Yellowstone News and Information

  NEWS RELEASE Grand Teton National Park announces change to backcountry camping permits NPS Photo/ D. Lehle News Release Date:  November 28, 2023 Contact:  Valerie Gohlke, 307-739-3393 Contact:  C.J. Adams, 307-739-3431 MOOSE, Wyo.  – Effective January 10, 2024, Grand Teton National Park will change the backcountry camping permit fee to $20, plus a $7 per person, per night fee to camp overnight in the backcountry. Grand Teton began charging for backcountry permits in 2014 and last modified the fees in 2018.  Approximately 30% of backcountry camping permits will be available on  Recreation.gov  for advanced reservations beginning January 10, 2024, at 8 a.m. MST for the 2024 camping season which runs May 1 through October 31. Starting May 1, 2024, the remaining 70% of backcountry camping permits will be available one day before the start of the trip as “walk-up” permits and must be obtained in-person at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor C...

  News Release Yellowstone National Park seeks public comments on revised Commercial Use Authorization plans Roosevelt Arch fall sunrise NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: November 9, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park asks for public comment on revised Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) and service-related operating plans that will guide commercial services in the park for the next five years.   The purpose of these revisions is to update the existing CUA and operating plans , last approved in 2013. These revisions would improve the CUA program's consistency with federal laws, policies and guidelines, and accommodate changing visitor needs and interests. The park would begin operating under this new plan beginning January 1, 2022.   The revised plans would affect both existing and potential CUA holders, and includes the following updates:   Activity-based CUAs: ...