8 reasons why Yellowstone National Park is special

Although there is no clear record, Yellowstone National Park is considered by many the "oldest National Park in the world".

Yellowstone National Park was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage site list way back in 1978.

Yellowstone National Park is one of the few places in the US where Grizzly bears and Black bears coexist.

Yellowstone National Park has the highest concentration of mammals in the contiguous US.

The National Park has over 900 miles of hiking trails. Not many protected areas have that.

Yellowstone gets over 70 inches of snow in December.

Yellowstone National Park lies above one of the world's largest volcanoes.

The National Park has the majority of the world's hydrothermal features.

Yellowstone National Park is the 8th largest National Park in the US.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park vs Yellowstone National Park