lone star geyser

The right name is given; the geyser is lonely :(This is a really long hike, flat and bored. Glad that the hike is next to a stream, at least some part i can hear the water! We were there fairly early, no one else on the way in. The geyser of course didn't erupt and there is no sign board about the eruption time. We spent probably an hour hiked to the site and just stayed about 15 minutes as we have other hiking trails on our schedule. On the way out, we saw groups of people in, first group asked me if I saw the eruption and I said there is no sign about the time. The woman told me there is a logbook in the box about the eruption time which I wasn't aware there is a box. The following groups mostly asked " how far from the geyser?" If you don't have enough time, i would suggest to omit this hike.

This is a beautiful and quiet hike along the old park road to a geyser that is not fenced. Our kids are able to play in the mist. The hike goes along a beautiful section of the upper Firehole river. Take your time. You can even bring a baby stroller.

When we checked into the Madison campground we asked the hostess what her favourite location in the geyser section of the park and she mentioned this, when we asked the ranger in the visitor centre he also mentioned the Lone Star, so after checking out Old Faithful and a few others we drove down here and did the 2.5 mile walk. Well talk about luck as we came over the hill we were met by a large eruption and cheers of the small crowd who all said it had just started - it only erupts every 3.5 hours.This is a cone geyser that sits out in the forest all by itself unlike its more famous cousins. As it requires some walking to reach it, it doesn't attract the larger (in both formats hehe) crowd.Great experience

plan covering nearby geyser around its eruption time.Easy hiking or can rent bike during seasons. its aroun $25 an hour.

The 2.5 mile walk from the trailhead to Lone Star is not difficult. It follows along Firehole Creek on an old paved road, and has little to no elevation gain. It is also a good bike path - bring yours or rent one at Old Faithful facilities. The trailhead is near Old Faithful, adjoining the parking area for Kepler falls. The geyser typically erupts about every three hours, around 11, 1, and 4, but check for updates at the Visitor Center in Old Faithful. I timed my hike to arrive at about 12:30 pm. I met a small number of other hikers (about 6 altogether) at the geyser site, where most were having their lunch or water break. Sure enough, the geyser erupted at a few minutes before 1 pm, and continued for 15 minutes or so. The lovely fountain and misted arced off downwind. We even got a few sprinklings ourselves. The quiet and natural setting is a contrast to the more heavily visited features in other geyser basins, and well worth the walk.

Lone Star Geyser is a cone type geyser located in the Lone Star Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. The basin is a backcountry geyser basin located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Old Faithful Geyser and the Upper Geyser Basin. The geyser is reached via an old service road open to hikers and biking with the trailhead near Kepler Cascades on the Grand Loop Road.[3]Lone Star erupts about every 3 hours and last about 30 minutes and reaches a heights of 35 to 40 feet (11 to 12 m).[We followed the trail to the geyser. It was a wonderful shaded most of the way trail. an old service road is still asphalt paved most of the way. gorgeous views along the Firehole River. took about an hour to reach it. We arrived a couple of minutes before an eruption. It was great to see. Started out with minor popping and spitting of steam and then small jets of water getting a little higher each time until it reached about 30-40 feet in the air and lasted about 5 minutes, then slowly dropped off. The walk is minor rolling ups and downs. Loved it

the walk is very nice and easy as its flat all the way, lone star is in such a unique location as away from the crowds, we where not lucky enough to see it erupting and would have loved to but when we got there it had erupted only an hour ago so would have had a 2 hour wait. It erupts around every 3 hours they don't predict it in the visitor center but its worth checking in before you go as sometimes people who have seen it erupt let the visitor center know and they keep a log of it. there is a log book at lone star so you know roughly how long you will have to wait. defiantly recommend this walk if you want to get away from the crowds and if you can get there when it erupts even better.

Geyser lasts 20-25 minutes and is just stunning. Hike out is nice and we even ran into a buffalo (almost literally) on the trail on the way back. The down side of this is that it goes off every 3 hours and no good way to know when that will be unless you catch people in the parking lot or once you get out there you can look at the log book but at that point you have done the hike. My recommendation, bring something to read and chill. If you catch it right away great, if not, 3 hours hanging in a secluded area around a geyser is not too bad

A quiet, scenic hike of approximately 5-6 miles (circa 9-10km) is rewarded by an isolated yet active Geyser. The scenery, the forest, the creeks and silence is something unique to take in as it it took approximately 40-45 minutes to arrive at the geyser. Fortunately within 30 minutes of arriving the geyser went active (it apparently goes off approximately every 3 hours) and was an opportunity for a great pictures.In a nutshell it is a nice way to escape the flocks of people and enjoy a quiet hike. Strongly recommended.

We rented bikes from the lodge near old faithful. We had our tent trailer hooked up so we put the bikes inside and drove to the trailhead and then biked to lone star guys are from there. The bike ride itself was great and we only had to wait 40 minutes for lone star guys are to be robbed. It was well worth it. We then biked to morning glory pool which was also awesome.

This is easy 5 mile hike (round trip), can also be biked. Lone Star Geyser is located at the end, best to ck. at Old Faithful Visitor's Center for geyser's schedule so you can plan accordingly.

The Lone Star Geyser is about 3 miles east of Old Faithful. I believe it is every bit as amazing, BUT you have to hike or bike about 2 1/2 miles along a paved path to see it. It goes off about every three hours, and lasts for about twenty minutes. There are no crowds to battle, and you can get much closer to it that you can at Old Faithful. Oh ! - you can't buy a " Lone Star Geyser - Been There, Done That" tee shirt.

This is an easy hike of 5 miles round trip. (Can also be biked). Check with rangers at Old Faithful for Lone Star Geyser eruption, it is great, better than Old Faithful.

I liked this attraction for the hike and natural setting. The geyser is nice, but not impressive when compared with Old Faithful or the Grand Geyser. The hike is 5 miles (2.5 in and out) and is an old service road that makes walking quite easy. We didn't have bikes, but it looks like that would be a perfect option. You're along the river a most of the way and the river runs close to the geyser itself. There are no crowds or facilities at the geyser, but there are restroom facilities at the trail head parking area. If you're staying at the Old Faithful area, there appears to be trails that connect to Lone Star from there as well that may be a good option.

It is a easy hike but you have to wait to see an eruption.If you have plenty of time then do this trail.