire Grates: None * 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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