All entrances to Yellowstone National Park have been closed temporarily due to heavy flooding, rock slides and extremely hazardous conditions, the park announced on Monday. In effect, there will be no inbound visitor traffic at any of the five entrances into Yellowstone on Tuesday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 15, at a minimum.
Power remains out in multiple locations in the park and visitors planning on coming to Yellowstone in the upcoming weeks should pay close attention to the status of road conditions.
“Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the forecast, we have made the decision to close Yellowstone to all inbound visitation," said superintendent Cam Sholly on Monday. "Our first priority has been to evacuate the northern section of the park where we have multiple road and bridge failures, mudslides and other issues. The community of Gardiner is currently isolated, and we are working with the county and State of Montana to provide necessary support to residents, who are currently without water and power in some areas. Due to predictions of higher flood levels in areas of the park’s southern loop, in addition to concerns with water and wastewater systems, we will begin to move visitors in the southern loop out of the park later today in coordination with our in-park business partners. We will not know timing of the park’s reopening until flood waters subside and we're able to assess the damage throughout the park. It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time."
You can see on video recorded by Yellowstone’s helicopter manager the current state of the roads:
To stay informed about up-to-date road conditions in Yellowstone, the park suggests to:
- Visit Park Roads.
- Text “82190” to 888-777to receive Yellowstone road alerts on your mobile phone
- Call (307) 344-2117 for a recorded message
Yellowstone will continue to communicate about this hazardous situation as more information is available.
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