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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…

$50 million for recovery efforts in Yellowstone announced

During a visit to Yellowstone National Park and Gardiner, Montana, on Sunday, June 19, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams with Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly announced $50 million to kick-start recovery efforts from record breaking floods. They also…

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…

Heavy snow stalls Yellowstone opening

JACKSON (WNE) — Crews in Yellowstone National Park are working to clear nearly a foot of snow from the park to allow visitors early season access. “Due to extremely heavy snow received this week,” officials wrote on social media, “the…

Yellowstone National Park announces road opening schedule

JACKSON (WNE) –  Roads in Yellowstone National Park’s northwestern reaches are set to open April 15, though the south entrance will remain closed. Four main roads will be open April 15, per the park’s press release. Three will be newly…

Select Yellowstone National Park roads open April

Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2022, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the season, weather permitting. On Saturday, April 16, entrance fees will be waived in celebration of National Park Week. Roads open to…