Old Faithful
On Monday, May 15, Yellowstone National Park officials confirmed that the “ongoing law enforcement incident” shut down the road between Old Faithful and West Thumb Junction was due to a fatality discovered by park rangers on Saturday, May 13. At 7:26 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, Yellowstone officials closed the road from Old Faithful to…
At 8 a.m. on Friday, May 12, several road corridors within Yellowstone National Park officially opened for the Summer 2023 season, including the road between the West Thumb Junction to the Old Faithful Geyser Basin. But by 7:30 p.m. the next day, that road was closed and stayed closed for the entire weekend. At 7:26…
To help you see the most iconic Yellowstone geothermal features without consuming your entire visit, we’ve put together this list of hot springs, geysers, and other features every hydrothermal enthusiast should see.
Yellowstone National Park returns to critical road construction projects to improve and enhance the visitor experience, taking a sizeable chunk out of the park’s maintenance backlog. There will be four major road improvement projects in Yellowstone National Park in 2023. All four projects – Lewis River Bridge, Old Faithful to West Thumb, Yellowstone River Bridge,…
Although Old Faithful enjoys a 4.7/5 rating on Google with over 20,000 reviews, dozens of users gave the geyser just one star. Not all of these people explained their low ratings, but, lucky for us, plenty of them did.
By 9 p.m. on March 15, three of Yellowstone National Park’s five entrances will close as the park clears snow and prepares for the impending eruption of summer tourism. It’s that time of year again. While most of Wyoming is still in the clutches of a relentless winter, Yellowstone National Park has its sights set…
Winter is here, and Yellowstone National Park is ready to open its gates – but the impact of the historic floods of Summer 2022 will reverberate for the entire season. The winter season in Yellowstone National Park begins Thursday, Dec. 15. Conditions permitting, most park roads will open to oversnow travel by snowmobile and snowcoach.…
The fire season “begins” in Yellowstone National Park, although several fires have already been spotted and contained throughout the park this summer – and the season isn’t ending anytime soon. Summer 2022 has been relatively quiet in Yellowstone National Park – at least when it comes to wildland fires. No significant fires have sparked this…
Yellowstone National Park will celebrate the Fourth of July by opening the entire North Loop, which means access to 93% of the park’s roads will be possible – and unrestricted. Yellowstone superintendent Cam Sholly held another conference call with Cody business leaders on Thursday, June 30. But, this time, the mood was much more optimistic.…
Yellowstone National Park releases additional information on the victim of a brutal bison attack near Old Faithful captured on film and trending online. On Tuesday evening, Yellowstone officials sent a press release confirming a 34-year-old male from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was gored by a bull bison. The incident occurred near Giant Geyser in the Old…