Yellowstone is requiring visitors to wear masks inside park buildings. Photo: NPS

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park announced today, July 30 via Facebook that regardless of vaccination status, visitors to Yellowstone are required to wear a mask indoors and in all public and commercial transportation.

According to the announcement, all five counties with Yellowstone have substantial or high COVID-19 transmission rates.

On July 28, Grand Teton National Park began requiring that all visitors wear masks inside park building.

As of July 29, there have been 54 active COVID-19 cases in Teton County in the past two weeks. As of today, St. John’s Health has reported 1 COVID-19 patient in the primary care unit. On July 22, six COVID-19 patients were in the primary care unit. 1 COVID-19 patient was transferred to an Idaho or Utah hospital.

Lindsay is a contributing reporter covering a little bit of everything; with an interest in local policies and politics, the environment and amplifying community voices. She's curious about uncovering the "whys" of our region and aims to inform the community about the issues that matter. In her free time, you can find her snowboarding, cooking or planning the next surf trip.