Area History

Area History

Yellowstone National Park

Entrance Fees

Your entrance permit is good for seven consecutive days in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

Vehicle$25
Hiker or Bicyclist$12
Motorcyclist or Snowmobiler$20
Persons age 16 and under are admitted free

Annual Yellowstone Passport

The entrance fee is waived if you have an Annual Yellowstone Passport or a Golden Eagle, Golden Age or Golden Access Passport. Obtain passes at any national park, monument or recreation area. Yellowstone Passports are available at all park entrances.

Annual Yellowstone Passport$50
Golden Eagle Passport (all national parks, monuments, US Forests, etc.)$65
Golden Age Passport (lifetime for US citizens or residents age 62 and older)$10
Golden Access Passports (lifetime for disabled US citizens or residents)FREE
National Parks Passport (all national parks for 1 year from date of purchase) $80

Yellowstone National Park Lodging

As the primary in-park concessionaire, Xanterra Parks & Resorts provides the majority of guest services to Yellowstone visitors. Accommodations include hotels, lodges, and cabins; campgrounds; restaurants, including full service, quick service, cafeterias and snack shops/deli's; Fred Harvey Gift Stores; and an incredible variety of guided interpretive and sightseeing tours and adventures from full day touring motor coach excursions to shorter morning photographic safaris, scenic boat tours and lodging and learning packages.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts

www.TravelYellowstone.com

  • Yellowstone National Park Lodges
  • PO Box 165
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0165
  • Phone: 307.344.7311
  • Fax: 307.344.7456
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  • Yellowstone National Park Lodges
  • Reservations Department
  • Post Office Box 165
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0165
  • Phone: 307.344.7311
    Toll Free
    at 866-Geyserland (866) 439-7375

Further Information

  • National Park Service, Visitor Services Office
  • Post Office Box 168
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
  • Web: www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
  • Phone: 307.344.7381

Reservations

In-Park lodging and camping accommodations are available at any of 14 locations throughout Yellowstone National Park. Facilities range from historic lodges and cabins to newer hotels and campgrounds. Guest units offer no televisions or radios. Of Yellowstone's 11 park campgrounds, 7 are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Four campgrounds, encompassing nearly 1,400 sites, may be reserved by calling Yellowstone National Parks Lodges. Fishing Bridge RV Park has 340 RV sites with full hook-ups and is restricted to hard-sided vehicles only. Free permits are required for overnight backcountry camping in the park and are available from visitor centers and ranger stations in the park.

Reservations for all lodging, 4 campgrounds, RV park, and activities should be made well in advance of your arrival. For reservations and information on lodging, dining and in-park activities such as trail rides, old west cookouts, stagecoach rides, scenicruiser boat tours, guided fishing trips, and bus tours, contact: www.TravelYellowstone.com.

Winter

Winter in Yellowstone offers a unique vacation filled with cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and scenic / wildlife touring through steaming snowscapes. In-Park winter accommodations are found at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Old Faithful Snow Lodge from mid December to mid March. Call for reservations, 307.344.7311.