CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Beginning 12/15/25

Yellowstone National Park Lodges will be moving to a contactless payment platform. This provides an easier, faster, and more secure way to pay at our retail, restaurant, and lodging locations throughout the park.

2026 ENTRANCE FEES & PASSES

Posted: 12/04/2025

The National Park Service (NPS) is rolling out updates to entrance fees and passes starting January 1, 2026. These changes will affect all visitors to Yellowstone National Park, including our guests with lodge and/or activity reservations.

• America the Beautiful Passes will cover entrance fees for up to two motorcycles.
• A new America the Beautiful Pass for nonresidents of the U.S. will be available for $250. All other America the Beautiful passes will only be available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
• Entrance fee-free days will only apply to U.S. citizens and residents. Nonresidents will be required to pay entrance fees and applicable nonresident fees.
• Yellowstone National Park will have a nonresident fee of $100 for each person (16 and over) who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Please visit the National Park Service Website for the most up-to-date information.

NPS Fees & Passes Webpage

ROAD AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES AND CLOSURES

Winter weather may affect travel to and in Yellowstone National Park. With the exception of the northeast entrance road, all interior park roads are closed to personal vehicles. Park roads may close intermittently due to severe weather, including heavy snow and ice.

Please regularly visit the live NPS road report for more information. You can also call 307-344-2117 for recorded information and/or sign up for road updates by texting “82190” to 888777.

For more information on roads outside the park, please visit: Montana Road Report and Wyoming Road Report.

You can find the latest information on Yellowstone National Park conditions, including other park services, roads, weather, and more here.

OLD FAITHFUL INN - West Wing Rooms

Update for Summer 2026

Guests staying at the Old Faithful Inn in the West Wing in 2026 may experience some construction noise due to the National Park Service (NPS) efforts to rehabilitate a historic building nearby.

WINTER TRAVEL INFORMATION

For up-to-date park road info, call 307-344-2117 for a recorded message or sign up for SMS text alerts by texting 82190 to 888-777.

The National Park Service provides information regarding road updates and authorized winter tour providers. The only road generally open year-round to regular personal vehicles is from the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, through the park to Cooke City, Montana (via Tower Junction). All other roads in the park are closed to regular vehicles starting November 1st. We offer winter shuttles from Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to Old Faithful Snow Lodge, as well as an airport shuttle from Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to Bozeman International Airport for our lodge guests.

• Seasonal Road Opening and Closing Dates
• Live Road Status
• Authorized snowmobile and snowcoach tours

The following websites provide information regarding winter road conditions, construction delays, and other travel restrictions.

• Idaho Division of Tourism
• Idaho Transportation Department – Road Report
• Montana Office of Tourism
• Montana Department of Transportation
• South Dakota Department of Tourism
• South Dakota Department of Transportation
• Wyoming Office of Tourism
• Wyoming Department of Transportation Highway Conditions