The Yellow River Basin has abundant red tourism resources,and the development of red tourism is an ef-fective way for economic growth in provinces and cities along the route.To evaluate the spatial distribution pattern and development level of red tourism in the Yellow River Basin,spatial statistical methods were first used to analyze the spatial pattern and kernel density estimation of red tourism in the nine provinces of the Yellow River Basin.Then,red tourism cities were selected to measure the development level of red tourism in the Yellow River Basin.Research suggests that the spatial distribution and development of red tourism in the Yellow River Basin are imbal-anced,and there is an expanding trend of development differences.Provinces and cities along the line should devel-op the red tourism industry from three aspects:deeply exploring the value connotation of red tourism,innovating the development model of red tourism,and developing regional synergy of red tourism.