Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visitors Centers
There are 10 visitors centers in and around the park. Since days and hours vary seasonally,
it's a good idea to check the website (
www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit
) before you go into
the park.
The
Albright Visitor Center at Mammoth Hot Springs
(307/344-2263) is open daily
year-round and houses a bookstore, wildlife and history exhibits, and films on the park and
its early visitors. The
Canyon Visitor Education Center
(307/242-2550) is open daily late
May-mid-October and offers the best overview of the park's geology, including phenom-
enal supervolcano exhibits and a dynamic film. The
Fishing Bridge Visitor Center
(307/
344-2450) is open daily late May-late September and is home to a bookstore, birds and
wildlife exhibits, plus information on the lake's geology. The
Grant Village Visitor Center
(307/344-2650) is open daily late May-late September and offers information on fire in Yel-
lowstone. The
Madison Information Station
(307/344-2876) at Madison Junction is open
daily late May-late September and provides a bookstore as well as detailed information on
the
Junior Ranger
program. The
Museum of the National Park Ranger
(307/344-7353)
is located one mile north of Norris Geyser Basin and gives a good history of the park ranger
profession. It is open daily late May-third week in September. The
Norris Geyser Basin
Museum & Information Station
(307/344-2812) is open daily late May-late September
and gives visitors an excellent overview of the hydrothermal features in the park. The
Old
Faithful Visitor Education Center
is open daily late May-early November and includes
exhibits, information, films, a bookstore, and geyser eruption predictions (307/344-2751,
www.twitter.com/geysernps
)
. The
West Thumb Information Center
(307/344-2650) is
open daily late May-late September and offers information about the West Thumb Geyser
Basin on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. In West Yellowstone, the
West Yellowstone Visit-
or Information Center
(307/344-2876) is open daily late April-first Sunday in November
and hosts a National Park Service desk, plus information and publications.
Entrance Stations
Yellowstone National Park is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. There are five
entrance stations, three in Montana and two in Wyoming. The
North Entrance,
at Gardiner,
Montana, is the only one open year-round to wheeled vehicles. The
Northeast Entrance
is
located near the small communities of Cooke City and Silver Gate, Montana, and is gen-
erally open late May-mid-October depending upon weather and road conditions. The
West
Entrance
is located in West Yellowstone, Montana, and is open to wheeled vehicles nor-
mally the third Friday in April-first Sunday in November. The
South Entrance,
49 miles
north of Jackson, Wyoming, at the border between Grand Teton National Park and Yel-
