Daily PRIVATE Wildlife Tours into Lamar Valley, Yellowstone
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VISIT AMERICA'S SERENGETI
We offer daily PRIVATE wildlife tours into Lamar Valley, known as America's Serengeti. Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park is famous for its animals. From the bison herds, which at times can span for more than a mile and number more than a thousand animals, to the wolf packs that can be seen many days of the year, Lamar Valley can keep wildlife viewers occupied most days.
Silver Gate Guides currently offer Private Half-Day (Sunrise ans Sunset) and Private Full-Day Tours. Guests are picked up in one of our luxurious SUVs, fully equipped with premium optics and all the essentials to ensure their comfort and enjoyment.
We meet at Silver Gate General Store in Silver Gate, MT or at Roosevelt-Tower Junction. If you are staying in Gardner, MT or Canyon Village in the park then we highly recommend meeting at Roosevelt-Tower Juntion instead of Silver Gate,MT.
Food and drink are provided on all our tours.
Grizzly, Black Bears, Pronghorn, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Osprey, and Bald Eagles are just some of the wildlife that calls this part of the world home. We offer several tours into Lamar Valley and Slough Creek within Yellowstone National Park from Silver Gate, Montana.
Wolf watching in Lamar Valley
Experience the Wild
Why Choose Silver Gate Guides for your willdlife adventures?
We are based in Silver Gate, less than a mile from Yellowstone's best kept secret.
Minutes from Lamar Valley
Depart from Silver Gate—just one mile from Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance—placing you at the doorstep of the legendary Lamar Valley, widely regarded as the best wildlife-viewing area in the park.
The "More Time with Wildlife, Less Time Driving
Our proximity means earlier starts, later finishes, and significantly more time observing animals during prime morning and evening activity windows.
Tailored Private Tours
All our tours are Private, meaning it will be only you and your family/friends on the tour. Each tour is tailored to your needs.
Guides Who Know the Valley Intimately
Our guides spend hundreds of days each year in Lamar Valley and surrounding corridors, developing a deep understanding of animal movement patterns, seasonal behaviors, and current locations.
Optics That Bring Wildlife Close
Professional-grade binoculars and spotting scopes allow guests to observe animals safely, ethically, and in remarkable detail—often from miles away.
Sustainable Exploration
We follow strict Leave No Trace principles, ensuring that Silver Gate and Yellowstone remain wild for generations to come.
Meet our Guides
Hunter Graham
A native of Silver Gate and Red Lodge, Hunter combines his lifelong knowledge of the Yellowstone ecosystem with professional photography skills and expert spotting abilities developed while exploring the park on horseback.
Kate Jewett
Kate is a Michigan-native and avid hiker who has trekked over 250 miles of her "second home" in Yellowstone, while pursuing her goal to visit every National Park after exploring 19 in just the past year.
Keith Van Etten
Since arriving in 2000 to conduct canid research, Keith has built a career as a wildlife biologist studying wolves, coyotes, and wolverines in the Yellowstone region, where he continues to live and explore the backcountry as an avid outdoorsman.
Jaden Allen
Inspired by childhood trips from Kansas, Jaden is now a dedicated Yellowstone guide who blends local ecology and tracking expertise with a passion for photography to help guests connect with wildlife through education and conservation.
Meet The Animals
From the rugged peaks of Silver Gate, Montana, lies a landscape where the rhythm of nature remains untouched. This is a place where the morning mist rises over the Lamar Valley to reveal a world teeming with life a sanctuary for the icons of the American West.
Whether it’s the sight of a Black Bear foraging along the forest’s edge, the incredible speed of the Pronghorn across the sagebrush flats, or Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goats defying gravity on the sheer canyon walls, every turn offers a new encounter. Look to the skies, and you’ll find Osprey and Bald Eagles soaring above the winding waters of Slough Creek, scanning the valley with a watchful eye.
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