Grant Village, named after Ulysses S. Grant who was president when Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872, provides all the amenities of a small community and is located on the southern shore of the West Thumb section of Yellowstone Lake.

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• Grant Mini Store and Sinclair Service Station: As you enter the Grant Village area, a Sinclair Service Station and mini-store are the first structures to greet you for your travel convenience.
   

• Lodging Registration Building and Gift Shop: Here you check in for your stay and can peruse the gift shop for some souvenirs of your trip to Yellowstone.
   

• Grant Village Bear Lodge: The lodge contains six two-story buildings, each containing 50 rooms. Premium rooms include 2 double beds, activity table and chairs, hospitality cabinet with coffee brewer and refrigerator, carpeted floor, phone, and a bathroom with either shower or tub/shower combo. Accessible rooms are available on the first floor of all lodging complexes and are equipped with specially designed roll-in shower stalls, accessible toilets and sinks, and one queen bed. Televisions and radios are not available in park lodging.
   

• Visitor Education Center: The center contains a small museum highlighting the 1988 fires of Yellowstone, where an estimated 793,880 acres, or 36 percent of the park, was affected. The center also has a bookstore, an auditorium/theater, a cozy lounge with fireplace, and a nearby amphitheater with a view of the lake in the background. A large deck on the back of the center allows for a great view of the lake while you relax in one of the deck chairs.
   

• Grant Village Dining Room: This casual dress code, scenic American restaurant offers a varied menu of delicious options for most any taste and budget. Breakfast and lunch are a first-come, first-seated basis, but reservations are required for dinner. Advance dinner reservations can be made by calling the Reservations Office at 307-344-7311 beginning May 1 for the following year. The Seven Stool Saloon is located adjacent to the dining room host stand.
   

• Lake House Restaurant: This restaurant is set on part of a former marina, is a short walking distance through the woods from the Grant Village Lodge buildings and provides some beautiful views of the lake. It only serves breakfast and dinner and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
   

• Kayak Launch Area: Located at the other end of the former marina from the Lake House Restaurant is the location where kayaks and canoes enter the water. A few picnic tables and restroom are nearby.
   

• Yellowstone General Store: The store offers a variety of items including gifts, souvenirs, apparel, jewelry, outdoor supplies, books, groceries, and more. The Grant Village Grill dishes up three tasty meals a day and a spacious fountain area is complete with ice cream treats galore.
   

• Post Office: It’s nice to be able to mail those Yellowstone postcards to your family and friends showing the fun you are having in the world’s first national park.
   

• Picnic Area: This picnic area comes with double restrooms, 16 sites/tables with good shading, and each site has a fire ring with grate. It is only a short walk down to the lake as well as the amphitheater.
   

• Camper Services Building: On the road to the campground this building contains a laundromat, multiple showers stations (including ADA), and an ice vending machine.
   

• Grant Village Campground (Elevation 7,000 ft/2134 m): Set in a lodgepole pine forest and near the southern reaches of the West Thumb section of Yellowstone Lake, this campground includes 403 campsites. This includes tent, RV, trailer, hiker/cyclist, and group campsites. Grant Village Campground requires a “reservation”. Call (307-344-7311) to make your reservations.

  • Available for purchase: Ice (block or cubed), firewood bundles.