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Yellowstone National Park Juvenile Bighorn Sheep casually amble along a precipice near Tower Falls.
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Yellowstone National Park
Facilities' Opening & Closing Dates

For lodging inside Yellowstone please contact Xanterra Parks & Resorts at 866-439-7375.

Please Note: All road and facility opening and closing dates are weather dependent. Changes in this schedule may occur!

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The North Entrance road to Upper Mammoth Terrace and Mammoth, to Tower Junction, and to the Northeast Entrance remains open to wheeled vehicles year-round.The North Entrance road to Upper Mammoth Terrace and Mammoth, to Tower Junction, and to the Northeast Entrance remains open to wheeled vehicles year-round.



 

Winter dates are tentative and subject to change!!

December ('11) - Facility or Service Opening Dates
Year round - open daily except for some Sundays and holidays Mammoth General Store
Dec. 15
Park opens for Winter Activities and Over-Snow Vehicles (except for East Entrance Road)
Madison - Warming Hut
Old Faithful - Geyser Grill, Bear Den Gift Shop

Dec. 18

Old Faithful - Snow Lodge & Cabins

Dec. 20

Mammoth - Hotel, Dining Room, & Retail, Warming Hut

Dec. 22

East Entrance Road opens at 8 am for Winter Activities and Over-Snow Vehicles

 

 
 

Dates are subject to change!!

March ('12) - Roads Close to Winter Over-Snow Vehicles at 9 pm
Mar. 1 East Entrance road (East Entrance to Lake Butte Overlook) closes
Mar. 4
Mammoth to Norris Junction groomed road closes
Old Faithful Snowlodge & Cabins close
Mar. 5
Mammoth Hotel, Dining Room, Gift Shop close
Mar. 6
Norris to Madison, Norris to Canyon groomed roads will close
Mar. 11
Canyon Junction to Fishing Bridge Junction groomed roads close
Mar. 15 All groomed roads in the park are closed
Madison Warming Hut closes
Old Faithful - Geyser Grill, Bear Den Gift Shop close


 

Dates are subject to change!!

SPRING ('12)

Mid April - Facility or Service Opening Dates
Mid April
Canyon - Canyon Village Adventure Store
Old Faithful - Bear Den Gift Shop, Snow Lodge Geyser Grill (fast food)
Late April
Canyon - Service Station (Credit card service available at the pumps all season.)
Mammoth - Terrace Grill
Old Faithful - Snowlodge, Cabins, & Restaurant, O.F. Upper General Store, Service Station (Credit card service available at the pumps all season.)
May - Facility or Service Opening Dates
Early May
Canyon - Wrecker Service
Fishing Bridge - General Store
Madison - Campground
Mammoth - Service Station
Old Faithful - Inn, Gift Shop, Dining Room, Bear Paw Deli, Lower Service Station (credit card service at the pumps available all season)
Mid May
Canyon - General Store
Fishing Bridge - Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season), RV Park
Grant Village - Mini Store

Mammoth - Hotel, Dining Room, Cabins, Mammoth Gift Shop
Old Faithful - Lodge, Frontier Cabins, Cafeteria, Budget Cabins, Lodge Gift Shop, Bake Shop
Mid May
Lake - Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Dining Room, Deli, Hotel Cabins, Clinic, General Store
Old Faithful - Lower General Store, Upper Service Station (Credit card service available at the pumps all season.)
Tower Fall Campground
Late May
Bridge Bay - Dock Slip Rental, Campground, Marina Store
Canyon - Repair Service
Fishing Bridge - Wrecker & Repair Service
Grant Village - Lodging & Main Restaurant, Grant General Store, Service Station (Credit card service available at the pumps all season), Wrecker & Repair Service
Mammoth - Trail Rides
Norris - Campground
Old Faithful - Repair Service
Roosevelt/Tower - Tower Fall General Store
Slough Creek Campground
 
June - Facility or Service Opening Dates
Park is Open for Summer Activities
Early June Canyon Village - Canyon Lodge, Dining Room, Picnic Shop, Cascade & Dunraven Lodges, Western Cabins, Gift Shop, Cafeteria, Pioneer/Frontier Cabins,Campground & Camper Services
Early
June
Indian Creek Campground
Lake - Lodge & Cabins, Lake Lodge Cafeteria
Pebble Creek Campground
Roosevelt/Tower - Roosevelt Store, Roosevelt Lodge & Cabins, trail rides & stagecoach
Early
June
Roosevelt/Tower - Cook-out
Early
June
Bridge Bay Marina - Scenic cruiser, guide boats, outboards
Lewis Lake Campground
Mid June Grant Village - Lake House Restaurant
Mid June Grant Village - Campground
Late
June
Canyon Village - Trail rides
 
July
Park is Open for Summer Activities
July
Lake - Lodge Creek Cabins
 
August
Park is Open for Summer Activities
late
August
Canyon Village - Trail rides close
 
September - Facility or Service Closing Dates
Early Sept.
Roosevelt/Tower - Trail rides & stagecoach; Cook-Out
Early Sept.
Bridge Bay - Marina Store, Guideboats/Outboards
Canyon - Pioneer/Frontier Cabins, Campground & Camper Services, Repair Service
Fishing Bridge - Wrecker & Repair Service
Grant Village - Wrecker & Repair Service
Old Faithful - Repair Service
Roosevelt/Tower - Lodge, Cabins, Tower Junction Service Station, Roosevelt Store,
Mid-Sept. Mammoth - Trail rides
Mid-Sept. Bridge Bay - Dock Slip Rental, Campground, Scenicruiser
Canyon - Cafeteria
Mid-Sept.
Indian Creek Campground
Old Faithful - Upper Service Station (credit card service at the pumps available all season)
Mid-Sept.
Grant Village - Grant General Store
Mid-Sept.
Lake - Lake Clinic
Late Sept.
Roosevelt/Tower - Tower Fall General Store
Late Sept.
Canyon Village - Lodge, Dining Room, Picnic Shop,Cascade & Dunraven Lodges, Western Cabins, Gift Shop
Fishing Bridge - Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season), RV Park
Grant Village - Campground & camper services building, General Store, Service Station (credit card service at the pumps available all season), Lake House Restaurant
Lake - Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Dining Room, Deli, Lake Hotel Cabins
Old Faithful - Lodge, Frontier Cabins, Lodge Cafeteria, Budget Cabins
Roosevelt/Tower - Tower Fall General Store
Late Sept.
Lake - Lake General Store
Norris - Campground
Pebble Creek Campground
Tower - Tower Fall Campground
Sept. 29
Canyon Village - General Store
 

FALL

By October most lodging has closed in the park. There are no lodging facilities available in the park during the month of November. For lodging outside the park, visit Cities Near Yellowstone. The Mammoth campground remains open year-round.

October - Facility or Service Closing Dates
Early
Oct.
Grant Village - Lodging & Main Restaurant
Lake Area - Lake Lodge & Cabins, Lake Lodge Cafeteria, Lodge Creek Cabins
Old Faithful - Lodge Gift Shop & Bake Shop
Early
Oct.
Fishing Bridge - General Store
Grant Village - Mini Store
Old Faithful - Clinic, Lower General Store
Mid-
Oct.
Old Faithful - Inn, Gift Shop, Dining Room, Bear Paw Deli
Mid-
Oct.
Canyon Village - Wrecker Service
Mammoth - Hotel, Dining Room, Cabins, Service Station
Old Faithful - Wrecker Service
Mid-
Oct.
Canyon - Service Station (credit card service at the pumps available all season)
Mammoth - Terrace Grill Fast Food, Gift Shop
Old Faithful-Lower Service Station (Credit card service available at pumps all season.)

Mid-
Oct.
Old Faithful - Upper General Store
Late
Oct.
Madison - Campground (concession)
Old Faithful - Snow Lodge, Cabins, Restaurant
Late
Oct.
Slough Creek Campground (National Park Service)

 
November - Facility or Service Closing Dates
Early Nov.
Lewis Lake Campground
Early
Nov.
Canyon - Canyon Yellowstone Adventure Store
Old Faithful - Snowlodge Geyser Grill Fast Food & Bear Den Gift Shop
Early
Nov.
Interior park roads close at 8AM

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Bison in Yellowstone.

Did You Know?
There are more people hurt by bison than by bears each year in Yellowstone. Park regulations state that visitors must stay at least 25 yards away from bison or elk and 100 yards away from bears.

Last Updated: December 05, 2011 at 11:06 MST