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As planned, the Yellowstone East Entrance will open for the season on Friday morning, May 2, as scheduled, giving visitors another open route into the Park.

Despite the snow and cold rain coming down on much of the United States, there’s a faint glimmer of summer as Yellowstone National Park opens for 2014 this Friday — and it’s free over the weekend.

Though there’s still plenty of snow on the ground, Yellowstone National Park is open for business today, with the West and North Entrances providing access to the Old Faithful area.

Continuing its strong tradition of fundraising for Yellowstone National Park, the Yellowstone Park Foundation announced $600,000 in grants for Spring 2013.

More bad weather is forcing road closures in Yellowstone National Park this morning, as two sections of the Grand Loop Road are closed to car traffic.

More bad weather forced a slew of road closures in Yellowstone National Park this morning, as well as the seasonal closure of the Beartooth Highway and the Dunraven Pass portion of the Grand Loop Road, but the snow cleared, allowing roads to reopen this afternoon.

We had snow delay the start of the Yellowstone National Park spring season, and now it threatens the fall as well, as the South Entrance, the Beartooth Pass and Craig Pass are closed because of unsafe driving conditions.

Though it's late in the season, there's still the danger of forest fires in Yellowstone National Park, as lightning caused a new fire near Shoshone Lake -- the 21st wildland fire in the Park this summer.

National Park Service officials at Yellowstone National Park are looking at changes to a portion of trail connecting the Upper Geyser Basin near Old Faithful to Biscuit Basin, and they're seeking public input.

With several road closures -- including the road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower Junction due to rockslide-- on the traditional start of the real summer season in Yellowstone National Park, some planning is in order to avoid closed roads and rough patches.