Yellowstone News and Information

  NEWS RELEASE New remote 5-acre wildfire in northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park                            The Big Horn Fire, a remote wildfire located in steep, rocky terrain in the                           northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park                           NPS/Jess Page On the afternoon of Sept. 27, individuals in Tom Miner Basin, Montana (an area located just north of Yellowstone National Park’s northwest boundary), reported seeing smoke in Yellowstone. The park’s helicopter crew flew the area that evening and spotted a new fire, likely ignited by lightning several days prior. Estimated at 5 acres, the Big Horn Fire is in very steep, rugged and rocky terrain in the remote northwest corner of the park. See  photos . Fire crews will monitor t...

Yellowstone River changed after massive flood, but what happened to the trout? Anglers find out.

Yellowstone National Park scrambles to meet road reopening deadline

  Park ranger goes fishing in Yellowstone geyser, but not for fish

  Take a Snowcoach Through Yellowstone in the Winter

  Yellowstone rebuilds after historic June : Montana Untamed podcast 

Glamping Yellowstone: 7 experiences you'll never forget  

Mesa Falls Scenic Byway is a place travelers can add on a trip to Yellowstone National Park

  A last minute bear sighting was the perfect ending of our first trip to Yellowstone this season

  Movement to ‘re-indigenize’ Yellowstone gains steam

High Plains Book Awards Finalist: "Wild Rescues: A Paramedic’s Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton” by Kevin Grange

The melting roads of Yellowstone National Park  Perhaps you’ve heard the legend of the melting roads in Yellowstone National Park.  The rumor is based in truth but, as you might expect, badly misrepresented.  It has nothing to do with potential volcanic activity; rather, thermal ground and asphalt don’t play well together and pose a considerable challenge for road maintenance and engineering. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. No doubt you’ve heard the story—roads have melted in Yellowstone National Park, which is supposedly evidence that the region is “heating up” and that a volcanic eruption is imminent.  This story gained a lot of traction in 2014—that was the year of a magnitude-4.8 earthquake (the larg...

  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone visitation statistics for August 2022      Yellowstone Revealed: Patti Baldes' ReMatriate performance at Old Faithful        NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 582,211 recreation visits in August 2022. This is a 37% decrease from August 2021 (921,844 recreational visits), the most-visited August on record, and a 29% decrease from August 2019 (820,006), the last year pre-COVID. On June 13, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park closed due to  historic flooding . 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. On July 2, entry restrictions on the East, South and West entrances were removed. The North (Gardiner, Montana) and Northeast (Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana) entrances remain closed to visitor vehicles. As the park recovers from the June fl...

June Yellowstone flood could have been worse if not for mining cleanup

  NEWS RELEASE Temporary closure at West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park        Steamy boardwalk at West Thumb Geyser Basin           NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  September 12, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 West Thumb Geyser Basin , located in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park, will be closed until further notice due to hazardous conditions. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Northwestern Energy staff reported smoke coming out of a small building near the bookstore that houses a solar battery energy storage system at West Thumb Geyser Basin. Park structural fire crews were notified and dispatched to the location. They did not see flames when they arrived, but there was smoke. The exterior of the building was not damaged. Battery fumes are corrosive and hazardous when inhaled. To ensure visitor and employee safety, West Thumb Geyser Basin will be closed until the batteries have f...

  ‘It’s a miracle.’ Woman who fell into Yellowstone hot spring released from hospital after 4 months

  Happy birthday, Yellowstone! Here are 10 of our most memorable stories from the park

Into the zone of death: 4 days spent deep in Idaho’s remote Yellowstone backcountry

Yellowstone authorities have still not identified floating human foot found in pool 

  NEWS RELEASE Flood Recovery Updates: Yellowstone releases new videos and photos of ongoing road repairs to reconnect Gardiner, Montana, at North Entrance to Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, at Northeast Entrance with the park Old Gardiner Road (temporary road between Gardiner, Montana, and Mammoth Hot Springs) construction progress on Sept. 1, 2022. NPS / Jacob W. Frank UPDATE: Sept. 1, 2022 Yellowstone releases new videos and photos of ongoing road repairs to reconnect Gardiner, Montana, at North Entrance to Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, at Northeast Entrance with the park MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park released new videos and photos of the ongoing road repairs on the North and Northeast entrance roads following damage caused by the  historic flood event  in June. Visit Yellowstone’s Flickr albums for  Old Gardiner Road  and  Northeast Entrance Road  to view photos and videos of recent construction progress on these road corr...

  Historic Yellowstone Park buses on tour in Red Lodge

  Yellowstone National Park flood recovery updates: Yellowstone to suspend Tower Junction to Slough Creek visitor vehicle day-use tickets       Tower Junction southbound sign.                                                                               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: Aug. 31, 2022 Yellowstone to suspend Tower Junction to Slough Creek visitor vehicle day-use tickets It's critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what's open and closed   MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Sept. 8, Yellowstone National Park will no longer require visitors to obtain a day-use ticket to dr...

  NEWS RELEASE Planned closures begin after Labor Day        NPS Photo/J. Bonney MOOSE, WY  — Five planned temporary closures will take place after Labor Day in Grand Teton National Park as construction and road improvements projects get underway. Tentative schedules and locations of projects are: Moose-Wilson Road As previously planned, the southern portion of the Moose-Wilson Road from Granite Canyon Entrance to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve will close to all access the day after Labor Day, September 6. This section of road will reopen to winter activity in December, through March 2023. The closure is needed because the road is too narrow to safely allow construction equipment and visitor traffic. The northern section of the road will remain open to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve and Death Canyon Trailhead from the north, via Moose, WY. Grand Teton is working in partnership with Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Teton Village Association to pr...

  Mudslide near Yellowstone strands visitors for several hours

  Montana reestablishes wolf hunting quotas outside Yellowstone National Park

Did you know that Yellowstone National Park celebrates Christmas in August?

Fuel truck rolls over on Hwy 191 in Yellowstone National Park In the early morning hours of [Friday] Aug.19, a fuel tanker truck lost control and rolled over near mile marker 16 on U.S. Hwy 191, a  section of highway that runs through the western portion of Yellowstone National Park . An estimated 4,800 gallons of unleaded fuel spilled as a result, and it is unknown if any entered nearby Grayling Creek. Currently, the southbound lane of the highway is blocked but is passable in both directions with traffic control in place. Motorists should anticipate delays. National Park Service crews responded immediately. Mitigation cleanup efforts are ongoing. There were no injuries. This incident remains under investigation and the park has no additional information to release. Yellowstone thanks those who responded to the scene, including Hebgen Basin Fire and EMS units, cleanup and mitigation contractors and NPS staff. Stay informed! For up-to-date road information, visit  go.nps.gov/Y...

  Yellowstone National Park incident at Abyss Pool, West Thumb Geyser Basin; Visitors: For your own safety, stay on boardwalks and trails in thermal areas      Abyss Pool at West Thumb Geyser Basin       NPS / Diane Renkin On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, an employee found part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in  Abyss Pool , located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. An investigation by Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers is ongoing. Evidence from the investigation thus far suggests that an incident involving one individual likely occurred on the morning of July 31, 2022, at Abyss Pool. Currently, the park believes there was no foul play. The investigation is continuing to determine the circumstances surrounding the death. The West Thumb Geyser Basin and parking lot were temporarily closed to visitors due to the discovery but have since reopened. Abyss Pool has a depth of more than 50 feet ...