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Yellowstone National Park
Facilities' Opening & Closing Dates By Area
 


BRIDGE BAY

Facility Opens Closes
Dock Slip Rental May 22 Sept. 13
Bridge Bay Campground
May 29 Sept. 13
Scenicruisers May 29 Sept. 13
Marina Store May 29 Sept. 7
Guide Boats (outboards) June 15 Sept. 6
 

CANYON VILLAGE

Facility Opens Closes
Canyon Lodge, Dining Room, Dunraven & Cascade Lodges, Western Cabins May 29 Sept. 13 
Pioneer/Frontier Cabins & Cafeteria May 29 Aug. 30
Picnic Shop & Gift Shop
May 29 Sept. 20 
Canyon Campground June 5 Sept. 6 
Trail Rides June 21 Aug. 29
Yellowstone Adventures (shop) Apr. 17 Nov. 1
Canyon General Store May 17 Oct. 2 
Service Station (Credit card service at the pumps available all season) May 1 Oct. 12
Wrecker Service May 1 Oct. 12
Repair Service May 22 Sept. 1
 

FISHING BRIDGE

Facility Opens Closes
Fishing Bridge RV Park May 15 Sept. 27
General Store May 8 Oct. 5
Service Station (credit card service available at the pumps all season) May 15 Sept. 27
Wrecker & Repair Service May 22 Sept. 1 
 

GRANT VILLAGE

Facility Opens Closes
Lodging and Restaurant May 22 Sept. 27
Lake House Restaurant June 5 Sept. 20 
Mini Store May 11 Oct. 5 
Grant General Store May 22 Sept. 21
Grant Campground June 21 Sept. 20 
Service Station May 22 Sept. 20
Wrecker Service & Repair Service May 22 Sept. 1
 

LAKE VILLAGE

Facility Opens Closes
Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins May 15 Oct. 4
Lake Hotel Cabins May 15 Sept. 27
Lake Lodge & Cabins June 10 Sept. 20
Lodge Creek Cabins July 15 Sept. 20
Lake General Store May 16 Sept. 2
Lake Clinic May 22 Sept. 21
 

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS

Facility Opens Closes
Mammoth Hotel, Cabins & Dining Room May 1  Oct. 5
Mammoth Gift Shop May 1 Oct. 11
Terrace Grill Fast Food  May 15 Oct. 11
Service Station May 8 Oct. 5
Trail Rides May 22 Sept. 12
Mammoth General Store

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

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

OLD FAITHFUL

Facility Opens Closes
Snow Lodge Geyser Grill Fast Food, & Gift Shop

Reopens for the summer season Apr. 17

Oct. 20

Snow Lodge Rooms & Restaurant;

Reopens for the summer season May 1

Closes for the winter season Mar. 15; closes for the summer season Oct. 18
Service Station (lower) and wrecker service May 1 Oct. 12
Old Faithful Upper Store May 1

Closes for the winter season Mar. 15; closes for the fall season Oct. 19

Old Faithful Inn; Gift Shop May 8 Oct. 11
Old Faithful Lodge, Cabins, & Food Service May 15 Sept. 13
Old Faithful Clinic May 15 Oct. 4
Repair Service May 22 Sept. 1
Old Faithful Lower Store (basin) May 23 Oct. 6
Service Station (upper) May 23 Sept. 14
 

TOWER/ROOSEVELT

Facility Opens Closes
Tower Fall Store May 15 Sept. 25
Tower Junction Service Station June 5 Sept. 7
Roosevelt Lodge & Cabins June 5 Sept. 7
Horse Rides & Stagecoach June 5 Sept. 6
Cook-Out June 6 Sept. 6
Roosevelt Store June 5 Sept. 7
 

CONCESSION CAMPGROUNDS

Facility Opens Closes
Bridge Bay May 29 Sept. 13
Canyon June 5 Sept. 6
Grant Village June 21 Sept. 20
Madison May 1 Oct. 25
Fishing Bridge RV Park May 15 Sept. 27
 

PARK SERVICE CAMPGROUNDS

Facility Opens Closes
Indian Creek June 12 Sept. 14
Lewis Lake June 15 Nov. 1
Mammoth
Open all year
Norris May 15 Sept. 28
Pebble Creek June 12 Sept. 28
Slough Creek May 22 Oct. 31
Tower Fall May 15 Sept. 28
 

PARK ENTRANCES-Winter Opening Opening Dates are Snow Permitting and all dates are subject to change!! See our Winter Use Planning page for current information.

Gate

Opens

Closes

East

May 1

Nov. 2

West

Apr. 17

Nov. 2 

North (open to wheeled vehicles only to Mammoth Terraces during the winter season)

Apr. 17

Nov. 2

Northeast

Open all year (closed Cooke City via Colter Pass to the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway intersection to the Long Lake gate during the winter season until late May)

South

May 8

Nov. 2

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.

 

Yellowstone Wolf.  

Did You Know?
There were no wolves in Yellowstone in 1994. The wolves that were reintroduced in 1995 and 1996 thrived and there are now over 300 of their descendents living in the Greater Yellowstone Area.

Last Updated: April 27, 2009 at 15:01 EST