Yellowstone National Park live webcam – Yellowstone: Biscuit Basin
Working, checked 20 h ago Still image · every 10 min Geyser · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
This USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory camera looks across Biscuit Basin, a thermal area along the Firehole River near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. The frame shows pale, mineral-crusted ground with patches of grass, steaming vents and hot pools, and a dark band of lodgepole pine forest along the horizon.
On July 23, 2024, a hydrothermal explosion at Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin threw rocks and mud into the air and damaged the boardwalk. Hydrothermal explosions happen when hot water suddenly flashes to steam underground; they are not volcanic eruptions, but they can be dangerous. Cameras like this one help the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory watch the area. Check the YVO and National Park Service pages for current conditions and closures.
The picture on this page is a still frame, renewed about every ten minutes. Cold mornings, especially in fall and winter, create billowing steam clouds over the basin; summer midday images show the colors of the ground best. Snow covers everything in winter except the hot ground. Tip: steam is much more visible in cold, humid air, so morning images often look more dramatic than afternoon ones.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- ys-bbsn2
- Operator
- Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS)
- Name at the provider
- Biscuit Basin
- Volcano
- Yellowstone
- Volcano number (Smithsonian GVP)
- 325010
- Elevation
- 0 m / 0 ft
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- U.S. public domain
- Data source
- USGS volcano webcams
- Last checked
- Oct 7, 06:18 UTC (20 h ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
About Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Weather now in Yellowstone National Park: 46 °F (8 °C), clear sky, wind 6 mph (10 km/h) from the southwest. Forecast for 9 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Yellowstone National Park is a place in Wyoming, United States. The camera is about 14 mi from the center. Yellowstone National Park keeps America/Denver time (UTC−6 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Yellowstone National Park, set up in 1872 as the first national park in the world, covers a high plateau mostly in northwest Wyoming, reaching into Montana and Idaho. Beneath it lies one of the largest volcanic systems on Earth. The last lava flows came about 70,000 years ago, but heat from below still drives the park's geysers, hot springs, mud pots and steam vents, the largest collection of hydrothermal features…
On the map
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Also nearby: Yellowstone: Black Diamond Pool (0.1 mi) and Yellowstone Lake (23 mi).
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Questions about Yellowstone: Biscuit Basin
Can I watch Yellowstone: Biscuit Basin live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check (Oct 7, 06:18 UTC) it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS).
Where does this camera come from?
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS) runs this camera, as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program. It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About USGS volcano observatories Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 14 mi from the center of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. Coordinates: 44.486, -110.855. All cameras in Yellowstone National Park
Is it day or night there now?
Yellowstone National Park is in the America/Denver time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:28 AM and sets at 6:53 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Yellowstone National Park?
Yes: 2 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Is this volcano erupting, and where is the official alert level?
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS) sets the U.S. Volcano Alert Level and Aviation Color Code for this volcano, not LiveLocation. Read its latest update before you plan a visit; the camera alone cannot tell you how safe it is. USGS volcano updates Official camera page
What are the conditions at Yellowstone: Biscuit Basin now?
The latest readings from the provider: Volcano alert level: NORMAL · aviation code GREEN; Last USGS notice: Oct 1, 09:10 local time; Issued by: Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS). They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.