Road closures, delayed openings in Yellowstone National Park due to extreme winter weather conditions

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Due to existent and anticipated wintertime upwind conditions and important snowfall, immoderate roads successful Yellowstone National Park are, aliases will be, temporarily closed owed to hazardous driving conditions.

The East Entrance and roadworthy from East Entrance to Fishing Bridge Junction is temporarily closed and is expected to stay closed until May 24.

The South Entrance and roadworthy from South Entrance to Grant Village temporarily closed astatine 5 p.m. Thursday and is expected to stay closed until May 24.

The roadworthy from Canyon Village to Tower Fall (Dunraven Pass) remains temporarily closed.

The opening of nan Beartooth Highway (US-212), located eastbound of nan park’s Northeast Entrance betwixt Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, is delayed.

The road was scheduled to unfastened connected Friday but will stay closed done nan play owed to wintertime upwind conditions, important snowfall and hazardous driving conditions.

Currently, location is simply a wintertime large wind informing successful effect for nan area and a forecast for dense snowfall of 1-2 feet pinch winds gusting arsenic precocious arsenic 35 mph.

Temporary recreation restrictions aliases closures tin hap astatine immoderate clip without notice. Have elastic recreation plans and watch for quickly changing upwind conditions.

Anticipate further roadworthy closures owed to inclement upwind and vulnerable driving conditions.

Temporary recreation restrictions aliases closures tin hap astatine immoderate clip without notice. Have elastic recreation plans and watch for quickly changing upwind conditions.