‘Melting’ road reopens in Yellowstone after repairs
Temporary repairs have been completed, allowing Firehole Lake Drive in Yellowstone National Park to open to travel. The 3.3 mile scenic loop drive is located off the park’s Grand Loop Road, halfway...
View ArticleConstruction brings Yellowstone road closures after Labor Day
NPS photo by Jim PeacoContractors in 2009 resurface part of an 11-mile stretch of road in Yellowstone National Park between the Lewis River Bridge and the park's South Entrance. New construction after...
View ArticleYellowstone opens more routes to snow vehicles
Yellowstone National Park is opening additional groomed roads after seeing snowfall every day this week. Commercial and non-commercially guided snowmobiles and commercial snow coaches with rubber...
View ArticleGrand Teton motorists warned to slow down during big game migration
Ruffin Prevost / Yellowstone GateElk and other wildlife are moving along spring migration routes around Grand Teton National Park and nearby areas. Wildlife have begun their annual migration from...
View ArticleTourism insiders expect strong summer as Yellowstone’s East Gate set to open...
Ruffin Prevost / Yellowstone GateA bighorn sheep stands in the middle of the East Entrance road east of Sylvan Pass in Yellowstone National Park as spring 2014 visitors enter the park from Cody, Wyo....
View ArticlePopular Yellowstone drive reopens amid new thermal activity
NPS photoTemporary concrete barriers have been installed around a newly formed thermal feature at the Upper Terrace Drive in Yellowstone National Park. The Upper Terrace Drive near Mammoth Hot Springs...
View ArticleYellowstone starts nightly closure of part of grand loop road
A portion of the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park will be closed each night beginning Monday, July 27. The 5.4 mile closure will prevent through-travel between Norris Geyser Basin and...
View ArticleYellowstone sees busiest year on record with 3.8 million visitors so far
photo ©Rob KoellingBison in Yellowstone National Park cause a traffic jam on the road through Hayden Valley in July 2010. CODY, WYO. — More people visited Yellowstone National Park last month than any...
View ArticleRecord crowds push Yellowstone managers to plan for 2016
Ruffin Prevost / Yellowstone Gate file photoYellowstone National Park ranger Dennis Lenzendorf opens the East Gate for the start of the 2012 summer season. CODY, WYO. — Yellowstone National Park...
View ArticleYellowstone roads begin opening to autos for season
Ruffin Prevost / Yellowstone GateA bighorn sheep stands in the middle of the East Entrance road east of Sylvan Pass in Yellowstone National Park as spring 2014 visitors enter the park from Cody, Wyo....
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