Yellowstone News and Information

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  Yellowstone National Park flood recovery: Change to access from the Northeast Entrance into the park It’s critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what’s open and closed. MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Major construction repairs will begin substantially on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Contractors will be working on all damaged sections of the park’s Northeast Entrance Road near Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana. This requires alterations to the closures on the road. The road had previously been open to bicyclists and pedestrian traffic to Barronette Meadow. Due to significant work beginning on the road this week, the road will be closed near the Warm Creek Trailhead and picnic area. This will still afford access to visitors and residents but will provide room for construction work to begin, including staging of equipment and materials needed to make repairs. It is estimated that repairs will be completed by Oct. 15, facilitating traffic between the park and Cooke City/Silver...

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  Yellowstone flood recovery update: Visitors with a day-use ticket can drive the Tower Junction to Slough Creek road corridor starting Aug. 3 t’s critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what’s open and closed.         Slough Creek Trail         NPS / Jacob W. Frank View more up-to-date information about flood recovery efforts, park operations, and FAQ's about planning a visit to Yellowstone at  go.nps.gov/YELLflood UPDATE: July 29, 2022 Yellowstone National Park flood recovery update: Visitors with a day-use ticket can drive the Tower Junction to Slough Creek road corridor starting Aug. 3  It's critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what's open and closed MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction...

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  Yellowstone visitation statistics for June 2022; Commemorate 150 Years of Yellowstone News Release Date:  July 25, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 536,601 recreation visits in June 2022. This is a 43% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits), which was the most-visited June on record. On June 13, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park closed due to  historic flooding . All park visitors were evacuated over the next 24 hours. On June 22, the East, South and West entrances to the park reopened on a limited entry basis. Portions of the park remained closed through the remainder of June, including the North and Northeast entrances. As the park recovers, it's critical that visitors traveling to the park in the coming weeks  stay informed  about what's open and closed. So far in 2022, the park has hosted 1,268,053 recreation visits, down 20% from 2021. The list below shows the year-to...

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  HIGH fire danger in Yellowstone The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone is now HIGH. Currently, there are no active wildland fires in the park. Currently, there are no fire restrictions in place or planned in the park. Campfires are only permitted within established fire rings in campgrounds and some backcountry campsites. Campfires must always be attended and cold to the touch before abandoning. Soak, stir, feel, repeat. The Greater Yellowstone area is a  fire-adapted ecosystem . Fire plays an important role in maintaining the health of this area’s wildlife habitat and vegetation. Stay informed about  current fire activity  in Yellowstone.  News Release Date:  July 20, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015

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    UPDATE: July 12, 2022 Yellowstone flood recovery update: 93% of roadways, 88% of backcountry will be open July 13; Slough Creek will reopen to limited overnight backcountry use July 13; Bicycles allowed on limited portions of the North and Northeast entrance roads It's critical that visitors traveling to the park in the coming weeks stay informed about what's open and closed View more up-to-date information about flood recovery efforts, park operations, and FAQ's about planning a visit to Yellowstone at  go.nps.gov/YELLflood        An aerial view of the confluence of Lamar and Yellowstone rivers with Yellowstone River Bridge in the distance.        NPS - Jacob W. Frank. Yellowstone National Park announced today the reopening of Slough Creek to overnight backcountry use on July 13. Located in the northern portion of the park, Slough Creek is one of the park’s most visited backcountry areas. In addition, bicycles will be allowed t...

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  UPDATE: Yellowstone National Park to reopen north loop July 2 and suspend Alternating License Plate System, 93% of roadways will be open Visitors walking the boardwalk at the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces. Roads between Norris, Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower-Roosevelt, and Canyon will be reopened for public vehicle travel beginning July 2. NPS / Jacob W. Frank UPDATE: June 30, 2022 Yellowstone National Park to reopen north loop July 2 and suspend Alternating License Plate System, 93% of roadways will be open Yellowstone National Park will reopen the  north loop  on Saturday, July 2, to all visitors. In addition to roads in the south loop, visitors will now be able to access: Norris Junction to Mammoth Hot Springs Mammoth Hot Springs to Tower-Roosevelt Tower-Roosevelt to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Pass) Visitors can access the south and north loops via the East Entrance (Cody, Wyoming), West Entrance (West Yellowstone, Montana), and South Entrance (Grand Teton/Jackson, Wyoming...

  Second visitor in three days gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park          A bison grazing along Pelican Creek (this photo is not of the specific incident detailed below).         NPS / Jacob W. Frank Incident details A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, was gored by a bull bison near Storm Point at Yellowstone Lake on Wednesday, June 29.  The woman and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison as they were returning to their vehicle at the trailhead, causing the bull bison to charge. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries after the encounter and was transported by ambulance to West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyoming. This incident remains under investigation, and there is no additional information to share.   This is the  third  reported bison and visitor incident in 2022. On  May 30 , a woman approached a bison near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, and a man appro...

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  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 el...