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Planning a Visit to Yellowstone

The Yellowstone National Park Trip Planner (151 KB pdf) is available online. The planner can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free online.

Maps and Orientation

This section includes all the information you need to orient yourself to the park. It features maps as well as pages relating to our visitor centers, entrance stations, fees, and weather conditions.

Our Things to Do Page features links to pages that discuss the diversity of activities available to visitors in Yellowstone. If you want to learn more about natural or historical points of interest, or learn about fishing, hiking, or picnicking opportunities, visit this page. It will tell you of those opportunities along with many others.

Lodging

Lodging inside and outside the park is discussed here.

Services in the Park

If you know the areas you are going to visit you can get your services information by area. If you want more general information about a specific type of service the information is also sorted by service type. Topics covered include bookstores, general stores, camping, lodging, dining, gas stations, and medical services.

Rules and Regulations

If you have questions about what you are and are not allowed to do while visiting Yellowstone this section will provide you with the answers to most of your questions.

Road Opening and Closing Schedule

This schedule lists Road Opening and Closing, as well as a Road Construction link. Yellowstone closes it's East, South and West Entrances during the winter. You will want to check this schedule for dates the park is open before planning your visit. The North Entrance (Gardiner, Montana) is open year round to wheeled vehicles, but snow tires and/or chains may be required in winter. The Northeast Entrance to Silver Gate / Cooke City, Montana is open year round, but travel east of Cooke City is Not Possible during the winter season.

Weather Considerations

The weather in Yellowstone is highly variable and any trip here should be planned with all weather possiblities in mind.

Accessibility

The pamphlet Visitor Guide to Accessible Features in Yellowstone National Park is available free of charge at all visitor centers in the park. For more information, write to: Park Accessibility Coordinator; P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168.

Facilities Opening and Closing Dates

Opening and Closing Dates for Lodges, Campgrounds, Service Stations, and other facilities in the park.

Four-season Guide to Travel in Yellowstone

Information regarding typical road opening and closing dates for wheeled-vehicles can be found here along with advice on how to travel in Yellowstone in each of the seasons.

How to Support the Park

If you are looking for a way to help support Yellowstone this link has several suggestions of ways to help support us including: organizations to join that really makes a difference in Yellowstone and volunteer programs.

Nearby Communities

Links to area Chambers of Commerce are included where they exist. For those communities without web sites, addresses and phone numbers are provided. This is a good way to find out about services in our neighboring communities.

Nearby Parks

Information regarding nearby parks, national forests, and wildlife refuges, is provided through this link. If you are looking for other things to see and do while in the area many of the possibilities are covered here.

Visit our Museum Partners

It is impossible for our visitor center and wayside exhibits to tell the whole story of the Greater Yellowstone Area. We have, therefore, developed partnerships with nearby museums who help us tell that story. Be sure to visit at least one of our museum partners each time you visit.

If you would like to have a trip planner mailed to you, simply complete the Yellowstone National Park Trip Planner Request Form.