Yellowstone when is it open

It includes bolstered hygiene protocols to meet or exceed best-practice guidelines of the U. Note: Some services may be limited or unavailable due to thorough sanitation requirements and social distancing measures.

We are currently accepting reservations for upcoming dates. Please Note: our call center is experiencing a higher than usual call volume. If you need to contact a reservations agent, please be aware that your time on hold may be longer than normal.

Alternately, you may book your reservation online. Trash is an easy attractant for wildlife. Click here for a full list of stores and amenities in the park, including what is currently open and what is closed.

There are simultaneously fewer activities in the park this year, and endless activities! This includes all scheduled Ranger Programs and many programs with the Yellowstone Forever Institute. These multi-day educational programs are based at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and will sell out quickly! Book your package here. Dec December 15, Inside Yellowstone , Park Updates.

The U. Military Pass for current military members and families. Call in advance to ensure the site is issuing these! The Annual 4th Grade Pass is free for current fourth graders! Learn more and print out a pass at the Every Kid Outdoors website. The Visitor Centers in other areas of the park open shortly after the entrances and roads open. These dates depend on road plowing and snow and ice removal and the weather. In the spring , once the roads are plowed and before vehicle travel is opened, visitors may hike, bike or roller blade the park roads from Mammoth to Norris , from Norris to Madison and from Madison to the West Entrance.

The road from Madison to Old Faithful is closed due to spring bear activity. In the fall, after the East, South and West Entrances are closed to vehicle travel, visitors may hike, bike or roller blade the park roads from Mammoth to Norris , from Norris to Madison and from Madison to the West Entrance.

A brief spring bicycling season is offered on some park roads after the plows safely clear traffic lanes and before the roads are ready for automobile travel. Details are available at the above link. Once an Entrance Opens, it is open 24 hours seven days a week unless a temporary closure for special conditions exists.

Opening Dates and Times are subject to change due to special situations or weather conditions. Visitors will once again be able to drive into portions of the interior of Yellowstone National Park starting this weekend. Very limited visitor services will be open for several weeks.

The park also has several seasonal Bear Management Area closures designed to reduce encounters with bears in areas that have a high density of elk and bison carcasses. Yellowstone's weather is very unpredictable. Visitors should be prepared for a wide range of winter and spring weather conditions, including plows clearing snow from the roads, and temporary road closures. Updated Yellowstone National Park road information is available 24 hours a day by calling The National Park Service is waving entrance fees on six 6 days in as a way to encourage people to get outdoors and enjoy the remarkable wildlife, landscapes, historical, and cultural sites that the national parks have to offer.

Updates will be provided if new information becomes available. Improvements: This segment of road remains largely unchanged since the last improvements in the s. To fund this project, the park received a grant through the Nationally Significant Federal Lands Program and will match it with fee dollars collected in the park. Access: The road between Tower Fall and Canyon Junction will be completely closed for the season.

There will be no access to the trails for Mount Washburn. From early November through March, Tower Fall and trails in the vicinity will be open for skis and snowshoes, snow-permitting follow all closure signage posted at Tower-Roosevelt. The anticipated completion date for this project is May Improvements: The North Entrance is not equipped to meet the challenges of increasing visitation and traffic.

Funding for this project comes from the Federal Highways Administration, Yellowstone Forever, the National Park Foundation, and fees collected in the park. Access: Expect construction and traffic pattern changes around the North Entrance. The entrance station will be open. This project started in and will be completed in late Lake Lodge Cabins.

Lake Medical Clinic 1. Madison Campground. Madison Information Station. Albright Visitor Center. Indian Creek Campground. Mammoth Campground. Mammoth Clinic , for emergencies. Map Room Bar. Service Stations for assistance, credit card fueling available hours 6. Museum of the National Park Ranger. Norris Campground. Bike Rentals. Old Faithful Clinic 1.