For those who are fascinated with wildlife, an African safari is probably on your bucket list. While Africa might be the ultimate safari, why not start with one right here in America? It just so happens that the American Serengeti is right here in Wyoming and you’ll definitely want to experience this unique adventure.
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TripAdvisor/GabyVM Lamar Valley is considered the “American Serengeti” due to the large and easy-to-see populations of wildlife found in the area. The valley stretches along the Lamar River in the northeastern section of Yellowstone. There’s no other experience that is comparable to watching wildlife going about their daily activities in their natural habitat.
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TripAdvisor/908Laura To reach Lamar Valley, take the 29-mile road that runs through the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park and head west. Here, the land is surrounded by rugged peaks which are home and shelter for the many species of wildlife.
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TripAdvisor/CarnivalGatti Lamar Valley is one of the best places for catching glimpses of wildlife, especially of large herds of bison and packs of wolves. Wolves were reintroduced back into this area in the mid ’90s. Two of the most popular wolf packs are the Junction Butte and Lamar Canyon wolf packs.
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TripAdvisor/John P Besides bison and wolves, other animals that roam the valley are pronghorn, badgers, grizzly bears, coyotes, bald eagles, osprey and deer. For your convenience, there are a lot of pullouts along the road for access to wildlife viewing.
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TripAdvisor/getaway22Ma The best time for viewing wildlife in the valley is either early morning, preferably before sunrise, or late evening because that’s when the animals are more active. There are two small campgrounds in Lamar Valley which will help those who want to get an early start.
Check out this video of a large herd of bison in Lamar Valley by YouTube user, 31wammy.
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Lamar Valley is considered the “American Serengeti” due to the large and easy-to-see populations of wildlife found in the area. The valley stretches along the Lamar River in the northeastern section of Yellowstone. There’s no other experience that is comparable to watching wildlife going about their daily activities in their natural habitat.
TripAdvisor/PapaJerryW
TripAdvisor/908Laura
To reach Lamar Valley, take the 29-mile road that runs through the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park and head west. Here, the land is surrounded by rugged peaks which are home and shelter for the many species of wildlife.
TripAdvisor/JR M
TripAdvisor/CarnivalGatti
Lamar Valley is one of the best places for catching glimpses of wildlife, especially of large herds of bison and packs of wolves. Wolves were reintroduced back into this area in the mid ’90s. Two of the most popular wolf packs are the Junction Butte and Lamar Canyon wolf packs.
TripAdvisor/Thomas S
TripAdvisor/John P
Besides bison and wolves, other animals that roam the valley are pronghorn, badgers, grizzly bears, coyotes, bald eagles, osprey and deer. For your convenience, there are a lot of pullouts along the road for access to wildlife viewing.
TripAdvisor/dnichola13d
TripAdvisor/getaway22Ma
The best time for viewing wildlife in the valley is either early morning, preferably before sunrise, or late evening because that’s when the animals are more active. There are two small campgrounds in Lamar Valley which will help those who want to get an early start.
View the area on your own, take a guided excursion or take advantage of a photo safari so you can keep the memories alive.
Have you been to Lamar Valley? What did you see?
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