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Yellowstone National Park
Facilities' Opening & Closing Dates By Area

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

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BRIDGE BAY

Facility Opens Closes
Bridge Bay Campground
Dock Rental
 May 23  Sept. 14
Scenic Cruises  May 30  Sept. 14
Guide Boats (outboards)  June 15  Sept. 7
Marina Store  May 30  Sept. 8
 

CANYON VILLAGE

Facility Opens Closes
Canyon Lodge, Dining Room, Picnic Shop,
Dunraven & Cascade Lodges, Western Cabins
 May 30  Sept. 14
Pioneer/Frontier Cabins  May 30  Sept. 14
Cafeteria  May 30  Aug. 31
Canyon Campground  June 6  Sept. 7
Trail Rides  June 16  Aug. 30
Canyon General Store  May 18  Oct. 1
Yellowstone Adventures (shop)  Apr. 18  Oct. 20
Service Station  May 2  Oct. 13
Wrecker Service  May 16  Oct. 13
Repair Service  May 23  Sept. 1
 

FISHING BRIDGE

Facility Opens Closes
Fishing Bridge RV Park  May 16  Sept. 28
General Store  May 9  Oct. 6
Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season)  May 16  Sept. 21
Wrecker & Repair Service  May 23  Sept. 1
 

GRANT VILLAGE

Facility Opens Closes
Lodging and Restaurant  May 23  Sept. 28
Lake House  May 23  Sept. 21
Mini Store  May 12  Oct. 6
Grant General Store  May 23  Sept. 22
Grant Campground  June 21  Sept. 21
Service Station  May 23  Sept. 28
Wrecker Service & Repair Service  May 23  Sept. 1
 

LAKE VILLAGE

Facility Opens Closes
Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins  May 16  Oct. 5
Lake Lodge & Cabins  June 10  Sept. 21
Lodge Creek Cabins  July 15  Sept. 21
Lake General Store  May 17  Sept. 3
Lake Clinic  May 23  Sept. 22
 

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS

Facility Opens Closes
Mammoth Hotel, Cabins & Dining Room May 2

Oct. 6

Terrace Grill Fast Food; Gift Shop May 2 Oct. 12
Service Station May 9 Oct. 6
Trail Rides May 23  Sept. 13
Mammoth General Store

Generally open year-round, might be closed on Sundays and some holidays.

Mammoth Clinic
Open all year (closed May 26, Thanksgiving week, December 25-26)
 

OLD FAITHFUL

Facility Opens Closes
Geyser Grill Fast Food, & Gift Shop

April 18

Nov. 2

Old Faithful Inn; Gift Shop May 9 Oct. 10
Snow Lodge Rooms & Restaurant;

May 2

Oct. 19
Old Faithful Lodge, Cabins, & Food Service May 16 Sept. 28
Old Faithful Lower Store (basin) May 23 Oct. 6
Old Faithful Upper Store May 2 Oct. 20
Service Station (lower) May 2 Oct. 13
Service Station (upper) May 20 Sept. 1
Wrecker Service May 16 Oct. 13
Repair Service May 23 Sept. 1
Old Faithful Clinic May 16 Oct. 5
 

TOWER/ROOSEVELT

Facility Opens Closes
Roosevelt Lodge & Cabins June 6 Sept. 1
Horse Rides & Stagecoach June 6 Aug. 31
Cook-Out June 7 Aug. 31
Roosevelt Store June 6 Sept. 1
Tower Fall Store May 16 Sept. 15
Tower Junction Service Station June 6 Sept. 1
 

CONCESSION CAMPGROUNDS

Facility Opens Closes
Bridge Bay May 23 Sept. 14
Canyon June 6 Sept. 7
Grant Village June 21 Sept. 21
Madison May 2 Oct. 26
Fishing Bridge RV Park May 16 Sept. 28
 

PARK SERVICE CAMPGROUNDS

Facility Opens Closes
Indian Creek June 13 Sept. 15
Lewis Lake June 15 Nov. 3
Mammoth
Open all year
Norris May 16 Sept. 29
Pebble Creek June 13 Sept. 29
Slough Creek May 23 Oct. 31
Tower Fall May 16 Sept. 29
 

PARK ENTRANCES-Winter oversnow vehicle road opening is snow permitting.

Gate

Opens

Closes

East

May 2

Nov.3 (at 8 am)

West

Apr. 18

Nov.3 (at 8 am)

North (open to wheeled vehicles only to Mammoth Terraces)

Open all year

Northeast

Open all year

South

May 9

Nov.3 (at 8 am)

For more information see Operating Hours and Seasons and Construction Closures and Delays

 

 


Please Note: All road and facility opening and closing dates are weather dependent. Changes in this schedule may occur. Campgrounds close on the morning of the dates listed.
Fire in Yellowstone Pineland in 1988  

Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.

Last Updated: October 01, 2008 at 10:37 EST