Yellowstone Reopens the Northern Loop - 93% of the Park is Now Open!

We received great news this week! the Yellowstone Upper Loop will reopen on July 2nd! We cant wait to experience the northern part of Yellowstone with our guests again.

Park Update 

After historic flooding in the northern part of Yellowstone National park earlier this summer, the park service reopened the southern loop of the park on June 22nd. Now the park plans to open the northern loop of the park on July 2nd. That means 93% of the park will now be open to visitors!

Areas reopening:

  • Norris Junction to Mammoth Hot Springs  
  • Mammoth Hot Springs to Tower-Roosevelt  
  • Tower-Roosevelt to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Pass) 

The North Entrance Road (Gardiner, Montana to Mammoth Hot Springs) and Northeast Entrance Road (Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana to Tower-Roosevelt) remain closed while temporary repairs are completed we are hopeful we will see some access to these area by later this summer.

Yellowstone will also be suspending the Alternating Plate System (ALPS) and anyone with any legal license plate will be able to enter on any day of the season. 

Photo: Northern Yellowstone Entrance Road Damage from the Flooding

For the latest information, you can find more on Yellowstone's Flood Recovery Page: https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/flood-recovery.htm

If you would like to help the communities affected by the floods more information can be found here: https://www.jhecotouradventures.com/insights/page/yellowstone-opening-updates-and-how-to-help-norther-yellowstone-communities-affected-by-flooding

See you out there everyone!


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