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Yellowstone National Park

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NPS MAP

North Entrance - Near the gateway community of Gardiner, MT, the North Entrance is the only park entrance open to wheeled vehicles all year. November through April, the North Entrance provides the only

access to Cooke City, MT. US Highway 212 east of Cooke City is closed to wheeled vehicles Novemberthrough April. The road from Mammoth to Norris is open to wheeled vehicles from the third Friday inApril through the first Sunday in November, and to tracked oversnow vehicles usually from the thirdMonday in December to the Monday of the first full week in March. Closest airline service is Bozeman,MT. See the Operating Hours and Seasons for more information. Services are available year around.

West Entrance - Adjacent to the town of West Yellowstone, MT, the West Entrance is open to wheeledvehicles from the third Friday in April through the first Sunday in November, and to tracked oversnowvehicles from the third Monday in December o the Monday of the second full week in March. Closestairline service is West Yellowstone, MT, Bozeman, MT, Idaho Falls, ID, and Salt Lake City, UT. See theOperating Hours and Seasons for more information. Services are available year around.

South & East Entrances - Open to wheeled vehicles from the second Friday of May through the firstSunday in November, and to tracked oversnow vehicles from the third Monday in December to theMonday of the second full week in March. Limited services are available near the South and EastEntrances. Closest airline service to the South Entrance is Jackson, WY and Cody, WY to the EastEntrance. See our Road Construction Page for information about possible delays.

Northeast Entrance - Near the gateway communities of Silver Gate and Cooke City, MT, this entrance isopen year around for wheeled vehicle access to Cooke City through Gardiner, MT and the NorthEntrance. Opening dates for roads east of Cooke City vary from year to year, depending on the weather.The Beartooth Highway is open from late May/early June (weather dependent) to mid October. Stormsoccasionally temporarily close the Beartooth Highway during this "open" period. See the OperatingHours and Seasons and Road Construction Schedule for more information. Closest airline service is

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Billings, MT. Services are available year around.

Airline and Bus Transportation

Commercial airlines serve the following airports near Yellowstone National Park all year: Cody andJackson, WY; Bozeman and Billings, MT, and Idaho Falls, ID. The West Yellowstone, MT airport isserviced from June to early September from Salt Lake City, UT.

Bus service from Bozeman, MT to West Yellowstone, MT via Highway 191 is available all year. Busservice directly from Idaho to West Yellowstone is limited to the summer months. Commercialtransportation from Bozeman, MT to Gardiner, MT is available during the winter and summer seasons.Commercial transportation to the park from Cody and Jackson, WY is available during the summerseason. Contact local Chambers of Commerce for specific carriers and schedules.

Train service is not available to Yellowstone National Park. The nearest train depots are in southeastIdaho, Salt Lake City, Utah and northern Montana. Contact Amtrak for specific schedules.

Did You Know?Lake trout are an invasive species of fish that is decimating the native cutthroat troutpopulation in Yellowstone Lake.

Last Updated: July 09, 2007 at 08:52 EST

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