- With our region open to visitors and as impacted communities continue recovery efforts from recent flooding, please stay informed about the latest travel updates in Montana’s Yellowstone Country.
- As of Wednesday, June 22, the southern loop of Yellowstone National Park is now open. To help control the flow of visitors into the Park, Yellowstone National Park has implemented a new interim entry system, the Alternating License Plate System (APLS). For detailed information about the entry system, visit: LINK
There’s More To Do In Montana’s Yellowstone Country
Even while our communities continue to respond to the needs of our residents, there’s still so much for visitors to do outside the Park in Montana’s Yellowstone Country.
To help guide visitors to areas that are currently welcoming visitors, please visit our page where visitors and residents can find information about where else to go and what more to do in this part of Montana. Find that resource here:
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Community Updates
For the latest information about what’s happening in each of our communities, please visit:
Statewide Partner Updates
For places to direct visitors to in the rest of our vast state, check our tourism partner pages:
A Note To Visitors
As many of our communities are already hosting or are now ready to welcome visitors, we encourage you to bring your patience and be sure to “know before you go.” Right now that means:
- • Heed road closures, recreation alerts, signs, and weather safety warnings
- • Make sure to check websites and social media pages for businesses and events, and call before you go
- • Be flexible, and be prepared for plans to change
- • Be aware of cancellation policies for activities and lodging
- • Consider trip insurance
- • Make the best of the situation! It may not be the vacation you planned, but it will be unique and memorable
- • Be kind to workers and locals. Many have lost more than just a vacation
To speak with someone over the phone, please call our Call Center: 800.736.5276.
Travel Resources
- • Call 511 for continual updates about weather-related road conditions, road work, commercial vehicle restrictions, road closures, chain requirements and other travel information via the phone or Internet.
- • Road conditions: LINK
- • Flood Resources: LINK
- • Yellowstone National Park: LINK
- • Stillwater County: LINK
- • Carbon County: LINK
- • Park County: LINK
- • Gallatin County: LINK
Recreation Alerts and Restrictions:
- • Custer Gallatin National Forest: LINK
- • Beartooth Ranger District: (406) 446-2103
- • Bozeman Ranger District: (406) 587-6701
- • Gardiner Ranger District: (406) 848-7375
- • Hebgen Lake Ranger District: (406) 823-6961
- • Yellowstone (Livingston) Ranger District: (406) 222-1892
- • Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks: LINK
- • Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas: LINK
- • Montana Department of Transportation: LINK
- • Federal reservation system for recreation sites in the U.S., including camping, lodging, tours, permits and passes: LINK
To sign up for text alerts for the following areas, please consider the following resources:
- • Yellowstone National Park: LINK or Text “82190” to 888-7777 (an automatic text reply will confirm receipt and provide instructions).
- • Carbon County: LINK
- • Stillwater County: LINK
- • Park County: LINK
Follow local news for additional updates:
Disaster assistance resources for affected businesses:
Lodging
- For alternate lodging options outside Yellowstone National Park, please visit our page on Places to Stay
How to Help
If you’re interested in supporting flood-impacted communities in Yellowstone Country, please find places to donate and volunteer on our page on
How to Support Impacted Communities.
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View more up-to-date information about flood recovery efforts and park operations, including a list of FAQ's about planning a visit to Yellowstone at go.nps.gov/YELLflood.
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JUNE 20, 2022
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- 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.
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JUNE 18, 2022
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Visitors traveling to park in coming weeks must stay informed about the new interim visitor entry system
- At 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, Yellowstone National Park will begin allowing visitors to access the south loop of the park. The south loop is accessed from the East (Cody), West (West Yellowstone), and South (Grand Teton/Jackson) entrances. Accessible areas include Madison, Old Faithful, Grant Village, Lake Village, Canyon Village and Norris. As part of reopening planning, park staff have engaged over 1,000 business owners, park partners, commercial operators and residents in surrounding gateway communities to determine how to manage summer visitation while the north loop remains closed due to flood damage.
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JUNE 17, 2022 AT 9:45 A.M.
Key Information
- Yellowstone continues major flood recovery efforts in the north while repairing damage and preparing for reopening in the south.
- All five park entrances remain closed temporarily, however, West, South, and East entrances are targeted for reopening as early as next week.
- Water levels remain high but have gone down substantially over the past 24 hours.
- Weather patterns and potential for additional flooding events are being monitored with the assistance of NOAA and USGS personnel.
- The National Park Service (NPS) has engaged over 1,000 partners in surrounding gateway communities, counties and states in the past 96 hours to brief on flood damage impacts and collaborate on reopening strategies.
- Teams are in the park assessing damage and assisting with short and long-term recovery planning.
- NPS is analyzing the carrying capacity of the south loop and working closely with partners to develop appropriate visitor management actions to safely accommodate visitors within that portion of the park.
- NPS is working to determine what other potential sections of the park may be reopened for the season. Decisions will depend on extent of damage and the ability of the NPS to safely open additional sections as the year progresses.
- Although access to Yellowstone National Park will be less than normal until further notice, there are still incredible opportunities for recreation, wildlife viewing, and great experiences in the park’s gateway communities (Gardiner, Montana; Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana; West Yellowstone, Montana; Cody, Wyoming; and Jackson, Wyoming), as well as surrounding areas in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. View a list of nearby cities, parks, public lands, and museums to help plan your visit.
- Visitors who have trips planned should continue to check the Yellowstone website, local chambers of commerce, and social media for updates to get the most up-to-date information.
- Because initial damage assessments are ongoing, the NPS does not yet have an estimate on when Yellowstone will fully reopen nor are preliminary costs for repairs and recovery available.
- To date, there have been no public or employee injuries reported due to the flood.
Message from the Superintendent
“We have made tremendous progress in a very short amount of time but have long way to go,” said Superintendent Cam Sholly. “All emergency and life safety objectives within the park have been accomplished or stabilized within the first 96 hours of the flood event, without major injury or death. We have an aggressive plan for recovery in the north and resumption of operations in the south. We appreciate the tremendous support from National Park Service and Department of Interior leadership, in addition to our surrounding Congressional delegations, governors, counties, communities, and other partners. This first 96 hours has been critical to be able to focus on our life safety objectives and stabilizing emergency conditions while preparing plans for recovery.”
JUNE 14, 2022 AT 6:38 P.M.
Updates
- Aerial assessments conducted Monday, June 13, by Yellowstone National Park show major damage to multiple sections of road between the North Entrance (Gardiner, Montana), Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley and Cooke City, Montana, near the Northeast Entrance.
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JUNE 13, 2022 AT 2:15 P.M.
- Effective immediately, there will be no inbound visitor traffic at any of the five entrances into Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 15, at a minimum.
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JUNE 13, 2022 AT 1:16 P.M.
Statement from superintendent Cam Sholly about all entrances in Yellowstone National Park closed temporarily due to heavy flooding, rockslides, extremely hazardous conditions:
“Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the forecast, we have made the decision to close Yellowstone to all inbound visitation," said superintendent Cam Sholly. "Our first priority has been to evacuate the northern section of the park where we have multiple road and bridge failures, mudslides and other issues. The community of Gardiner is currently isolated, and we are working with the county and State of Montana to provide necessary support to residents, who are currently without water and power in some areas. Due to predictions of higher flood levels in areas of the park’s southern loop, in addition to concerns with water and wastewater systems, we will begin to move visitors in the southern loop out of the park later today in coordination with our in-park business partners. We will not know timing of the park’s reopening until flood waters subside and we're able to assess the damage throughout the park. It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time. I appreciate the efforts of the Yellowstone team and partners to safely evacuate areas of the park and of our gateway community partners who are helping us through this major event. We appreciate the support offered by the Department of Interior, National Park Service and the Montana and Wyoming governors."
Yellowstone will continue to communicate about this hazardous situation as more information is available.
JUNE 13, 2022 AT 11:10 A.M.
UPDATE: ALL ENTRANCES TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TEMPORARILY DUE TO HEAVY FLOODING, ROCKSLIDES, EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS; STAY INFORMED ABOUT ROAD STATUS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
- Effective immediately, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily CLOSED due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways from recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall and flooding.
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JUNE 13, 2022 AT 9:21 A.M.
ROADS IN NORTHERN PORTION OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK CLOSE TEMPORARILY DUE TO HEAVY FLOODING, ROCKSLIDES, EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS; STAY INFORMED ABOUT ROAD STATUS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
- Effective immediately, roads in the northern portion of Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways from recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall.
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