All other park roads are closed to wheeled vehicles (cars, vans, motorcycles, etc.), and open to limited snowmobile and snowcoach travel from mid-December to mid-March. Springtime visitors will find limited but expanding hiking opportunities, as well as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing opportunities at higher elevations. The road between Mammoth Hot Springs and the northeast entrance is the only park road typically open to regular traffic year-round, weather permitting (closes in winter east of Cooke City, MT). Visitors are urged to check the park website for updated road conditions before making daily plans. The park reminds travelers that weather can change rapidly during spring and that can affect road conditions. The road connecting the North Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs, and the Northeast Entrance across the park, is open year-round. Below you will find in detail the situation of the various entrances to Yellowstone. This means that the only major attraction that cannot be visited in the park is Lamar Valley. Roads scheduled to open include the West Entrance to Old Faithful Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful (via Norris), and Norris to Canyon Village. The following roads are currently closed: Tower-Roosevelt to Northeast Entrance (Cooke City) Mammoth Hot Springs to the North Entrance (Gardiner). This includes access to Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower-Roosevelt.

North Loop The park is reopening its North Loop from Norris Junction to Canyon Junction. But, there are still areas visitors cannot access. Migratory birds are arriving, bears are emerging from hibernation, bison births are occurring and, of course, geysers are blowing off steam. Yellowstone National Park is reopening more roadways after historic flooding ravaged the area.

The spring thaw is underway within Yellowstone, which encompasses a vast swath of Wyoming and portions of Montana and Idaho. Select roads within Yellowstone National Park will open for the spring and summer season Friday at 8 a.m., the park announced.Ĭoncession services also will open, and as an added bonus for spring travelers, entrance fees will be waived Saturday as part of the annual National Park Week celebration.

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