Roads will start closing in Yellowstone Park and the immediate region this week as we get closer to winter weather.
On Oct. 11: Beartooth Highway (US-212) between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana will close.
Dunraven Pass – Tower Falls to Canyon Junction will remain open through Oct. 31 unless snow accumulates on the roadway and causes it to close sooner.
Closing November 1st is West Entrance to Madison Junction, Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful, Norris to Canyon Village, East Entrance to Lake Village and Sylvan Pass, Canyon Village to Lake Village, South Entrance to West Thumb, Lake Village to West Thumb, and West Thumb to Old Faithful and Craig Pass.
The road between the North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, and the Northeast Entrance at Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana (via Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Junction and Lamar Valley), is open year-round.
The road between Tower Junction and the Northeast Entrance in Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, is expected to open on Oct. 15, 2022, to regular traffic. The road between the North Entrance and Mammoth Hot Springs will open no later than Nov. 1, 2022, to regular traffic.
For details – including up-to-date photos – about the June floods in the park and ongoing recovery, visit go.nps.gov/YELLflood.
Stay Informed
Road condition updates:
Visit Park Roads.
Call (307) 344-2117 for recorded information.
Receive Yellowstone road alerts on your mobile phone by texting “82190” to 888-777 (an automatic text reply will confirm receipt and provide instructions).
Visit MT DOT and WY DOT for details.
