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Yellowstone National Park
Backcountry Trip Planner

This pdf can only be viewed or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free, online).

 The booklet Beyond Roads End (618 KBpdf) contains regulations and guidelines for backcountry travel in Yellowstone. Please review its contents as well as reading the information in the Backcountry Trip Planner above.


To prepare for a backcountry trip in Yellowstone, please view the videos below.

 

Summer Backcountry Video

This video will help prepare you for a summer backcountry trip in Yellowstone.
18 mins. 46 secs.

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Winter Backcountry Video

This video will help prepare you for a winter backcountry trip in Yellowstone.
11 mins. 27 secs.

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Bear Pepper Spray Video

The proper use of bear pepper spray can prevent a bear encounter from becoming a bear mauling.
10 mins. 44 secs.

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Did You Know?
Prior to the establishment of the National Park Service, the U.S. Army protected Yellowstone between 1886 and 1918. Fort Yellowstone was established at Mammoth Hot Springs for that purpose.

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Last Updated: December 27, 2007 at 12:12 EST