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Beginning July 29, Yellowstone National Park’s rivers and streams will be closed to fishing daily from 2 p.m. to sunrise due to high water temperatures and low stream flows. These restrictions are in addition to the existing full fishing closures on the Madison, Firehole and Gibbon (downstream of Norris Campground) rivers that have been in […]

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

Yellowstone National Park hosted 570,272 recreation visits in May 2026, up 1% from May 2025 (566,363 recreation visits). https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26011.htm

The Beartooth Highway (US-212) from Red Lodge to Cooke City, Montana, is now open for the season. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/26010.htm