Yellowstone News and Information

  Enjoy National Parks on a Budget With This Cost-Friendly Yellowstone Itinerary

  This 11-day Train Journey Lets You Visit Both Yosemite and Yellowstone in One Incredible Trip

Yellowstone, where there's always something new Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone—especially in the hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature of the complex hydrothermal system that overlies one of the planet’s largest magma reservoirs. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Jefferson Hungerford, Park Geologist, and Kiernan Folz-Donahue, Field Geologist, both with Yellowstone National Park. The summer of 2024 was a busy time, with  July’s  hydrothermal explosion  at Biscuit Basin and the  first hydrothermal explosion ever recorded by geophysical monitoring data  in Norris Geyser Basin. In addition to these higher energy events, a new hydrothermal feature popped up right in front of our eyes—literally!  Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details Looking south from near a...

First Grizzly of 2025 Awake, Hungry And Cranky In Yellowstone

  Yellowstone National Park workers fired due to DOGE cuts still awaiting word on re-hiring

Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads

  Park Roads Beginning to Close to Guided Oversnow Travel

  Photos: Hundreds gather at Yellowstone National Park to protest job layoffs

  Following the tracks of Yellowstone’s elusive wolves

  Photography In The National Parks: Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road Part 1

  More seasonal workers approved for National Park Service—but layoff concerns linger in Yellowstone

  Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone helped entire ecosystem thrive, 20-year study finds

  Glacier, Yellowstone national parks notch second-highest visitation years on record

  Yellowstone National Park at an increased risk of wildfires due to standing dead trees, warn researchers

  Federal hiring freeze to challenge National Park properties

Yellowstone’s Beryl Springs Is Super-Hot, Ornery And Turns Stuff Blue

Yellowstone Summit February 20-23, 2025: The ultimate online event for Yellowstone lovers

  Yellowstone celebrates 30 years of wolf restoration     Photo: NPS

Wildlife in Yellowstone National park's Thermal Basins  By  Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   December 16, 2024 Yellowstone National Park is famous for its wildlife and geothermal activity. When we explore the intersection of these two natural grandeurs, we find an ecosystem unlike anywhere else on Earth.  ellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Stanley Mordensky, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details View of the vibrant, multicolored extremophilic bacteria in the outflow from Grand Prismatic Spring at the Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Elizabeth Mordensky, May 12, 2024. When considering life in Yellowstone’s thermal basins, extremophiles—organisms that thrive in, if not require, extreme temperature or acidic conditions—come immediately to mind. Some of  the...

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The Explosive Story of Excelsior Geyser By   Michael Poland Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   December 30, 2024 Long before the 2024 explosion of Black Diamond Pool brought renewed attention to hydrothermal hazards in Yellowstone National Park, there was Excelsior Geyser.  In the late 1800s, that feature set a standard for hydrothermal explosions. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory On the morning of July 23, 2024, a  hydrothermal explosion  from Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin sent people running for cover.  The event was caused by liquid water flashing to steam in the clogged hot-water plumbing system just beneath the surface, and it sent steam, water, mud, and rocks several hundred ...

Two Yellowstone Snow Coaches Drive Off Road Near Mammoth Hot Springs

  Visiting Yellowstone This Winter? Here's What to Expect

  Deadline nears for feds to decide on endangered species status for grizzly bears

  Ancient poop provides clues to Yellowstone’s past

  News Release Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2024 Top things for visitors to know about a winter visit NPS / Diane Renkin News Release Date:  December 10, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Sunday, Dec. 15. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can travel most of the park’s roads from the West, South, East and North entrances by approved  commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches  and via the  non-commercially guided snowmobile access program . Currently, the accumulation of snowfall on roads varies across the park. This means that visitors will be able to travel in the park, however, the type of transportation used on park roads by commercially guided snowmobile or snowcoach tour companies will depend on road conditions. Throughout the winter season, park staff will work closely with all operators and provide updates as c...

 Lost cat goes on epic solo adventure traveling 900 miles from Yellowstone National Park to his home in California

  Dad Says He Has to Wait Until Spring to Resume Search for Missing Son: 'Yellowstone Is Unforgiving in the Winter'

News Release Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2024 Inspiration Point at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone NPS / Ashton Hooker News Release Date:  November 14, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 346,025 recreation visits in October 2024. This is a 16% increase from October 2023 (299,127 recreational visits). This October’s visitation showed a 9% increase from October 2021 (316,662 recreation visits). So far in 2024, the park has hosted 4,692,810 recreation visits, up 6% from 2023 (4,446,509 recreation visits), and down 2% from 2021 (4,789,349 recreation visits). The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through October):    2024 – 4,692,810 2023 – 4,446,509 2022 – 3,241,761  (The park was closed June 13 through June 21 due to the  historic flood  event. Three entrances opened on June 22.)   2021 – 4,789,349 2020 – 3,753,...

  Black bear density in Yellowstone’s Northern Range is highest in Northern Rockies

  Colorado Springs man banned from Yellowstone National Park

News Release Public input sought on proposal to improve Yellowstone National Park’s Northeast Entrance Road Project to enhance road’s resilience to natural disasters Northeast Entrance Road bridge with spalling concrete NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: October 29, 2024 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, seeks public comment on a proposal to significantly improve 27 miles of the Northeast Entrance Road between Tower Junction and Yellowstone National Park’s Northeast Entrance. The road, damaged during the 2022 flood , is open to visitor vehicle traffic year-round and provides winter access to the communities of Cooke City/Silver Gate in Montana and to Lamar Valley, a main attraction in the park for world class wildlife viewing opportunities. The project aims to improve visitor safety, use and experience, while enhancing the road’s resilience to future floods and other na...