Yellowstone News and Information

  Attendance at Yellowstone National Park plummets after road washouts in June

  Have a #GrandPlan for visiting Grand Teton this summer second busiest April on record previews busy season ahead           NPS Photo/C. Adams MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton looks forward to welcoming visitors this summer. Make a #GrandPlan and follow our list of the top 10 tips you should know for visiting the park in 2022 (see an abbreviated version below and visit  go.nps.gov/TetonTop10  for the full list). The summer season is expected to be busy, so make sure to plan ahead, recreate responsibly, and help ensure this iconic landscape may be enjoyed by future generations. Grand Teton National Park statistics show that April 2022 was the second busiest April on record, with an estimated 67,541 recreation visits. Below is a list of April recreation visits over the last several years: April 2022— 67,541 April 2021— 87,739 April 2020— Park was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic April 2019— 59,105 April 2018— 60,541 April 2017— 58,403 Additional data on National Park Service visitor-use statistics

  NEWS RELEASE Top 10 things to know about visiting Yellowstone National Park this summer season           Plan like a Park Ranger: Purchase Your Pass Online           NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On March 1, 150 years ago, Yellowstone became America’s first national park for all to enjoy. Within Yellowstone's 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain half the world’s active geysers, and view geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Listen and learn from park rangers by watching this  video . Follow the top 10 things to know to enjoy your visit and protect the park today and for the next 150 years! 1. Buy Your Park Entrance Pass Online Reservations are not required to enter the park – you just need a park entrance pass. Save time at entrance stations by  purchasing your pass online  before you arrive. Keep in mind summer is busy, so be prepar

  Wildlife guides say 'eh' to congestion

Grand Teton sees busiest year on record for visitation in 2021        NPS Photo/J. Bonney MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton National Park hosted 3,885,230 recreation visits in 2021, the highest number of recreation visits for one year in the park’s history. Previously, 2018 had the record for the most recreation visits in a year with 3,491,151. Recreation visits in 2021 exceed the 2018 record by 11% and surpassed the 2018 record in September 2021. "Ensuring that Americans have the opportunity to enjoy their national parks is a key part of the National Park Service mission and it is clear that people are enjoying Grand Teton National Park at unprecedented levels and in new ways,” said Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins. “We also have a charge to ensure that the scenery and wildlife that are critical to the Grand Teton experience are protected for future generations of visitors. We are in the early stages of identifying potential issues and impacts of changing visitation and

Yellowstone road improvement projects in 2022; $155 million invested to improve safety, access and experience on park roads Completed 2021 projects; Tower-Roosevelt to Chittenden Road to reopen and visitor services at North Entrance enhanced                                                      Yellowstone River Bridge conditions                                                      NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - There will be three major road improvement projects in Yellowstone National Park beginning in 2022. All three projects will cause major delays (Lewis River Bridge, Old Faithful to West Thumb and Yellowstone River Bridge) and two projects (Old Faithful to West Thumb and Lewis River Bridge) will have overnight closures. The National Park Service (NPS) decided to begin the Old Faithful to West Thumb and Lewis River Bridge project simultaneously to complete both in the same two-year time window. Otherwise, impacts to visitors would have occurred over four to five yea

Yellowstone Is Turning 150 — Here's How You Can Celebrate the Park and Learn More About Its Indigenous Roots  

NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park turns 150 in 2022 Elk walking by a teepee next to a large stone archway  North Entrance teepee installation event  NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – March 1, 2022, marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park. Signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant, America's first national park was set aside to preserve and protect the scenery, cultural heritage, wildlife, geologic and ecological systems and processes in their natural condition for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. Yellowstone serves as the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest nearly intact natural ecosystems remaining on the planet. Yellowstone has the most active, diverse, and intact collections of combined geothermal features with over 10,000 hydrothermal sites and half the world's active geysers. The park is also rich in cultural and historical resources with 25 sites, landmarks an

W.Y.D.O.T. repaving highway near Yellowstone in summer 2022