Yellowstone National Park

With 4.7 million visitors the park was about 116,000 visitors short of the busiest year on record.

The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes and four conservation groups filed a motion to intervene to defend the park’s plan in court. It's being challenged by the state of Montana.

The federal hiring freeze could mean long lines and dirty restrooms at Yellowstone National Park this summer but business and tourism leaders in Cody, the park’s East Entrance gateway town, aren’t worried about fewer visitors coming to town.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming alleges 28-year-old Xanterra employee Samson Fussner planned “to carry out a terrorist attack against the United States, its citizens and their property.”

The state of Montana wants the park to maintain 3,000 bison. This was a population target outlined in a court mediated settlement following a previous lawsuit that Montana filed 30 years ago.

People can access most roads in the park on a commercially-guided snowmobile or snowcoach trip. Permits are also available to individual snowmobilers.

Recently, the Park County Travel Council has highlighted more outdoor experiences. It’s a shift backed by millions of local lodging tax dollars, but it's drawn some skepticism from some locals.

October visitation is up 16 percent over last year and nine percent over 2021.

Park officials say a 27-mile stretch of road between Tower Junction and Cooke City is outdated and was damaged when the Yellowstone River flooded in 2022.

The West, South and East entrances, and the majority of roads, typically close to vehicle traffic for the winter season on Nov. 1.