Steamboat Geyser
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Oct 29, 2026
Jason EppersonHOST
Norris is one of Yellowstone's major geothermal destinations.
Jason EppersonHOST
It's home to the Steamboat Geyser, the world's tallest currently active geyser.
Jason EppersonHOST
along with a remarkable concentration of thermal features but unlike places like old faithful and canyon village norris has fairly limited visitor facilities there's a small historic log building that serves as a museum but no large modern visitor education center for the west central area of the park a new facility could provide more interpretive exhibits ranger programs and opportunities for visitors to understand the geothermal landscape they're exploring It's worth talking about the companies behind this donation because they're not your typical national park philanthropists.
Jason EppersonHOST
Tallgrass operates a large network of energy infrastructure, including more than 10,000 miles of pipelines across 14 states.
ScottHOST
But that steam congregating and forming ice is exactly why this is a great time to go, especially early in the morning or late on a cold day.
ScottHOST
When I wander Norris at this time of the year, I always start at the back basin where the boardwalk winds through Lodgepole Pine and heads toward Steamboat Geyser, which is the world's tallest active geyser.
ScottHOST
It can send water more than 300 feet into the air, but the eruptions are unpredictable and you'll be incredibly lucky if you do see it erupt.
ScottHOST
However, that steam is always coming out and there's minor eruptions and all the trees around that blast zone are If it's cold enough, get covered in crystallized ice that's really pretty.
ChristinaHOST
Yeah.
ChristinaHOST
Within the park, there's Steamboat Geyser, which is the world's tallest geyser, which it sometimes shoots to over 300 feet- Wow ... which is crazy- Yeah ... thinking of that.
ChristinaHOST
Yeah.
ChristinaHOST
300 feet's very tall.