YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — It’s time! Jackson’s closest entrance to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is on track to open on Friday, May 9, as long as weather cooperates.
YNP’s South Entrance will be the fifth of the park’s five entrances to open to visitors, providing access to Grant, West Thumb, Old Faithful, Bridge Bay and Lake Village. From Jackson, visitors can hit two parks in a row when they start in Grand Teton National Park and travel up to YNP through the John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway (the protected space between the two parks).
The connector between Tower-Roosevelt and Tower Fall is also scheduled to open Friday. Dunraven Pass, connecting Canyon Village to Tower Fall, is expected to open on May 23, and Beartooth Highway traditionally opens in time for Memorial Day weekend, too.
Park roads are scheduled to close for the season on Oct. 31, as usual, with the exception of the road connecting the North Entrance to the Northeast Entrance, which is open year-round.
See Yellowstone’s dedicated Park Roads website for further information. Sign up for road alerts by texting 82190 to 888-777.
Visitors: Remember that Biscuit Basin is still closed indefinitely, and be sure to stay at least 25 yards away from bison.
