Yellowstone News and Information

Video shows bison attacking family at Yellowstone National Park

  NEWS RELEASE Beartooth Highway (US-212) partially reopened with nighttime closures Stay informed about road status and weather conditions              Views of Pilot and Index Peaks along the Beartooth Highway         NPS / Jacob W. Frank After repairing damage caused by the recent record-breaking flood event, the Beartooth Highway (US-212), located east of the park’s Northeast Entrance between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana,  partially reopened June 28.   This partial reopening includes 23 miles of the Beartooth Highway beginning at the US-212/WY-296 junction to the Beartooth Ski Hill parking lot. Travelers will need to turn around at the ski hill parking lot due to flood damage on the remainder of the highway. The towns of Cooke City, Montana, and Silver Gate, Montana, remain open for visitor travel. Temporary road closures due to winter weather can occur any time on the highway given its high elevation. Stay informed about local weather conditions. Plan ahead .  Night

  NEWS RELEASE Man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park Always stay more than 25 yards (23 m) away from bison       Bison and visitors using the boardwalk at Fountain Paintpots (this photo is not representative of the specific incident                      described below).         NPS / Jim Peaco A 34-year-old male from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was gored by a bull bison near Giant Geyser at Old Faithful on June 27. The male was walking with his family on a boardwalk when a bull bison charged the group. Family members did not leave the area, and the bull bison continued to charge and gored the male. The male sustained an injury to his arm and was transported by ambulance to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. This incident remains under investigation, and there is no additional information to share. Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild and can be dangerous when approached.  When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed ar

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UPDATE: Yellowstone National Park’s south loop reopening update Visitors traveling to park in coming weeks must stay informed about the new interim visitor entry system A road map of Yellowstone National Park indicating points of interest, park road closures due to flooding and improvement projects, and areas where flood impacts occurred.    NPS View more up-to-date information about flood recovery efforts, park operations, the new interim visitor entry system, and FAQ's about planning a visit to Yellowstone at  go.nps.gov/YELLflood . UPDATE: June 22, 2022 Yellowstone National Park’s south loop reopening update Visitors traveling to park in coming weeks must stay informed about the new interim visitor entry system Yellowstone National Park's south loop reopened this morning, June 22, at 8 a.m. As the park expected, traffic entering through only three entrances (South, West, East) did cause major backups initially, however, backups have cleared at each entrance. By 12:30 p.m. on