- Effective Friday, Aug. 28, anglers can fish the Firehole, Madison and Gibbon (downstream of Norris Campground) rivers and all associated tributaries from sunrise until 2 p.m. each day. Cooling weather and water temperatures, as well as precipitation in the current weather forecast, allow for the full closures to be lifted. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26015.htm
- Beginning Aug. 31, Yellowstone National Park will temporarily close Buffalo Creek, a tributary of Slough Creek in the northern part of the park, for treatment to remove invasive fish as part of ongoing conservation efforts to preserve native species. It will reopen to the public on Sept. 7. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26020.htm
- Yellowstone National Park hosted 958,706 recreation visits in July 2026, down 2% from July 2025 (975,109 recreation visits). https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26019.htm
- Beginning Saturday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2026-2027 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26018.htm
- The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone is now HIGH. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26017.htm
- Yellowstone National Park hosted 903,025 recreation visits in June 2026, down 3% from June 2025 (928,250 recreation visits). https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26016.htm
- Yellowstone has lifted the remaining temporary trail, backcountry campsite and fishing closures near Old Faithful that were put in place after a May 4 bear incident in which two hikers were injured by an adult female grizzly bear with cubs. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26008.htm
- A 12-year-old visitor was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on June 26 at approximately 9:15 a.m. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26014.htm
- If you plan to visit Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place. Summer is the busiest time in the park, so please pack your patience. Expect crowds at popular areas and lines at entrance stations, construction areas, and roadside wildlife sightings. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26013.htm
- On the morning of June 8, occupants of a vessel on Yellowstone Lake discovered the body of a 41-year-old male, Brandon Rhea of Denver, Colorado, floating in the water near Rock Point on the northwest shore of the lake near Bridge Bay. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26012.htm