Budget Car Rentals, at the airport is 406-646-5156. In Belgrade, Montana is the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport 92 miles north of West Yellowstone. This is the largest airport closest to Yellowstone. Jackson Hole-The town of Jackson is 52 miles to the South Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Jackson Hole Airport is serviced by American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Skywest Airlines, and United Airlines seasonally.
The Crater of Diamonds is the only producing diamond mine in the United States and many people who collect minerals or gemstones would like to own a genuine United States diamond.
Then, stop by the Diamond Discovery Center on your way to prospect in the diamond search area. Here, exhibits, interpretive programs, and a video show you the various ways to search for diamonds and identify rough diamonds as you prospect. Mining tools are available to rent. Diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow. The three colors found here at the park are white, brown, and yellow, in that order. Park staff at the Diamond Discovery Center provide free identification and certification of diamonds found here. Amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, quartz, and more rocks and minerals may also be found at the Crater of Diamonds, making the park a rock houndâs paradise.