Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks are further modifying operations to implement latest health guidance

News Release Day: March 24, 2020

Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015

Yellowstone and Grand Teton countrywide parks are announcing modifications to operations at the request of local county overall health officers from Park County, WY, Park County, MT, Teton County, WY, and Gallatin County, MT. The well being and security of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and companions is our number one particular precedence. The National Park Provider (NPS) is functioning servicewide with federal, point out, and neighborhood authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Productive right away, Yellowstone and Grand Teton countrywide parks are shut to all park readers till further recognize. There will be no customer access permitted to either park. State highways and/or roadways that transcend park/state boundaries and services that support everyday living security and commerce will continue being open up. Both of those parks will cooperate on the implementation of the closures. We will notify the community when we resume complete functions and offer updates on our web-site and social media channels.   

“The National Park Services listened to the considerations from our regional associates and, dependent on current well being guidance, temporarily shut the parks,” said Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly and Grand Teton Performing Superintendent Gopaul Noojibail. “We are committed to continued close coordination with our state and community partners as we development through this closure period of time and are ready when the timing is correct to reopen as promptly and safely and securely as attainable.”  

The parks stimulate men and women to acquire gain of different digital equipment offered to discover about Yellowstone and Grand Teton nationwide parks.   
 

• Yellowstone: webcams, digital excursions, photograph galleries, applications, videos, Flickr, Fb, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.
• Grand Teton: webcams, digital excursions, picture galleries, apps, videos, distance understanding packages on YouTube, Flickr, Fb, Instagram, and Twitter. 

Updates about NPS functions will be posted on www.nps.gov/coronavirus. You should verify with www.nps.gov/yell and www.nps.gov/grte for specific details about park functions.