While we don’t expect any of you to change your 2024 travel plans, the National Park Service released the list of next year’s Yellowstone free admission days–days celebrated across the entire national park system.

We saw some strong numbers compiled by the National Park Service for September 2023 Yellowstone visitation, exceeding the number of visits reported in September 2022 and September 2019.

A compromise on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded for 45 days keeps Yellowstone open through the fall season.

The impact of a Yellowstone shutdown extends far past the number of visitors denied entry to America’s oldest national park–in fact, the impact extends hundreds of miles beyond the five entry gates.

A likely U.S. government shutdown could lead to a Yellowstone closure as soon as Monday, but the exact impact has still to be determined, according to Department of the Interior officials.

We’re about a month out from Memorial Day, so the time is right for the Montana Department of Transportation to begin spring Beartooth Highway plowing before the Memorial Day weekend.

Another sign of spring: ski

It’s a road map to where those running Yellowstone National Park set priorities for this year and beyond, so it’s worth reading, as the Yellowstone 2023 State of the Park report was released today.

Yellowstone River recreation has been shut down by Park County due to public safety risks caused by extremely high water levels, endangered and failing infrastructure, flooded and impassible access roads, and limited availability of search and rescue resources.

With torrential rains causing substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides, Yellowstone National Park is closed to the public, with inbound traffic to the park is temporarily halted and the northern part of the park has been evacuated.