MOOSE, Wyo. — Grand Teton National Park could be seeing a variety of improvements in the coming years, the National Parks Service recently announced in a press release. The park aims to improve and expand recreation opportunities at Mormon Row, one of its most popular vistas. Planning is being done by the park alongside the […]
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Yellowstone National Park staff trap and kill 11-year-old grizzly bear
YELLOWSTONE, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed an 11-year-old grizzly bear on Wednesday. That’s according to a release from the park, which stated that the bear “repeatedly sought out human food sources in developed areas of the park.” According to the release, the 400-pound grizzly bear overturned several bear-resistant dumpsters and gained […]
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Florida man gored by bison at Yellowstone
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — A visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison on Sunday, marking the first case of a person being injured by the species at the park this year. At around 3:15 p.m. May 4, a 47-year-old Cape Coral, Florida, resident approached a bison in the Lake Village area […]
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Despite DOGE at Interior, Yellowstone staffing ‘higher than last year’
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Five days into the Trump administration’s DOGE takeover of the Department of Interior’s policy, management and budget, Yellowstone National Park staffing is “higher than last year,” an Interior Department spokesperson in Washington, D.C. said Monday. Yellowstone Park confirmed the increase. “Going into this year, we should have a total of […]
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Select entrances and roads to Yellowstone National Park open to the public on April 18
YELLOWSTONE, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park officials have announced that, beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 18, select roads and entrances to the park will be open for the summer season. That’s according to a release from the park, which states that the entrances will be open, weather permitting, as part of the park’s annual […]
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DOGE cuts will hobble outdoor recreation in Wyoming, advocates say
By Katie Klingsporn Trail projects around the state have kept Wyoming Pathways busy in recent years. Fueled both by the growing popularity of outdoor recreation and by statewide interest in nurturing the industry, the nonprofit group has worked with local and federal partners to develop trails from Togwotee Pass near Dubois to Pole Mountain near Laramie and Commissary Ridge near […]
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Workers group plans demonstration in support of state federal workers in Cheyenne
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming branch of a national trade union and workers advocacy group is planning to gather at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne on Friday in a show of solidarity for federal workers who have either been laid off or remain ill-at-ease due to President Donald Trump’s stated intentions to radically downsize […]
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Yellowstone National Park winter season begins today
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park’s winter season is beginning today, Dec. 15. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can travel most of the park’s roads from the West, South, East and North entrances only by approved commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches and in the non-commercially guided snowmobile access program. Currently, the accumulation of snowfall on […]
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Yellowstone National Park announces winter season details, tips on visiting
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park recently announced that its winter season will begin Sunday, Dec. 15. The season usually lasts until mid-March. In a release from the park, rangers have shared their top tips for those who want to visit the park during the winter. “Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can […]
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Yellowstone National Park sees 16% increase in October visitation
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park experienced a significant surge in visitation this October, welcoming 346,025 recreation visits. That marks a 16% increase compared to October 2023, which saw 299,127 visits, and a 9% increase from October 2021, with 316,662 visits, per a park press release. Despite the increase in October, overall visitation for 2024 […]
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Last day to visit most of Yellowstone National Park is Oct. 31
CASPER, Wyo. — As the winter season approaches, Yellowstone National Park is preparing for its annual road closures. Starting Nov. 1, most park entrances and roads will close to regular vehicle traffic. The closure will include the West, South and East entrances, the park announced Wednesday. This closure allows park staff to prepare the roads […]
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Missing Yellowstone hiker’s dad continues ground search without park’s OK for helicopter
by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile The father of missing Yellowstone National Park hiker Austin King and volunteers are scrambling to scour the remote Eagle Peak area before Wednesday night, when a winter storm is expected to move in. The private effort — which Brian King-Henke launched after the park downscaled its efforts to rescue the 22-year-old — hit […]
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Yellowstone’s Beartooth Highway to close for season Oct. 15
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — The last day for Yellowstone National Park visitors to drive the Beartooth Highway, also known as US 212, between Red Lodge, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park’s northeast entrance is Monday, Oct. 14. The highway will remain closed for the season and reopen in 2025. However, automobile travel east of Cooke […]
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Yellowstone National Park reports increased visitation in September statistics report
GILLETTE, Wyo. — In its monthly report on visitor statistics, Yellowstone National Park reported September visitor numbers were slightly higher than in September last year. The park hosted 852,435 recreational visitors in September, making its year-to-date visitation a whopping 4,349,689 visits so far in 2024. The figure marks a 2% increase in visitation from September […]
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Yellowstone boss: Higher fees are on the table to meet staffing, visitation needs
by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile With high volumes of visitors streaming into Yellowstone National Park again this year, Superintendent Cam Sholly expects annual visitation will be close to 5 million, which would be a park record. Staff levels need to grow to handle the crowds, he said. In order to achieve that, the park will weigh options […]
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Fish Creek, Pack Trail fires see limited growth despite red flag conditions
GILLETTE, Wyo.— Two wildfires in the Bridger-Teton National Forest saw limited growth in the last few days despite dry conditions, with lower winds allowing air support to get to work in the area. The Fish Creek Fire, first identified Aug. 16, has maintained at just over 25,000 acres for several weeks as crews work to […]
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Elk Fire grows to over 25,000 acres; air quality alerts remain in effect
Incident managers have identified national forest lands and property, including two cow camps and a radio repeater site, as assets at risk.
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Searchers scour mountain, cellular data for missing Yellowstone hiker
By Joshua Wolfson The search for an overdue hiker in Yellowstone National Park stretched into its seventh day, with crews employing helicopters and cellular forensic technology in the effort to find 22-year-old Austin King. Two helicopters spent Thursday extensively searching the remote southeastern portion of the park where King was last heard from, according to an […]
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Yellowstone employee goes missing in park; search and rescue efforts begin
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — A search and rescue mission is underway at Yellowstone National Park, where a park employee was reported missing earlier this week. Austin King, 22, was last heard from on Sept. 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak in the park’s remote southeast corner. A […]
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Yellowstone releases video of July 4 officer-involved shooting
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park released body camera footage from a July 4, 2024, officer-involved shooting at Canyon Village, according to a press release from the Park on Thursday. The briefing video shows the significant sections of the body cam footage from some of the involved law enforcement officers, in efforts to help community members gain a […]
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New Hampshire woman sustains thermal burns at Yellowstone National Park
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On Monday afternoon, a 60-year-old woman visiting Yellowstone National Park from Windsor, New Hampshire, reportedly suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg while walking in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful. This incident is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024. According to a […]
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Updates issued as fires ebb and flow across Wyoming
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Several fires in all corners of the state have been growing or stalling as weather conditions like rain and strong winds impact their potential for growth. Here’s the latest on notable fires in Wyoming, organized by county. Albany County According to a post by the Albany County Emergency Management Team, there are […]
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Tourism to Yellowstone National Park contributes $828 million to local economy
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — A new National Park Service report shows that 4.5 million visitors to Yellowstone National Park in 2023 spent roughly $623 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 8,560 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $828 million. “I’m so proud […]