White Dome Geyser + Waiting for it to erupt in Yellowstone National Park… 🌋 Wyoming travel blog

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As it goes in Yellowstone National Park, there are many geysers to see! While the most famous of them all is the Old Faithful, that’s not the only one to see.

There are many smaller geysers located throughout Yellowstone’s thermal basins.

And one such Yellowstone geyser is the White Dome Geyser. This is a geyser that the look of a “white dome” with some prominent pink color as part of its dome too.

But, as it also goes in Yellowstone, watching a geyser erupt is all about your timing.

So, you may or may not be able to see the White Dome Geyser erupt.

 

👇 And well, I didn’t get to see a White Dome Geyser eruption!

 

Watch the non-erupting White Dome Geyser video on youtube!

 

 

Is there a White Dome Geyser eruption prediction?

There are eruption predictions with specific timings for a few Yellowstone geysers, but the White Dome Geyser does not seem to be one of the them.

 

 

Driving through the Lower Geyser Basin along the Firehole Lake Drive to get to White Dome Geyser

 

You will find the White Dome Geyser along the Firehole Lake Drive.

 

 

This is an easy stop to make as you are driving along Firehole Lake Drive.

You’ll come across it as you’re driving.

You’ll see a short boardwalk for the White Dome Geyser that starts from the side of the road.

 

 

And, when you see a boardwalk near geysers in Yellowstone… stay on the boardwalk! Thermal areas can be HOT and dangerous.

 

 

White Dome Geyser in the 50s

 

Weather in Yellowstone can make a difference in how the White Dome Geyser looks when you see it!

You notice steam coming out of the geyser hole in these pictures. The air temperature was on the cooler side.

For reference, my visit to the White Dome Geyser was in early October around 12pm. It was in the 50s F at that time.

 

 

More below about a quick stop to see the (non-erupting) White Dome Geyser!

 

 

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Now…

A stop to see White Dome Geyser

There is a stretch of road along the western side of the Yellowstone Grand Loop Road that has a number of popular thermal basins.

And it’s at the northern end of this section of road that you’ll find the White Dome Geyser.

So if you’re starting your day trip to Yellowstone from West Yellowstone MT and making your way to the Old Faithful geyser or Grand Prismatic Spring overlook, then the White Dome Geyser can be along the way.

 

Explore the map.

 

You’ll see a sign for the Firehole Lake Drive, and it will be a turn off of the main road.

 

 

You’ll then drive the one-way road to see the thermal areas along Firehole Lake Drive.

First, after about 1-2 minutes of driving along the road, you’ll see your first hot spring.

 

 

 

Then, driving along just a few minutes further you can make a stop at the Firehole Spring, the Surprise Pool, and the Great Fountain Geyser.

 

👆 You can see Firehole Spring on your way to White Dome Geyser.

 

 

 

👆 You can see Surprise Pool on your way to White Dome Geyser.

 

 

 

👆 You can see Great Fountain Geyser on your way to White Dome Geyser.

 

 

 

Then almost as soon as you start driving away from the Great Fountain Geyser, you will be able to see the White Dome Geyser off in the distance.

You will keep driving until you see the White Dome Geyser right in front of you!

There is a parking area near the White Dome Geyser.

 

 

Then, you’ll head over to walk the boardwalk to take a look at the thermal area surrounding the White Dome Geyser.

 

 

And then after you’ve taken in the views around the White Dome Geyser, you can continue the drive along Firehole Lake Drive!

 

 

 

And that’s a bit about a stop for a chance to see a geyser eruption along Firehole Lake Drive!

 

See more geysers in Yellowstone:

• Great Fountain Geyser
• Clepsydra Geyser (across the road from the end of the Firehole Lake Drive)
• How to see Old Faithful Geyser
• Solitary Geyser

 

Plan more of your trip to Yellowstone and beyond:

• How to see Old Faithful geyser eruption
• Things to do in Yellowstone National Park
• Things to do in Grand Teton National Park

 

GOOD LUCK SEEING A WHITE DOME GEYSER ERUPTION!