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Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park Information

Yellowstone National Park
Location: Park / Teton counties, Wyoming; Park / Gallatin counties, Montana; Fremont County, Idaho, United States
Coordinates: 44°36′0″N 110°30′0″W
Area: 3,472 sq mi(8,987 km2)
Visitation: 3,151,343 (2007)
Governing body: U.S. National Park Service
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Designated: March 1, 1872
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type: Natural
Criteria: vii, viii, ix, x
Designated: 1978 (2nd session)
Reference: 28
Region: The Americas

 

Yellowstone National Park Fees & Reservations

Type Ticket Price
Entrance Fee (7-day Entrance Permit) $25
Noncommercial Vehicle (7-day Entrance Permit) $20
Park Annual Pass $50
Interagency Annual Pass $80
Interagency Senior Pass $10

Commercial Visitors

  Seating Capacity Fee
Sedan 1-6 passengers $25, plus $12 a person
Van 7-15 passengers $125 (no per person fee)
Minibus 16-25 passengers $200 (no per person fee)
Motorcoach 26 or more passengers $300 (no per person fee)

Yellowstone National Park Things To Do

  • Schedule Of Events
  • Park Education
  • Facilities' Opening & Closing Dates
  • Visitor Centers
  • Winter Activities and Information
  • Stores in Yellowstone
  • Nearby Museums
    1. Buffalo Bill Historical Center
    2. Carbon County Historical Society & Museum
    3. Eagle Rock Art Museum
    4. Gallatin County Historical Society & Pioneer Museum
    5. International Fly Fishing Museum
    6. Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum
    7. Livingston Depot Center
    8. Montana Historical Society
    9. Museum of the Mountain Man
    10. Museum of the Rockies
    11. Museum of the Yellowstone
    12. National Museum of Wildlife Art
    13. Western Heritage Center
    14. Wind River Historical Center
    15. Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County
    16. Yellowstone Art Museum
  • Permitted Backpacking and Day Hiking
  • Businesses
  • Permitted Boating Businesses
  • Permitted Fishing Businesses
  • Winter Services in Yellowstone
  • Permitted Photography Tour Businesses
  • Permitted Stock Outfitters
  • Fishing
  • Permitted Transportation Providers

Yellowstone National Park Visitor Centers

  1. Albright Visitor Center
  2. Canyon Visitor Education Center
  3. Fishing Bridge Visitor Center
  4. Grant Village Visitor Center
  5. Madison Information Station
  6. Norris Geyser Basin Museum
  7. Old Faithful Visitor Education Center
  8. Tower-Roosevelt Visitor Facilities

Yellowstone National Park Permitted Fishing Businesses

Fishing 
Arrick's Fishing Flies Mr. Arrick Swanson P.O. Box 1290 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (406)646-7290
Blue Ribbon Fishing Tours Mr. Dale Siegle P.O. Box 524 Hamilton, MT 59840 (406)369-0991
Blue Ribbon Flies Mr. Craig Mathews P.O. Box 1037 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (406)646-9365
DGBK, Inc. dba, Bud Lilly's Trout Shop Mr. Dick Greene P.O. Box 530 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (406)646-7801
Dave Corcoran Outfitters Mr. David Corcoran 3400 Water Hole Trail Bozeman, MT 59715 (406)587-7214
Far and Away Adventures/Paddle Yellowstone Mr. Steve Lentz P.O. Box 54 Sun Valley, ID 83353 (208)726-8888
Fatboy Fishing Company Paul Robertson P.O. Box 121 Wilson, WY 83014 (307)733-3061
Firehole Ranch Mr. George Kimberly P.O. Box 686 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (406)646-7294
Gallatin River Guides Mr. Steve French P.O. Box 160212 Big Sky, MT 59716 (406)995-2290
Gary Evans Madison River Guides Mr. Gary Evans 63 N. Hidden Valley Rd. Rexburg, ID 83440 (406)682-4802
Greater Yellowstone Flyfishers Messrs. Robert & Chad Olsen 31 Spanish Peak Drive Bozeman, MT 59718 (406)585-5321
Grub Steak Expeditions Mr. Bob Richard P.O. Box 1013 Cody, WY 82414 (307)527-6316
Hatch Finders Mr. Dean Reiner 113 #3 West Park Street Livingston, MT 59047 (406)222-0989
Hawkridge Outfitters Mr. Dale Sexton 309 W. Park St. Livingston, MT 59047 (406)222-9550
Headwaters Guide Service Mr. Robert Cunningham P.O. Box 311 Gallatin Gateway MT 59730 (406)763-4761
Henry's Fork Anglers, Inc.   3340 Hwy 20 Island Park ID 83429 (208)558-7525
Jacklin's, Inc. Mr. Bob Jacklin P.O. Box 310 West Yellowstone MT 59758 (406)646-7336
John Henry Lee Outfitters, Inc. Mr. John Henry Lee P.O. Box 990 Dubois WY 82513

(307)455-3200
(800)352-2576
Kinsey Outfitting, LLC Mr. Lee Kinsey 326 S. 13th St. Livingston MT 59047 (406)222-4494
Lone Mountain Ranch, Inc. Mr. Herb Davis P.O. Box 160069 Big Sky, MT 59716 (406)995-4644
Lost River Outfitters Mr. Scott Schnebly P.O. Box 3445 Ketchum ID 83340 (208)726-1706
Madison River Outfitters Mr. Brad Richey P.O. Box 398 West Yellowstone MT 59758 (406)646-9644
Montana Outdoor Adventures, Inc. Mr. Randy Cain 2201 Milwaukee Rd Bozeman, MT 59715 (406)586-8524
Montana's Master Angler Mr. Tom Travis P.O. Box 1320 Livingston MT 59047 (406)222-2273
Outpost Wilderness Mr. David Appleton 20859 CR 77 Lake George CO 80827 (719)748-3080
Overland Mr. Tom Costley P.O. Box 31 Williamstown MA 01267 (413)458-9672
Parks' Fly Shop Mr. Richard Parks P.O. Box 196 Gardiner MT 59030 (406)848-7314
Rendezvous Outfitters Mr. H. A. Moore P.O. Box 447 Gardiner MT 59030 (406)848-7967
Snake River Fishing Trips Mr. Bruce James P.O. Box 3369 Jackson WY 83001 (307)733-3270
Snake River Kayak and Canoe School Mr. Donald Perkins P.O. Box 4311 Jackson WY 83001 (800)529-2501
Sun Valley Trekking Co. Mr. Robert Jonas P.O. Box 2200 Sun Valley ID 83353 (208)726-1002
Teton Troutfitters Mr. Scott Hocking P.O. Box 536 Wilson WY 83014 (307)733-5362
Three Rivers Ranch Ms. Lonnie Lee Allen P.O. Box 856 Ashton ID 83420 (208)652-3750
Tom Miner Lodge Mr. John Keenan HC78 Box 108 Ismay MT 59336 (406)772-5550
Triangle X Ranch Mr. Harold Turner   Moose WY 83012 (307)733-2183
Trouthunter Mr. Lynn Sessions 3327 Hwy 20 Island Park, ID 83429 (208)558-9900
Westbank Anglers Mr. Baker Salsbury P.O. Box 523 Teton Village WY 83025 (307)733-6483
Wild Trout Outiftters Mr. J.D. Bingman P.O. Box 160003 Big Sky MT 59716 (406)995-2975
Wilderness Inquiry Mr. Lee Friedman 808 14th Ave SE Minneapolis MN 55414 800-728-0719
Wilderness Ventures Mr. Mike Cottingham P.O. Box 2768 Jackson WY 83001 (307)733-2122
Williams Guide Service Mr. Don Williams P.O. Box 2 Livingston MT 59047 (406)222-1386
World Cast Anglers Mr. Jim Hickey P.O. Box 350 Victor, ID 83455 (307) 733-6934
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Mr. Jim McCaleb P.O. Box 158 Yellowstone Park, WY 82190 (307) 344-7311
Yellowstone Angler Mr. George Anderson Highway 89 South Livingston MT 59047 (406)222-7130
Yellowstone Association Ms. Pat Cole P.O. Box 117 Yellowstone NP WY 82190 (307)344-2293
Yellowstone Outfitters Mr. Jim Hubbard Route 1, Box 662 Emigrant MT 59027 (406)848-7755
Yellowstone/Glacier Adventures  Mr. Steve Braun P.O. Box 746 Bozeman MT 59771 (406)585-9041

Yellowstone National Park Campgrounds

Camp-
Ground		 Sites Approx-imate
Dates		 Fee Elev (ft) Toilet Showers &
Laundry nearby
for a Fee		 Dump Station Generators Permitted (8AM - 8 PM)
Bridge Bay >425 5/28-9/12 $19.50 7,800 Flush Nearby X X
Canyon >250 6/4-9/6 $19.50 7,900 Flush X X X
Fishing
Bridge
RV		 >325 5/14-9/26 $35 7,800 Flush X X X
Grant >400 6/21-9/19 $19.50 7,800 Flush X X X
Indian Creek 75 6/11-9/13 $12 7,300 Vault      
Lewis Lake 85 6/15-11/6 $12 7,800 Vault      
Madison >250 5/7-10/24 $19.50 6,800 Flush   X X
Mammoth 85 All Year $14 6,200 Flush     X
Norris >100 5/21-9/27 $14 7,500 Flush     X
Pebble
Creek		 >30 6/11-9/27 $12 6,900 Vault      
Slough
Creek		 29 5/28-10/31 $12 6,250 Vault      
Tower Fall 32 5/21-9/27 $12 6,600 Vault      

Yellowstone National Park Hotels & Lodging

Hotel Name Rent Per Night
Dunraven Lodge $125 Avg. price/night
Old Faithful Snow Lodge and Cabins $139 Avg. price/night
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel & Cabins $75 Avg. price/night
Lake Yellowstone Hotel $94 Avg. price/night
Cascade Lodge $102 Avg. price/night
Lake Lodge Hotel NA
Grant Village Lodge $75 Avg. price/night









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