Yellowstone National Park

This news story about a woman who got too close to grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park is based on an October 7, 2021, National Park Service press release. You …

This news story about a second thermal burns incident in Yellowstone National Park is based on an October 5, 2021, National Park Service press release. You can read the original …

When the United States government created Yellowstone National Park in 1872, it kickstarted a global movement to protect and preserve natural places as national treasures. Exactly a century later, during …

This news story about three wolves killed during the first week of the hunting season in Montana is based on a September 27, 2021, National Park Service press release. You …

There’s more than one reason that Yellowstone National Park is such an extremely popular destination. The unique range of features of Yellowstone National Park attracts millions of visitors each year, …

This news story about a woman suffering significant thermal burns at Old Faithful in Yellowstone was adapted from a September 16, 2021, National Park Service press release. You can read …

One of the world’s greatest road trips, the drive from Jackson Hole to Kalispell takes you to three spectacular national parks. See the majestic Teton Range, Yellowstone’s geysers and the glacial valleys of Glacier National Park on an unforgettable northern Rockies national parks road trip.

July 2021 was the most-visited month in the history of Yellowstone National Park, a 13% increase from July 2020 and 15% increase from July 2019. Additionally, this past July was also the first month on record with more than a million recreational visits to Yellowstone.

Yellowstone National Park engages associated Native American Tribes to expand tribal presence in the national park, after almost 150 years of underrepresentation. Read how the park and Tribes collaborate, from wildlife management to college studies and tribal stories, in this blog post.

There are dozens of named frontcountry and roadside waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park, and literally hundreds of unnamed and probably even undiscovered waterfalls. When driving the park’s Grand Loop Road, these waterfalls are wonderful stopping points. Don’t miss them!

The most abundant bear species in the world, black bears are found all across North America, from Alaska and Canada to the contiguous United States and northern Mexico. Your chances of seeing black bears in the wild are excellent in these national parks.

Effective Saturday, July 24, Yellowstone National Park’s rivers and streams will close to fishing in the afternoon and evening due to high water temperatures and low stream flows. This closure will protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries.

When a 39-year-old hiker set off on a morning hike on one of the most popular loop trails in the Mammoth Hot Springs area on Friday, May 28, he had no idea he’d be in the hospital just a few hours later. His encounter with a couple of bears resulted in the first bear mauling in Yellowstone National Park in 2021.

While wildlife encounters when hiking are absolutely unforgettable, sometimes it’s better—or best—to see animals from the safety of your car. Although I’m a huge advocate for leaving your vehicle and exploring a park on foot, more often than not, you simply have to drive to see a park properly. Luckily, there are several epic wildlife drives in the national parks.