Yellowstone National Park P.O. Box 168 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168 (307) 344-7381

Yellowstone is a true wilderness, one of few large, natural areas remaining in the lower 48 states. This provides a wide range of habitat types that support one of the continent's largest and most varied large mammal populations. Visitors engage in widely varied recreational activities including backpacking, bicycling, boating, crosscountry skiing, day hiking, fishing, horseback riding, visiting park highlights, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

The commanding features that initially attracted interest, and led to the preservation of Yellowstone as a national park, were geological: the geothermal phenomena (there are more geysers and hot springs here than in the rest of the world combined), the colorful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, fossil forests, and the size and elevation of Yellowstone Lake.

Automobile access is available by many state and federal highways. Commercial airlines serve the following airports year-around: Cody and Jackson, WY; Bozeman and Billings, MT, and Idaho Falls, ID. The West Yellowstone, MT airport is open from June to early September. Other commercial transportation is available seasonally from Cody and Jackson, WY and from Bozeman, MT.

The entrance fee is $20 for a private, non-commercial vehicle; $15 for each snowmobile or motorcycle; or $10 for each visitor entering by foot, bike, ski, etc. This fee provides the visitor with a 7-day entrance permit for both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.



LODGES: There are nine lodges within the park: Old Faithful Inn, Old Faithful Lodge Cabins, Old Faithful Snowlodge, Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Lake Lodge Cabins, Grant Village, Canyon Village Lodge & Cabins, Roosevelt Lodge Cabins, and Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins.

CAMPING: There are twelve campgrounds within the park: Bridge Bay Campground, Canyon Campground, Grant Village Campground, Madison Campground, Fishing Bridge RV Park, Mammoth, Norris, Indian Creek, Lewis Lake, Pebble Creek, Slough Creek, and Tower Fall. The sites in the first five campgrounds can be reserved by calling (307) 344-7311. The other campgrounds are on a first-come first-served basis. Yellowstone has a designated backcountry campsite system, and a permit is required for all overnight stays.


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