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Love to take photos in national parks? Whether it’s a landscape, a wildlife pic, or a Milky Way shot, send it our way. You could win a Tamron camera lens!

Gatherings across the West celebrate the heritage and history of ranching, cowboys, western music and the traditions of the rural West.

Stay or just visit the historic hotels near Yellowstone including Old Faithful Inn, Occidental Hotel, Irma Hotel, The Elephant Head Lodge and the Lake Hotel

Parks that usually charge an entrance fee will be free on several days during the year. Check our list of dates for this year.

Free access to audio clips of people, animals and nature (think a bubbling geyser), many of which have been recorded in the Greater Yellowstone area.

Download a PDF region map showing South Dakota and Wyoming parks plus an official map of Badlands National Park.

Enter through Feb 23, 2021 to win an adventure starting from one of four cities and ending with a 3-day guided tour and lodging in Yellowstone.

Mammoth offers a chance to see elk grazing around the travertine terraces as the hotel sits alongside what was once Fort Yellowstone.

Visit Yellowstone during its warming-up season—spring. Here are the road, camping and facilities opening dates.

One call for lodging, activities & discounts on airfare. Local experts on Yellowstone and Grand Teton make vacation planning effortless.

Start here with a map showing the locations of 25 areas of Yellowstone including visitor information centers, camping, lodging, dining, and geysers.

Get out of the car and learn something at these amazing museums on the way to the park. Plus... two museums inside Yellowstone.

Stay at one of the most famous places in Yellowstone next to Old Faithful. Seven stories high, it's predominant feature is its gabled, shingled roof.

There are few places in the world where you can enjoy an elegant breakfast while watching bison roam outside your restaurant window.

Is the stone a fake or does it mean Colter was the first Yellowstone explorer. Also read about Colter's run from Blackfeet Indians which inspired a movie.

Three murdered bodies discovered in the Snake River in the late 1800's have yet to find justice.

What are the strange sounds? Some talk about ghosts and lost-at-lake souls. A paranormal investigator and Yellowstone's historian talks about the mystery.

This 3-unit park is known for amazing wildlife (bison and elk), 95 miles of hiking trails, horseback riding, water sports, and inspiring a president.

When do the Yellowstone bears hibernate and when do they wake and come out of their dens? See photos and watch a video.

A history of fire suppression, rampant insect infestation, an invasive fungal plague, and global warning adds up to likely extinction for the whitebark pine.

Located an hour from the park, Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody is the year-round aviation gateway to America’s first national park and NW Wyoming.

August 2013: Three large fires and a collection of smaller blazes are burning in Yellowstone National Park. The Alum Fire, Alder Fire, and Druid Fire.

Lucky you—with up to a week in the park, you can mix and match your favorite activities in and around Yellowstone for an unforgettable vacation.

Rookie mistake: trying to see everything at Yellowstone in a day. Instead of spending the whole time driving, pick one of these itineraries and make the most of your 24 hours.

Long weekend in Yellowstone? You’ll have time to explore some of the lesser-visited parts of the park.

Inside the park are nine different lodging options divided between the west side and east side ranging from rustic chalets to grand lodges.

From 1980 to 2005, over 37,000 bear sightings from park visitors have been reported to park managers...

See an incredible waterfall and two geysers along this hike starting near the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring off the Grand Loop Road.

A map showing Yellowstone's geyser basins including the Upper Geyser Basin with Old Faithful and Morning Glory Pool, and nearby Grand Prismatic.

The Yellowstone area has many places to go swimming and soak in the natural mineral hot springs.

Find out exactly how to get to Yellowstone's Boiling River and the rules and regulation for this hot spring near the Mammoth area of the park.

Go on the horseback ride or raft the longest free-flowing river in America, the Yellowstone. Class II and III rolling rapids are perfect for beginners to experienced rafters.

When you arrive at the Lodge at Deadwood, you won’t be able to take your eyes off the breathtaking panoramic view of the Black Hills and the high plains of Western South Dakota.

Documentaries aside, movies about Yellowstone National Park tend to focus on fiery natural disasters.

Yellowstone’s plumbing system is no larger - nor closer to erupting - than before but now we have advanced techniques to map the system. See animation of magma chamber.

Stay in rustic homes, log cabins, luxury accommodations, with a clubhouse, swimming pool, and everything in between.

Today, it would be unheard of for people to intentionally feed bears but in the early 1900s it was common practice.

A 1894 photo of Yellowstone soldiers posing with bison killed by a poacher led to national public outcry and spurred Congress.

Situated on Route 85, the hotel is just minutes from popular attractions such as the Center of Nation Monument.

If you're heading to Yellowstone this summer, via Idaho, be sure to stop at the 51st Annual Shoshone-Banncock Festival August 9-12, 2018.

One of four Town Square Inns. With 400 rooms and cabins combined, you have more options to meet your style and budget than any other hotelier in town.

Enjoy stunning views of Mount Rushmore from your private luxury tent in a peaceful location away from the crowds of the parks.

Get back to nature without giving up the comforts and amenities you’d expect with upscale accommodations, but in a tent at Glacier National Park.

Located at West Yellowstone, Montana just two miles from Yellowstone and close to Big Sky, Island Park. Delta Connection is the exclusive commercial carrier.

All about Yellowstone and the road trips to the park with tips on where to stay, things to do, and where to stop on the way. Choose paper or digital.

This map is an essential tool to planning a vacation. Note the route of the Grand Loop Road and the attractions of the park before you decide where to stay.

See park entrances, visitor centers and the route through the Memorial Parkway to Yellowstone. The map also shows the major recreational lakes and rivers

This is an essential tool to planning a vacation. Note the route of Going To The Sun Road, attractions on the west and east sides in U.S., plus the Canadian Waterton Lakes.

Catch wildlife-viewing fever in Yellowstone? You can see magnificent animals far beyond the park’s boundaries in Wyoming, Idaho or Montana.

Originally Buffalo Bill's hunting lodge, the Pahaska Tepee Resort is the closest lodging to the park's east entrance at only 2 miles.