Yellowstone hosts nearly 600,000 in July
Yellowstone National Park hosted 596,562 recreation visits in July 2022. This is a 45% decrease from July 2021 (1,080,767 recreational visits), the most-visited July on record, and a 36% decrease from July 2019 (936,062), the last pre-Covid year. On June…
Yellowstone plans to open northern roads by mid-October
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Yellowstone National Park announced an ambitious goal of finishing temporary repairs of the Northeast Entrance road by mid-October and has forged a deal with the Montana and Wyoming transportation…
Man played dead, lived to tell about grizzly bear attack
By Nathan Oster Greybull Standard Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — He resides in Buffalo, N.Y., but the victim in last week’s grizzly bear attack near Meeteetse may be more familiar with Wyoming’s high country than just about any other adventurer who…
Yellowstone will open north loop Saturday, drop license plate system
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Bunsen Peak, Mount Washburn, the Roaring Mountain and the beautiful road along Blacktail Deer Plateau will be ready for visitors on Saturday, when Yellowstone National Park plans to…
Yellowstone peak gets new name
By Joshua Wolfson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —A peak at Yellowstone National Park that had been named after an Army lieutenant who led a massacre of Native Americans will now be known as First Peoples Mountain, the…
Woman injured by Yellowstone bison still alive despite national reports
***UPDATE BY EASTIDAHONEWS.COM – By Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com – A woman gored and tossed into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park is still alive and has not passed away. NBC News reported Wednesday that the 25-year-old from…
Yellowstone National Park reminds boaters, anglers to clean, drain and dry
The following is a release from the National Park Service. – MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park announces boating and fishing season will begin Saturday, May 28, and emphasizes clean, drain and dry to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species…
Grizzly relocated to Sunlight area
CODY (WNE) – After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on May 4. According to a G&F news release, the bear was captured for…
Weather-permitting, East Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park opens Friday, May 6
Weather-permitting, the road from East Entrance to Lake Village (Sylvan Pass), and Canyon Village to Lake Village, will open Friday, May 6 at 8 a.m. to public motor vehicle traffic. Conditions in Yellowstone can change quickly, especially during spring and…
Elk calving season begins soon
Officials remind visitors to be aware of their surroundings during this crucial time. Elk calving season will begin soon in Yellowstone National Park. Cow elk are much more aggressive towards people during the calving season and may run towards you…