Yellowstone National Park is undergoing its annual closure to wrap up its winter season.
As of Wednesday, most entrances, roads and visitor service centers and shops in Yellowstone have closed to the public.
Shutting down parts of the park is a temporary move, as it will provide time for the Yellowstone team to prepare the park’s 2.2 million acres for spring and summer tourism.
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Preparations over the next several weeks will involve bulldozers, industrial-strength snowblowers and other equipment clearing out the winter snowpack.
Weather permitting, the park will fully reopen on Friday, April 21 at 8 a.m. MT.
In the meantime, here are the roads and facilities that have temporarily closed for the winter, along with those that will remain open.
Visitors should note that the following roads and entrances are closed:
Here are the visitor services that have closed:
The following roads and entrances are open year-round:
These facilities will remain open:
Yellowstone National Park offers a number of attractions and activities throughout the year.
In spring, visitors can enjoy the warmer weather by having a picnic and watching wildlife, such as bears and bison. Visitors may also like to walk on the trails, ride bikes or take a boat onto a lake.
Experiences like these will make the park’s temporary winter closure worth the wait.