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West Thumb to Lake Yellowstone Hotel
Take Grand Loop Road. The plan carries 15 minutes of road-delay buffer here.
Bridge Bay bridge work
NPS lists delays up to 15 minutes in the Bridge Bay area from mid-August through November 2026. This allowance is already included in the segment buffer.
Checked Jul 26, 2026
Drive
35min
Buffer
+15min
Distance
Distance varies
Buffers model road and construction delays only. Parking time is carried by the destination stop.
Narration
Along Yellowstone Lake
Watch for
- Yellowstone Lake shore
- Bridge Bay work zone
- Lake Village signs
Arrival cue
The large pale-yellow hotel with white columns appears near the lakeshore in Lake Village.
Passenger reads this
- Expect up to 15 minutes of Bridge Bay construction delay.
- Do not stop on the road for lake photographs; use signed pullouts.
- Strong crosswinds can develop along open water.
Road facts
- Bridge Bay construction
- Up to 15-minute delays, mid-August–November 2026
- Native fish
- Largest Yellowstone cutthroat trout population in North America
Content checked 2026-07-26verified confidence
Arriving atLake Yellowstone Hotel