Yellowstone National Park Road Improvements

[tbutler]

Several people have asked about routes to Yellowstone NP. I picked up a caution from another website and visited the Yellowstone web site for the official word. The bridge at Gibbon Canyon is being replaced and this road will be completely closed on August 17, 2009. If you are headed to Yellowstone this summer, be sure to check this web site: http://www.nps.gov/yell/travelalert.htm

This road section links the West and South entrances of the park to the North and East entrances. There is no way around within the park, so it essentially cuts the park in two. The road is scheduled to reopen in December. This may affect your decision of where to camp when you visit the park.

[Guest Wayne77590]

Tom,

I looked at the map and watched the video. I'm sure I saw that you could go a longer route around by Bridge Bay, the road which runs along Yellowstone Lake on the Northwest side of the lake. It would allow you to get to Old Faithful from the East or the North. I think. I've never been there.

Where is a good place to stop for several days and check the area out?