Yellowstone Kayak Tour: Geothermal Features and Wildlife

Explore Yellowstone Lake’s geothermal wonders by kayak. Enjoy wildlife, learn kayaking, and relax in nature. Perfect for families and beginners.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Yellowstone Lake - We meet at the marina in Grant Village, on the western edge of Yellowstone Lake. The largest lake in the country above 7000 feet elevation, Yellowstone Lake provides a pristine paddling experience. Your guide will lead you around the shoreline where there are many geothermal features on land and under water that we’ll explore from our kayaks.
What's Included
  • All necessary equipment and instruction
What's Not Included
  • Guide Gratuities are not included but greatly appreciated.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off.
Additional Information

Your guide will lead you around the shoreline where there are many geothermal features on land and under water that we’ll explore from our kayaks. Then, we will return the way we came, following the shoreline and watching the wildlife as we casually make our way back to Grant Village. Paddling away from the crowds in the west thumb of the lake, we teach…

Location
1095 Grant Marina Rd
Grant Marina Road
We meet in Yellowstone National Park, at the marina and boat ramp in Grant Village, right on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. Use the map pictured below to find the boat ramp in Grant Village. Grant Village is clearly marked on every paper map of Yellowstone.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gtleong
Sep 2, 2025
Great Experience for an Active Family - Our family of 5 (parents and young adults in their 20s) had a wonderful time kayaking with Ben and Allen. They were kind, friendly and very knowledgeable about the area. They are expert kayakers and we felt very safe and secure as they led us on our journey. There is a lot of paddling on this trip, so it's good for people who want a bit of a work out. Would highly recommend for an active family of teens and above. If you master the paddling, you don't get wet at all. We wore tennis shoes, water resistant pants and 2-3 layers of clothing and we were very warm, event hot at times. Bring lanyards for your sunglasses.
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Pjtravelings
Aug 24, 2025
Beautiful paddle with excellent guides. - We took the half day kayak trip with our 5 year old and 9 year old. We had Brian and Allen as our guides. The whole trip was peaceful, beautiful, and fascinating. Brian was a fountain of knowledge on every topic (geology, history, wildlife, plant life, etc). Allen was a great help with our youngest paddler making sure he was safe, situated, and having fun. This was the family’s favorite excursion of our Yellowstone visit. Highly recommend paddling during your visit and doing it with Geyser Kayak Tours.
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Mikeay486kb
Aug 5, 2025
You should take this kayak trip - Highly recommend. Great experience, our guide was awesome. Friendly and gave great instructions. Frequently checked in with us to make sure we were having a good experience Check in at the marina was well marked and easy, All guides we dealt with were professional and the lake is beautiful. Trip was just the right length Maybe the best thing we did while at Yellowstone
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Alvaroat8847gn
Jul 23, 2025
- Amazing experience in the private tour. We take distance to the crowds of the Park and we're able to feel the loneliness and splendor of Yellowstone Lake. Our guide Bryan was awesome, he give us confidence and a magistral lesson of history and geology of the Yellowstone NP.
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Marim4688
Jun 11, 2025
Kayak tour with geysers! - Brian and Allen were amazing kayak tour guides! Very accommodating for our small mixed levels group. They ensured we were safe at all times and let us stop for a picnic and bathroom break on the shore. They were both very knowledgeable on the history of Yellowstone and answered all our questions. Thank you for being so patient with us!
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Kevingh4458sk
Sep 23, 2024
Great Experience - Great experience. Beautiful scenery. Jeff was an excellent guide. One of the highlights of my visit to Yellowstone. Highly recommended.
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Ajmglobaltraveller
Sep 20, 2024
Good fun but hard work! - Enjoyable kayak in Yellowstone Lake in a cold and windy day! We were in two minds about going but I’m pleased we did it. The wind made it difficult to steer the kayak but we enjoyed the experience. Jeff was a good guide and kept checking that we were okay.
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Gosiat898
Jun 15, 2025
Time flew for our family! - Wonderful trip for the family. The 3 hours went by so quick for our family of 3. The guide we had was so knowledgeable on the park features, history. Thanks for a wonderful time.
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