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  News Release Most Yellowstone National Park Roads and Entrances Close Nov. 1, 2026, for Winter Season Oct. 31 is final day for visitors to drive most park roads A winter sunset at the North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  October 21, 2026 Contact:   Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo.  – As fall settles over Yellowstone National Park, most park roads and three entrances will close to regular vehicle traffic on Nov. 1 in preparation for winter. Each year, the park closes its West, South and East entrances, along with nearly all roads, to prepare for winter operations and the start of  snowmobile and snowcoach travel  season on Dec. 15.    As a result, Saturday, Oct. 31 will be the final day visitors can drive most of Yellowstone’s roads in 2026. The road from Tower Fall to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Pass) will remain open through Oct. 31, weather permitting.   Visitors traveling ...

  News Release Yellowstone National Park reports September 2026 visitation statistics News Release Date:  October 6, 2026 Contact:   Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. –  Yellowstone National Park hosted 868,450 recreation visits in September 2026, up 3% from September 2025 (839,579 recreation visits). Visitation in September 2026 showed a 2% decrease from September 2021 (882,078 recreation visits), which was Yellowstone's record-breaking year with over 4.8 million recreation visits and the busiest September on record. So far in 2026, the park has hosted 4,360,300 recreation visits, down 1% from 2025 (4,387,546 recreation visits), and down 3% from 2021 (4,472,687 recreation visits). Views of Sunday Geyser from the boardwalk at Norris Geyser Basin. NPS / Jacob W. Frank The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through September): 2026 – 4,360,300 2025 – 4,387,546 2024 – 4,346,...