If you are just coming from Old Faithful and want a break from the crowds, this hike is a perfect leg-stretching, moderate 6.1 mile hike. This hike takes you through the forest and grassy trail. As the hike comes to an end, the trail gets wider and leads you to the edge of Shoshone Lake.

The name "DeLacy Creek Trail" comes from Walter Washington DeLacy, who was the leader of an expedition going through the Yellowstone region in 1863. He was credited for the first reliable map of Yellowstone two years after his expedition. Shoshone Lake used to be know as "DeLacy Lake" for a while. By 1872, Shoshone Lake held five or six different names until Park Superintendent P.W. Norris thought the name Shoshone Lake was fitting because of the Indians that frequently were found nearby. 

Fishing at Shoshone Lake is allowed if you have received a fishing permit from the park. If you catch a native fish to the park, you can catch and release it. If it is nonnative, there is no limit to how many fish you can catch. Native fish include the cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish and Arctic grayling. Nonnative fish include: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow and lake trout. Fisherman are asked to only fish with single, pointed, barbless hook and lead-free artificial lures. All watercraft needs to have a permit purchased from the park service

REMEMBER: Backcountry hydrothermal areas do not have boardwalks like the park does. Scalding-hot water and/or steam can lie beneath a thin crust. Be careful and use caution when entering Shoshone Geyser Basin. Stay away from areas that do not have vegetation, as that is a sign of a natural hydrothermal area. Carelessness in the backcountry thermal areas is dangerous and destructive to these rare features.