Yellowstone National Park hosted 522,450 recreation visits in May 2024, marking a 15% increase from May 2023, which saw 454,262 recreation visits. This May’s visitation also showed a 10% rise from May 2021, which had 473,799 recreation visits. To date…
On June 26th, the Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) will host a ceremony to honor the birth of a sacred white buffalo calf earlier this month. The event will take place on the sovereign land of the Shoshone-Bannock and will be…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced a $22 million grant to the National Park Service to modernize and reconstruct a 0.7-mile segment of the Norris to Golden Gate roadway in Yellowstone National Park. This road…
On Tuesday, June 18, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt will visit Yellowstone National Park to announce significant federal transportation infrastructure grants. These grants aim to modernize roads and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists within National Parks and on…
The National Park Service has set the fire danger level in Yellowstone National Park to moderate. Currently, there is one active wildland fire in the park. The Milepost 17 Fire, caused by lightning, is controlled with little to no heat…
