Two entrances to Yellowstone to open April 18

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2025, select entrances and roads in Yellowstone National Park will open for the summer season, weather permitting, as part of the annual spring opening.

Entrances to open on April 18

North Entrance (Gardiner, Montana)
West Entrance (West Yellowstone, Montana)

From either entrance, visitors may access the following destinations:
• Mammoth Hot Springs
• Lamar Valley
• Norris Geyser Basin
• Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
• Old Faithful
• Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana

Additional roads within the park will open throughout May, weather permitting. Specific routes and directions can be found at Park Roads.

On Saturday, April 19, entrance fees will be waived in celebration of National Park Week.

Year-round operations

The only park road generally open year-round to regular vehicles is from the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, through the park to Cooke City, Montana (via Tower Junction). Most park roads are closed to regular vehicles from early November to late April, and are open to limited oversnow travel (commercially-guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches) from mid-December to mid-March. When open, roads are not gated at night and people may enter/exit the park 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Yellowstone has five entrance stations, and it takes several hours to drive between them. Anticipate possible road closures, and check the road status of the entrance you intend to use before traveling.

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