Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a national park that spans Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming: about 36,840 acres of it are in Fremont County, Idaho. Entrance is $35 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Oct. 5, 2026.
- Closure: Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explosion that occurred July 23, 2024. Since July 23, 2024.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Yellowstone National Park on the managing agency's own page.
Yellowstone National Park map
Yellowstone National Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for ID, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Partly. About 36,840 acres of Yellowstone National Park are in Idaho (measured from the park's boundary map); the rest is in Montana and Wyoming.
- Entrance costs $35 per vehicle, $30 per motorcycle, and $20 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Yellowstone National Park costs $70. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
- Yes. Yellowstone National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $35 per vehicle, $30 per motorcycle, and $20 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Yellowstone National Park costs $70. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
Yellowstone National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Warm River, 12.3 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
Horseshoe Lake fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Yellowstone National Park
- National forestYellowstone National Park borders Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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