The West Entrance to
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park's West Entrance opens to the public on the 3rd (third) Friday of April at 8:00 am. Unless weather or other conditions do not allow. The West entrance closes normally the 1st (first) Monday of November at 9:00 pm. The only Entrance OPEN Year Round is the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana. The Northeast, West, South and East Entrances Open generally mid-April to mid-May and Close the beginning of November to wheeled vehicle travel (you can travel east to Silver Gate, Montana and Cooke City, Montana at which point the road is Closed during the winter). During the winter, you CANNOT travel east of Cooke City, Montana via wheeled vehicles. The road is closed for the winter and is not maintained. You must travel back through the park to the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana. You can travel to Silver Gate, Montana and Cooke City, Montana year-round.
Yellowstone National Park West Entrance Visitors 2017 | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
11,414 | 12,050 | 5,563 | 21,572 | 197,070 | 331,454 | 397,295 | 377,854 | 280,874 | 98,923 | 939 | 7,539 | 1,742,887 |
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West Entrance WebCam Looking West - Traffic Entering Yellowstone |
West Entrance WebCam2 Looking East Into Yellowstone |
Latitude / Longitude / UTM (NOTE: ALL UTMS ARE "Nad83") |
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West Entrance 44°39’30.27" N / 111°05’49.87" W UTM Zone 12: 4945010 N, 492295 E |
Yellowstone National Park WebCams | |||||||
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Old Faithful Live | All Old Faithful | Old Faithful Static | Old Faithful VC | North Entrance | Mt Washburn | Mammoth | YVO WebCam |
Entrance Cities and Gateway Towns | |||
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Gardiner, Montana | Silver Gate, Montana | West Yellowstone, Montana | Cooke City, Montana |
Livingston, Montana | Cody, Wyoming | Jackson Hole, Wyoming | Yellowstone National Park |
Links | |
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The Great Outdoors Net | Great Outdoor Recreational Places |
Gardiner, Montana | West Yellowstone, Montana |