What to expect in Wyoming’s Grand Teton, Yellowstone parks as summer kicks off
• Several large infrastructure projects may delay traffic in GTNP, while bear closure remains in effect in Yellowstone. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the high season in Wyoming’s Grand Teton and…
Grizzly that attacked Yellowstone hikers near Old Faithful was likely mother with cubs
JACKSON (WNE) — A grizzly bear mother with cubs was likely responsible for an attack that left two hikers in Yellowstone National Park seriously injured on Monday, the park said in a Friday update. Evidence from the attack suggests that…
Yellowstone bear attack site was closed to spring hiking until 2024 to reduce human-grizzly conflicts
• The bear management area was decommissioned ‘due to fewer ungulate carcasses and wildlife conflicts,’ Park Service officials announced two years ago. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Yellowstone National Park’s first reported bear attack of 2026 occurred in an…
New Jersey man gored by Yellowstone bison
On June 10, a 30-year-old man from Randolph, New Jersey, was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. At approximately 9:45 a.m. in the Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful, a man was gored by a bison after a…
Woman sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
• Visitors are asked to stay on trails and boardwalks in thermal areas On Monday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2024, a 60-year-old woman visiting Yellowstone National Park from Windsor, New Hampshire, reportedly suffered second and third-degree burns to her lower leg…
Select Yellowstone National Park roads open to public April 19
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public, weather permitting. Roads begin to open annually this time of year for the summer season. On…
Old Faithful Inn at $424: Who can still afford a Yellowstone road trip?
Camping isn’t for everybody, and lodging in the gateway communities and parks themselves has far outpaced inflation. Visitors and officials weigh in on whether the middle class is being priced out. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com OLD FAITHFUL — Liz…
Details murky as Yellowstone investigates woman’s death on Craig Pass
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Officials are investigating how Catheryn Danyelle Griffin, 38, died Saturday in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. On Saturday evening, park rangers responded to an accident reported…
Fatality investigation in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On the evening of Saturday, May 13, Yellowstone rangers responded to an incident on Craig Pass, approximately three miles south of Old Faithful. Rangers observed a single vehicle that had been driven into a snowbank, with…
Select Yellowstone National Park roads open to public April 21
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2023, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public, weather permitting. Roads routinely open this time of year and remain open until Nov.1, when they close…