Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

The Calcite overlook in Yellowstone National Park, just before the snows flew and the road closed.

The rut is all but over in Yellowstone National Park, but this bull elk -- No. 24 -- is keeping good female company by park headquarters in Mammoth.

Yet another reminder about driving carefully in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park.

Grizzly 610 likely hit by car Grizzly 610, one of the famous Grizzly 399's adult female offspring, was likely hit by a car Monday night in Grand Teton National Park.

Grand Teton National Park grizzly 399 is moving around the edges of Jackson.

Grizzly 399 has hopped Grand Teton's southern border — and crossed onto private land JACKSON — Brian McCooey thought it odd.

it is amazing It still has to be said: Leave Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park wildlife alone.
They are not drive through-petting zoos!

Bison calf killed after man handles it; Yellowstone seeking information Park authorities are now seeking information from the public about the incident, which took place Saturday evening in the Lamar Valley.

Happy Grand Teton National Park spring, 399!

Big news: Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 lives and has one new cub at her side.

Amid reports swirling all day, her identity is confirmed. She appears to be in good health, observers say, and at age 27 she matches the oldest known grizzly mother to have a new cub since modern grizzly bear research began some seven decades ago. It is vitally important that she and her offspring (and all bears and wildilfe) be given space. Do that in honor of them. Photo courtesy Jacob Krank

Not just for dogs anymore: When you're a Yellowstone National Park bison in need of a good scratch, a sturdy fire hydrant will do.

Don't mess with bull elk in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone elk has perfect response to taunts from a tourist

Northern Lights from the incomparable Tom Mangelsen, Sunday night in Grand Teton National Park.

Northern Lights over Tetons by Tom Mangelsen

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Yet another sign of spring, even if it doesn't look or feel like it in Yellowstone National Park.

Three hours until the West Gate of Yellowstone Opens for the Spring Season 2023!

The road from West Yellowstone, Montana to Old Faithful will open at that time. The road to Norris will open, but Norris Geyser Basin will not be accessible. The road to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone will be open. The road to Mammoth Hot Springs will be open. From Mammoth you will be able to continue to Tower Junction and on to the Lamar Valley and Cooke City.

It's that time of year again in Grand Teton National Park.

World awaits famous grizzly bear to emerge to see if it breaks a record A 27-year-old grizzly bear that has received worldwide attention could become a record-setter when it emerges from hibernation.

The bears are re-emerging in Yellowstone National Park!

(News Release) On Tuesday, March 7, a Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight observed the first grizzly bear of 2023 to emerge from hibernation. The adult bear, estimated at 300-350 pounds, was seen near the remains of a bison carcass in Pelican Valley, in the central-eastern part of the park.

The first bear sighting of 2022 also occurred on March 7.

Male grizzlies come out of hibernation in early March. Females with cubs emerge in April and early May. When bears emerge from hibernation, they look for food and often feed on elk and bison that died over the winter. Sometimes, bears will react aggressively to encounters with people when feeding on carcasses.

“Spring visitors skiing, snowshoeing, or hiking in Yellowstone National Park are reminded to carry bear spray and be especially alert for bears near carcasses and areas with early spring green-up. These are the first foods sought out by grizzlies after emerging from hibernations,” said Kerry Gunther, the park's bear management biologist.

All of Yellowstone National Park is bear country: from the deepest backcountry to the boardwalks around Old Faithful. The park restricts certain visitor activities in locations where there is a high density of bears, along with elk and bison carcasses. Restrictions will begin in some bear management areas on March 10.

Learn more about how to protect yourself and the bears that people come here to enjoy: go.nps.gov/23006

View from the new road between Gardiner, Montana and Mammoth Hot Springs-Yellowstone National Park in Yellowstone National Park. The old road went through the Gardner River canyon below.

Bison graze in Yellowstone National Park just off the new road between Gardiner, Montana and Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.

Did you know about the Fountain Hotel in Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park?

Unsolved mystery still haunts Fountain Hotel The Fountain Hotel was a grand structure in the Lower Geyser Basin, serving hundreds of visitors at a time during an era of stagecoaches and staged bear feedings. The now-vanished

What a legacy in Yellowstone National Park ...

Yellowstone's lead wolf biologist retiring after 28 years Yellowstone National Park announced the retirement of longtime lead wolf biologist Doug Smith on Monday.

Boiling River doesn't look the same in Yellowstone National Park. It's also a lot less accessible.

Yellowstone's Boiling River soaking spot left high, dry by June flooding The same June flooding that wiped out the road through the Gardner River canyon also moved the river away from the Boiling River, a popular outdoor hot springs.

The previous road was wiped out by the historic June floods. This is a remarkable turnaround for Yellowstone National Park given the engineering challenges of paving the old gravel road to Mammoth.

Effective immediately, the North Entrance and road between the North Entrance and Mammoth Hot Springs (Old Gardiner Road) is open! Today, Oct 30., and Oct. 31, the park will waive all entrance fees. Travel safely and enjoy the improved road!

nps.gov/yell/learn/news/220613.htm

A different view of the Teton Range and Grand Teton National Park, with Jackson Lake in the background.

Yellowstone National Park elk know how to beat the heat.

Today we’re sharing a photo from our friend Pat Bigelow who works in fisheries for the park at Yellowstone Lake. What a great capture! Think it’s hot out???? Thanks Pat!

Headed to Yellowstone National Park? It isn't going to be the same.

Traveling to Yellowstone National Park? Here's what to expect Here's what tourists need to know about visiting Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens to visitors on June 22 following flooding that prompted the evacuation of visitors and entrance

Still hope for getting into northern Yellowstone National Park this season.

Yellowstone National Park's north entrance may reopen to visitors sometime this summer The work will be fast-tracked by $50 million in emergency funds from the Federal Highway Administration and the diversion of a construction crew from work near Old Faithful.

Update: the northern part of Yellowstone National Park will almost certainly remain closed for the year. The southern loop will reopen when the park can figure out how to handle visitation. The usual number is too much for half the park. Later: how to get people to Cooke City and Silver Gate in winter until a new route is built from Gardiner to Mammoth. In human terms, the destruction is far greater and more debilitating long-term than the 1988 fires.

Yellowstone National Park's north entrance road unlikely to be rebuilt in same spot; park working to reopen southern loop Yellowstone National Park officials said Wednesday the road connecting the northern gate in Gardiner to Mammoth Hot Springs that was heavily damaged in flooding on Monday is unlikely to be

Right now in Yellowstone National Park. Apparently all entrances are temporarily closed now.

Yellowstone National Park hasn't always recognized the first peoples to migrate through the region. Here's another way that's changing.

Yellowstone mountain gets tribal name; Army lieutenant ousted for role in massacre Yellowstone National Park announced on Thursday that a mountain named in honor of a U.S. Army lieutenant who participated in the slaughter of a band of Blackfeet Indians in 1870

UPDATE: Good news: TV report that young woman died was erroneous. Nevertheless, Please, if you are visiting Yellowstone National Park,, remember it is not a petting zoo or theme park. Incidents like this don't end well, for human or animal. Bison injure more people than any other animal in YNP.

Ohio woman gored, tossed by Yellowstone bison An Ohio woman was gored and tossed into the air by a Yellowstone National Park bison after getting too close to the wild animal.

A final beat-the-crowds Sunday afternoon in Yellowstone National Park. The wildlife tally over a few hours: One moose, one badger, a griz sow and her frollicking two cubs, two black bears with cubs, two bald eagles, a few dozen bighorn sheep and pronghorns, hundreds upon hundreds of elk, and more than a thousand bison -- cinnamon babies in tow. You can't beat YNP in May.

In case you're heading into Yellowstone National Park from Cody, Wyoming.

(Heads Up!) Anticipate temporary road closures on East Entrance Road in Yellowstone due to increased avalanche danger; Stay informed about road status.

The East Entrance Road between the East Entrance and Fishing Bridge will close for periods of time Monday, May 16 through Wednesday, May 18 because of increased avalanche danger from recent snowfall and warm temperatures.

The road closed today, May 16, at 11 a.m. and will be closed until 7 p.m.

Anticipate mid-day road closures on May 17 and May 18.

Stay informed about up-to-date road conditions in Yellowstone:
- Visit go.nps.gov/YELLroads.
- To receive Yellowstone road alerts on your mobile phone, text “82190” to 888-777 (an automatic text reply will confirm receipt and provide instructions).
- Call (307) 344-2117.

Conditions in Yellowstone can change quickly, especially during spring, and roads can temporarily close due to poor driving conditions. Drive slowly and with caution!

Learn more: go.nps.gov/220516

399's foursome is getting ready to go it alone in Grand Teton National Park.

Grizzly 399, cubs begin separating Grizzly 399 and her four cubs appear to be separating, a behavior that's been expected since the famous fivesome emerged from the den on Easter weekend.

Excellent example of to conduct yourself if you stumble upon a grizzly-- or it stumbles upon you -- in Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park.

Man Stumbles On To Grizzly While Hiking in Yellowstone; Acts Smart, Does Not Get Mauled | Cowboy State Daily A Wyoming Game and Fish Department bear biologist praised a hiker who encountered a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park recently, saying the man did the right thing by staying far back from the animal.

She’s heeeerrrreee…

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GRIZZLY 399, DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY!
Two days ago, Grizzly 399 and her four cubs appeared in an open meadow for a few minutes just before the sun dipped behind the Teton Range, where we were able to capture this photo of her. It was so wonderful watching her and the cubs digging in the field and wrestling around... seemingly without a care in the world. The fact that she raised an entire set of quadruplet cubs to sub-adulthood is statistically unheard of. In the recorded history of the Great Yellowstone Area, this has never happened before. And let us not forget that she is 26 years old! In all of our years in Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, we've come to know a lot of grizzly bears, and we can honestly say that Grizzly 399 (in our opinion) is the greatest grizzly that has ever lived.
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It's that time of year in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park.

First griz of the season spotted in Grand Teton National Park Grizzly bears are continuing to wake up in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Pretty incredible sighting in Yellowstone National Park: A wolverine.

Yellowstone National Park turns 150 today -- an appropriate day to share story of taking The New York Times managing editor Jill Abramson on an adventure and misadventure that encapsulate the park's wild essence.

Jill Abramson, the magic of Yellowstone's wildness and the park as a great equalizer – even at 150 By the third day, Jill Abramson was fully entranced by the magic of Yellowstone National Park. Then she saw the other side of the "real world."