New Old Faithful Visitor Center Opens August 25

Public Invited to Dedication Ceremony and Grand Opening at new Old Faithful Visitor Center The National Park Service is inviting the public to come to Yellowstone on Wednesday, August 25, for the dedication ceremony and grand opening of the new Visitor Education Center at Old Faithful. Superintendent Suzanne Lewis is ...

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New Visitor Center at Yellowstone National Park opens August 25

Work Nears Completion On New Visitor Education Center At Old FaithfulMore than two years of construction work are drawing to a close on a new Visitor Education Center at Old Faithful. State-of-the art exhibits are being installed in readiness for a dedication ceremony set to coincide with the 94th anniversary ...

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Yellowstone Record Attendance this July

A record number of vacationers found a way to escape the sizzling heat in July: head to the cooler climates and natural beauty of Yellowstone National Park. More people visited the Wyoming park last month than in any previous month ever, the park's public affairs office said Wednesday. The month's total ...

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Oh, Ranger! Story Tour: Update #2

Our team of Oh, Ranger! Story Tour ambassadors is still on the road, collecting stories about our national parks. I spoke to our lead ambassador, Abe, the other day to get the inside scoop on the team’s latest adventures. Over the past few weeks, they were collecting stories at Yosemite ...

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Elk, crowds and the wild West in Yellowstone National Park and Cody, Wyoming

Reporting from Cody, Wyo. — You know western Wyoming and dumb luck are both on your side when: • Your daughter spies three mule deer in a Yellowstone meadow. Then a moose mid-river. Then bison, fox and marmot, trumpeter swans, a wayward seagull and a grizzly family — mama bear ...

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Things we Like: The Galloping Griz

The front page of today's paper in a town near Yellowstone features a great photo of a gangling grizzly nicknamed “Circus Bear,” who's become quite famous in the park. Thanks, Powell Tribune, for this great shot of the "galloping griz!" Read the whole story at ...

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Free Photography Workshops in Yellowstone

Visitors Can Learn From the Pros While Using Top-Tier Cameras Join American Park Network and Canon at Yellowstone National Park to learn how to take better digital photographs at the FREE Photography in the Parks workshops. Beginners and seasoned photographers alike will benefit from the guidance and direction offered by our ...

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Free Digital Video Workshops in Jackson Hole

Visitors Can Learn From the Pros While Using the most advanced Digital SLRs with Full HD Join American Park Network and Canon in Jackson, WY to learn how to take better digital photos and videos at the FREE Photography in the Parks workshops at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Beginners ...

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Wildlife Trailing Workshop in Yellowstone

This just in from our friend Mark Elbroch at wildlifetrackers.com: An opportunity to learn wildlife tracking in Yellowstone from Renias Mhlongo--Mark says he's "hands down one of the sharpest trackers I've ever met; AND a super guy with a great sense of humor," and Alex Van den Heever, "long-time freind ...

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Private Tours In Yellowstone Assure a Customized, Educational Vacation

Much as it has been for tourists for many decades, discovering new facets of Yellowstone National Park makes for a fascinating and unforgettable visit. To assist travelers in getting the most out of the park, the Yellowstone Association Institute (YAI) leads day tours for small groups covering wildlife, geology, ...

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Teddy's Note from Yellowstone

An illustrated letter that President Theodore Roosevelt wrote from Yellowstone National Park to his 6-year-old son is being sold in Philadelphia. In the 1903 letter, Roosevelt tells his youngest son, Quentin, what life was like in Yellowstone. The note includes a sketch the president made of a mule carrying his ...

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Travel Deals: Big Sky, Montana

The signs of spring are finally starting to show after one of the longest, most difficult winters in recent memory. At one point, there was snow on the ground in 49 of the 50 states, a feat that hasn’t happened in more than three decades. As the coats come ...

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Mr. President Goes to Yellowstone

The White House has released never-before-seen footage of President Obama and his family's visit to Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 2009, following a long tradition of American Presidents in the National Parks. Watch an extended 12 min. version of this video ...

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The Babies are Coming! Springtime Brings Life to Yellowstone

You know spring has finally arrived in Yellowstone National Park when the babies make their debut. Furry, fuzzy, frisky and adorable, bear cubs, bison and elk calves and wolf pups begin appearing on the Yellowstone landscape as early as March, and their youthful activities delight spring and summer visitors ...

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Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone's Bears Are Waking Up

Bears have started to emerge from their dens in Yellowstone National Park.  Grizzly bear tracks were spotted in the Blacktail Deer Plateau area east of Mammoth Hot Springs on Friday, February 19.   Soon after emerging from their dens, bears begin looking for food.  Bears are attracted to elk and bison ...

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