It is not the flashiest hotel in Yellowstone National Park, lacking the iconic grandeur of Old Faithful Inn or the modern/rustic design of the Old Faithful Snow Lodge. But as the oldest structure in Yellowstone, the Lake Hotel deserves a certain amount of respect, and a visit to the understated structure should be on your list of must-sees during a visit.

Nothing is normal in Yellowstone National Park when it comes to seasons: summers are hot, winters are amazingly cold, and spring and fall are short and sweet. There's something for everyone during the four seasons in Yellowstone National Park.

You’re never too far away from a clinic or post office in Yellowstone. Medical Services There are three medical facilities in Yellowstone National Park: Mammoth Clinic is open year-round Oct. 1 – May 30, open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.), closed Friday afternoons. June 1 – Sept. 30 open daily, 8:30 a.m. …

Nothing worthwhile in life is free, and that includes Yellowstone National Park. Here are the 2009 prices for park admission for vehicles, RVs, commercial vehicles and seniors.

[Friday, February 22, 2008]  It’s mid-winter, time for Yellowstone park officials to round up bison that have wandered close to the park boundaries in search of food, and send them off for slaughter. The park reports that so far, 290 bison have been collected and shipped. The round-up is part of a state and federal project, the Interagency Bison Management Plan, to limit …

Entrances to Yellowstone National Park are known by their geographic direction in relation to the park, not by the cities near the entrance.

[Monday March 31,2008] Will the market end up doing what National Park Service officials couldn’t: close down the East Entrance during the winter? That is a likely outcome of the decision by the Park Service not to use howitzers to force avalanches, thus keeping the East Entrance open for winter access via snowcoach and snowmobile. Cody officials would like to …

Here are the 2012-2013 closing dates you’ll need to plan your next visit to Yellowstone National Park. These dates are current as of October 21, 2012. Bridge Bay Campground: Closed; opens late May. Dock Rental: Closed; opens late May. Scenic Cruises: Closed; opens early June. Guide Boats (outboards): Closed; opens early June. Marina Store: Closed; opens late May. Canyon Village …

[Wednesday, January 9, 2008] OK, so it wasn’t exactly something that shook the plates from the wall. Still, it was enough to be measured and noticed by many in Yellowstone National Park, especially in the northwestern corner of the Park: a magnitude 3.7 earthquake was registered at 2:37 p.m. by the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. Now, as far …

In the summer, the vast majority of Yellowstone National Park visitors arrive in an automobile. Chances are pretty good you’ll need to fill the car or RV with gas during your Yellowstone sojourn. While gas prices are a little higher in the park than in the surrounding area, park regulations assure you won’t be gouged if you fill in the …