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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.



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

 

FALL ('08)

October - Facility or Service Closing Dates
Oct. 1 Canyon Village - General Store
Oct. 5 Lake - Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins
Old Faithful - Clinic
Oct. 6 Fishing Bridge - General Store
Grant Village - Mini Store
Mammoth - Hotel & Dining Room; Service Station
Old Faithful - Lower Store
Oct. 10 Old Faithful - Inn, Gift Shop, Food Service

Oct. 12

Mammoth - Terrace Grill Fast Food

Oct. 13 Canyon Village - Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season); Wrecker Service
Old Faithful - Service Station (Lower); Wrecker Service
Oct. 19 Old Faithful Snow Lodge Resturant, Cabins & Dining Room
Oct. 20 Canyon Village - Yellowstone Adventures
Old Faithful - Upper Store
Oct. 26 Madison - Campground (concession)
Oct. 31 Slough Creek Campground (National Park Service)


 

 

FALL ('08)

November - Facility or Service Closing Dates
Nov. 2 Old Faithful - Geyser Grill Fast Food & Gift Shop
Nov. 3 Lewis Lake Campground (National Park Service)

 

Winter Opening Opening Dates are Snow Permitting and all dates are subject to change!!

December ('08) - Facility or Service Opening Dates

12/15

Park opens at 7 am for Winter Activities and Over-Snow Vehicles (except for East Entrance Road)
Mammoth Warming Hut & gas open

12/17

Old Faithful - Snow Lodge and Cabins; Restaurant; Geyser Grill Fast Foods
Madison Warming Hut Snack Bar
12/19

Mammoth Hotel opens for winter season.
Mammoth Hotel Dining Room

12/22

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

 

 
 
March  - Roads Close to Winter Over-snow Vehicles
Mar. 1 Mammoth to Norris groomed road will close to over-snow vehicles (snowmobile and snowcoach) for spring plowing at 9 pm
Mammoth Warming Hut and Gas close
East Entrance Road will close to over-snow vehicles at 9 pm
Mar. 3 Madison to Norris to Canyon groomed road will close to over-snow vehicles (snowmobile and snowcoach) for spring plowing at 9 pm
Mar. 8 Mammoth Hotel and dining room close
Canyon Warming Hut & Gas close
Canyon Junction to Fishing Bridge Junction groomed road will close to over-snow vehicles (snowmobile and snowcoach) for spring plowing at 9 pm.
Mar. 15

All other park roads will close to over-snow vehicles (snowmobile and snowcoach) for spring plowing at 9 pm
Old Faithful Snow Lodge, Geyser Grill, and Gas close
Madison, Fishing Bridge, and West Thumb warming hut closes



 

SPRING ('09)

April - Facility or Service Opening Dates
TBA* Canyon Village - Yellowstone Adventures (store)
Old Faithful - Geyser Grill (fast food) & Gift Shop
May - Facility or Service Opening Dates
TBA*

Canyon Village - Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season)
Old Faithful - Snow Lodge, Cabins & Restaurant; Upper Store; Lower Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season)
Madison Campground (concession)
Mammoth - Hotel, Cabins, and Dining Room; Terrace Grill Fast Food; Gift Shop

TBA*

Fishing Bridge - General Store
Old Faithful - Inn, Gift Shop & Food Service
Mammoth - Service Station

TBA* Grant Village Mini Store
TBA* Canyon Village - Wrecker Service
Fishing Bridge - RV Park (concession), Service Station (Credit Card Service at the pumps available all season)
Lake Yellowstone - Hotel & Cabins
Norris - Campground
Old Faithful - Lodge, Cabins, & Cafeteria; Gift Shop & Bake Shop; Wrecker Service; Clinic
Tower Fall - Store; Campground
TBA* Lake - General Store
Norris Campground
Old Faithful - Lodge, Cabins & Food Service; Gift Shop; Wrecker Service
Roosevelt/Tower - Tower Fall Store; Tower Fall Campground
TBA* Canyon - General Store
TBA* Old Faithful - Service Station [upper (credit card service available at the pumps all season)]
TBA* Bridge Bay - Dock Rental; Campground (concession)
Canyon Village - Repair Service
Fishing Bridge - Wrecker & Repair Service
Grant Village - Lodging & Main Restaurant; Lake House Restaurant; Grant General Store; Service Station; Wrecker & Repair Service
Lake - Lake Clinic
Mammoth - Trail Rides
Old Faithful - Lower General Store; Repair Service
Slough Creek Campground
TBA*

Bridge Bay- Scenicruisers; Marina Store
Canyon Village - Canyon Lodge; Dining Room; Picnic Shop; Dunraven & Cascade Lodges; Western Cabins; Pioneer/Frontier Cabins; Cafeteria

June - Facility or Service Opening Dates
Park is Open for Summer Activities

TBA*

Canyon Campground (concession)
Roosevelt/Tower - Roosevelt Lodge & Cabins; Roosevelt Store; Horse Rides; Stagecoach; Tower Junction Service Station; Tower Fall Store
TBA* Roosevelt/Tower Cook-Out
TBA* Lake Lodge & Cabins
TBA* Indian Creek Campground (National Park Service)
Pebble Creek Campground (National Park Service)
TBA* Bridge Bay - Guide Boats (outboards)
Lewis Lake Campground (National Park Service)
TBA* Canyon Village Horse Rides
TBA* Grant Village Campground (concession)
 
July
Park is Open for Summer Activities
TBA* Lake - Lodge Creek Cabins

*TBA=To be announced
 

SUMMER ('09)

September - Facility or Service Closing Dates
TBA Canyon Village Horse Rides
TBA Canyon Village - Pioneer/Frontier Cabins & Cafeteria
Roosevelt/Tower - Horse Rides; Stagecoach; Cook-Out
TBA Canyon Village - Repair Service
Fishing Bridge - Wrecker & Repair Service
Grant Village - Wrecker and Repair Service
Old Faithful - Upper Service Station (credit card available at the pumps all season); Repair Service
Roosevelt/Tower - Roosevelt Lodge & Cabins and store; Tower Junction Service Station; Tower Fall Store
TBA Lake - General Store
TBA Bridge Bay - Guideboats/Outboards
Canyon Village Campground (concession)
TBA Bridge Bay - Marina Store
TBA Mammoth - Trail Rides
TBA Bridge Bay Campground (concession); Dock Rental; Scenicruisers
Canyon Village - Lodge; Dining Room; Picnic Shop; Dunraven & Cascade Lodges; Western Cabins
TBA Indian Creek Campground (National Park Service)
Roosevelt/Tower - Tower Fall Store
TBA

Fishing Bridge Service Station
Grant Village - Lake House Restaurant; Grant General Store; Mini Store; Service Station; Campground
Lake - Lake Lodge & Cabins; Lodge Creek Cabins

TBA Grant Village - General Store
Lake Clinic
TBA Fishing Bridge - RV Park
Grant Village - Lodging & Main Restaurant; Service Station
Old Faithful Lodge - Gift Shop & Bake Shop, Old Faithful Lodge, Cabins & Cafeteria
TBA Norris Campground (National Park Service)
Pebble Creek Campground National Park Service)
Tower Fall (National Park Service)
TBA = To Be Announced

Lake Trout Illustration  

Did You Know?
Lake trout are an invasive species of fish that is decimating the native cutthroat trout population in Yellowstone Lake.

Last Updated: October 01, 2008 at 10:27 EST