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The Madison area of Yellowstone National Park is without water due to system repair issues. The National Park Service issued an announcement to let the public know that the flush toilets and running water in the Madison area are temporarily unavailable, which is located 14 miles east of the West Entrance Teams are diligently working…
A new National Park Service report shows that 3.3 million visitors came to Yellowstone in 2022 and spent $452 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,234 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $600 million. National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said, “Since 1916,…
The United States Attorney’s Office, Wyoming District has released information on a recent incident in Yellowstone National Park. Jason D. Wicks, age 49, of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on August 23, 2023, facing criminal charges of off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being under the influence of alcohol…
Yellowstone National Park has released their visitation statistics so far for 2023. In July 2023, the park had 969,692 recreation visits. That is a 63% increase compared to July 2022. Year-to-date, the park has hosted 2,463,202 recreational visits, a total that is up 33% from this time in 2022. Below is a list of Yellowstone…
The Soda Butte Creek will be closed to the public August 14 through August 18 from the Northeast Entrance 9.6 miles to Ice Box Canyon, so biologists can remove a species of nonnative brook trout that were discovered. Warm Creek and the Soda Butte Creek picnic area will also be closed for “project staging”. Yellowstone…
Park rangers were not impressed with the actions of a recent park visitor who leapt into the road, right in front go a grizzly bear to snap a photo. The bear had just crossed the road when the man jumped out to get a shot of the bear running uphill. Yellowstone “enthusiast” Julia Cook caught…
Yellowstone National Park is proudly hosting the Second Annual Lighting of Teepees in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming. This event is a collaborative effort from the Pretty Shield Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council. August 1-7, park visitors are invited to view the teepees at the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner, Montana, and learn about…
What was meant to be a fun getaway to Yellowstone National Park, quickly changed the lives of Chris Whitehall and his fiancée Amber Rogers after Rogers was attacked by a bison. Whitehall, met with KPNX-TV to share about the violent bison attack that happened earlier this week that caused Rogers to be airlifted to Idaho.…
Beginning at 6 A.M. on Wednesday, July 19, the West Thumb Geyser Basin, located in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park, will close temporarily for road improvements. The areas that this will affect include West Thumb Geyser Basin, its’ restrooms, boardwalks, and parking lot, the Duck Lake Trail, and the Yellowstone Lake Overlook Trail.…
A 47 year-old female from Phoenix, Arizona was gored by a bison near the Lake Lodge cabins on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone in the morning hours of July 17. The female, along with another individual, were walking in a field in front of the Lake Lodge when they came across two bison. According…