Located away from the main boardwalk, the Grand Prismatic Overlook Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back path that offers a great view of the spring. This area opens in late May due to bear activity ...

You can get up close to Grand Prismatic Spring at the Midway Geyser Basin Trail. This trail is usually very steamy, which is a lot of fun to walk through but can also obscure the colors of the spring.

Home to Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring, the Midway Geyser Basin leaves ... is via the Midway Geyser Basin hike, a 0.7-mile loop trail with a 55-foot elevation gain that passes both features ...