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As it goes in Yellowstone National Park, there are many hot springs to see!
Some are smaller, and some are bigger.
You can make it a walk to the Avoca Spring in Yellowstone to see a hot spring.
And as it goes in Yellowstone, timing can be everything!
In the case of Avoca Spring, if you happen to be there at the right time, you can see a bubbling Avoca Spring!
Watch the Avoca Spring video on youtube!
Walking the Biscuit Basin Trail to Avoca Spring
You will find the Avoca Spring along the Biscuit Basin Trail.
If you walk the Biscuit Basin Trail, you will walk by the Avoca Spring.
And, when you see a boardwalk near hot springs in Yellowstone… stay on the boardwalk! Thermal areas can be HOT and dangerous.
👆 The area around Avoca Spring is considered dangerous ground. The dangers near Avoca Spring include ground with a thin crust that may be above boiling hot springs or scalding mud.
Avoca Spring in the 50s
Weather in Yellowstone can make a difference in how Avoca Spring looks when you see it!
The air temperature was on the cooler side when I went, so there may be more steam in these pictures than if you visit when it’s warmer.
For reference, my visit to Avoca Spring was in early October 2021 a little before 7pm. The outside temperature was in the 50s F at that time.
More below about a walk to see Avoca Spring!
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Now…
The trail to see Avoca Spring
There is a stretch of road along the western side of the Yellowstone Grand Loop Road that has a number of thermal basins.
And it’s in one of these thermal basins that you’ll find Avoca Spring.
The turn-off to the Biscuit Basin parking lot is located directly along the Grand Loop Road.
It’s located relatively near Old Faithful.
So it can be perfect to stop by to see Avoca Spring after a visit to the Old Faithful geyser overlook.
Explore the map.
You’ll see a sign for the Biscuit Basin, and it will be a turn off of the main road.
You’ll then drive into the parking lot.
Then you’ll get started on the trail!
You’ll first cross a bridge over the Firehole River.
And then you’ll soon see a number of hot springs, including Wall Pool and Sapphire Pool.
👆 You’ll pass Wall Pool to get to Avoca Spring.
👆 You’ll pass Sapphire Pool to get to Avoca Spring.
Then continuing on, there is the Jewel Geyser. This is the Biscuit Basin geyser, and maybe you’ll see it erupting!
👆 You’ll pass by Jewel Geyser to get to Avoca Spring. It’s quiet!
And then if you keep walking straight, you will see Shell Spring. This is another hot spring in Biscuit Basin that you may see bubbling!
👆 You’ll pass Shell Spring to get to Avoca Spring.
Then when you continue walking, you’ll round a bend on the boardwalk trail, and there will be Avoca Spring!
You’ll know when you see it because there will be a sign for it!
And then after you’ve taken in the views, you can continue your walk onwards to see more thermal features near Avoca Spring!
Just up ahead is the turn-off on the boardwalk trail to get to the Mystic Falls trailhead. Or you can continue the loop.
And that’s a bit about a walk to see a hot spring along the Biscuit Basin Trail!
More of the Upper Geyser Basin:
- More of what to see in Biscuit Basin
- What to see in nearby Black Sand Basin
- Hike to Observation Point to see Old Faithful geyser eruption from above
- Hike to Solitary Geyser
See more possibly bubbling hot springs in Yellowstone:
See the most famous hot spring in Yellowstone:
Plan more of your trip to Yellowstone and beyond:
- How to spend one day in Yellowstone
- Grand Teton to Yellowstone
- One day in Grand Teton
- Driving through Grand Teton
- Yellowstone to Craters of the Moon
HAPPY WALKING TO AVOCA SPRING!
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