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Yellowstone National Park News

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  • Update: Warm water temperatures and low river flows prompt fishing closures in Yellowstone National Park

    July 11, 2025 | 2:00 pm

    Effective Saturday, July 12, 2025, select Yellowstone National Park rivers will close to fishing due to warm water temperatures and low river flows. This closure will protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries and remain in effect until conditions improve.

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Yellowstone visitation statistics for June 2025

    July 9, 2025 | 3:06 pm

    Yellowstone National Park hosted 928,250 recreation visits in June 2025, up 1% from June 2024 (914,612 recreation visits).

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Tips for visiting Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July

    June 26, 2025 | 9:53 am

    Leave fireworks at home – it's wildfire season! If you will visit Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place. Summer is the busiest time in the park, so please pack your patience. Expect crowds at popular areas and lines at entrance stations, construction areas, and roadside wildlife sightings. Follow our tips enjoy your visit and protect the park for generations to come.

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Warm water temperatures and low river flows prompt fishing closures on select rivers after 2 p.m. in Yellowstone National Park

    June 18, 2025 | 3:56 pm

    Effective Thursday, June 19, 2025, select Yellowstone National Park rivers and streams will close to fishing daily from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day due to warm water temperatures and low river flows.

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Yellowstone visitation statistics for May 2025

    June 11, 2025 | 4:16 pm

    Yellowstone National Park hosted 566,363 recreation visits in May 2025, up 8% from May 2024 (522,450 recreation visits).

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Man gored by bison June 10 in Yellowstone National Park

    June 10, 2025 | 2:37 pm

    On June 10, a 30-year-old man from Randolph, New Jersey, was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

    Read more at nps.gov


  • First confirmed 2025 wildland fire in Yellowstone National Park

    May 28, 2025 | 12:41 pm

    On Monday May 26, the first confirmed wildland fire of the season in Yellowstone National Park was detected by hikers on the Bighorn Pass Trail.

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  • Top 10 things to know about visiting Yellowstone National Park during the 2025 summer season

    May 21, 2025 | 12:24 pm

    If you plan to travel to Yellowstone National Park this summer, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place.

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Food-conditioned grizzly bear trapped and killed in Yellowstone National Park

    May 15, 2025 | 2:31 pm

    Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed an 11-year-old male grizzly bear on May 14 after the bear repeatedly sought out human food sources in developed areas of the park.

    Read more at nps.gov


  • Man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

    May 7, 2025 | 9:06 am

    On May 4, 2025, a 47-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

    Read more at nps.gov