Current Alerts
- CautionTheir Space, Your Safety
Animals in Yellowstone are wild and dangerous. Stay at least 100 yards (91 m) from bears/wolves/cougars and 25 yards (23 m) from bison/elk/all other wildlife. Carry bear spray (even on short walks) and know how to use it—you can rent/purchase/recycle it at several locations in the park.
More info → - InformationSelect Park Rivers Closed to Fishing
The Madison, Firehole and Gibbon (downstream of Norris Campground) rivers are closed to fishing until water temperatures cool to protect the park's native and wild trout fisheries. Most other rivers and streams are open to fishing, as specified in park fishing regulations.
More info → - Park ClosureBiscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explosion that occurred July 23, 2024.
More info → - InformationTraffic Delays - Gardner River High Bridge
Expect a single lane of traffic with up to 15-minute delays, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from April 1 through late October 2026. Oversized/overweight vehicles (8'6"+ wide, 75'+ long, 80,000 lbs+ gross vehicle weight) will not be able to cross the bridge during this time.
More info → - InformationVehicle Entrance Reservation Not Needed
Although an entrance pass is required to enter Yellowstone National Park, vehicle reservations are not needed. You are encouraged to purchase an entrance pass before arriving, but you may also purchase passes at any entrance station upon arrival.
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Source: National Park Service.
Upcoming Events
- Ranger Program (Old Faithful) - Flat Hat ChatSun Aug 23 2026Meet outside the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center on the side of the building facing the geyser basin.
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center Presentation - Evans Flammond Sr (Oglala Sioux, Rosebud Sioux)Mon Aug 24 2026Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is centrally located in the Old Faithful area between the Old Faithful Lodge and the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center Presentation - Della Bighorse (Crow)Mon Aug 31 2026Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is centrally located in the Old Faithful area between the Old Faithful Lodge and the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center Presentation - Gwendolyn Carter and Deanna Teasley (Nez Perce)Mon Sep 07 2026Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is centrally located in the Old Faithful area between the Old Faithful Lodge and the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center Presentation - Rose Abrahamson (Shoshone Bannock -Lemhi Shoshone)Mon Sep 14 2026Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is centrally located in the Old Faithful area between the Old Faithful Lodge and the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center Presentation - Chris LaTray (Little Shell Chippewa)Mon Sep 21 2026Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is centrally located in the Old Faithful area between the Old Faithful Lodge and the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.