Yellowstone National Park

The rule banning new roads in some forests protects prime bear habitat and was part of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s justification for its failed attempt to delist grizzlies in 2017.

Services will be limited. But guided tours are available, and some areas are maintained for cross country skiing and snowshoe hikes.

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is encouraging visitors to prepare for reduced services.

Park road and trails will mostly be open to visitors, but buildings and sites that can lock during non-business hours will stay inaccessible.

A 29-year-old male was hiking solo near Yellowstone Lake when he surprised a bear and it acted out in defense.

The Madison and Firehole Rivers and their tributaries, and the Gibbon River downstream from Norris campground are open again to fishing from sunrise to 2 p.m.

Looking at visitation over the entire year, Yellowstone is just over 42,000 visitors shy of matching the record set in 2021.

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This July, the park tallied 975,109 recreation visits. That’s 2% fewer visits than last year and 10% down from the record-setting year of 2021.

Richard Midgette was fired on Valentine’s Day in the first wave of federal layoffs of probationary national parks employees. Just over a month later, he was rehired and then let go again. The first firing especially took a serious toll on his mental health.