Yellowstone National Park - Facilities

Open daily beginning May 24: 9 am–5 pm

About 1 mile north of Norris Junction along the entrance road to the Norris Campground.


Open late May.


A small auditorium shows a laser-disc production of the 25-minute movie, "An American Legacy," which tells the story of the development of the National Park Service.

Exhibits
Exhibits at historic soldier station depict the development of the park ranger profession from its roots in the military traditions through early rangers and to the present array of NPS staff specialized duties.

Restrooms at the nearby campground.




Open daily beginning May 24: 9 am–5 pm


The Norris Geyser Basin Museum is located 1/4 mile east of Norris Junction just off the Grand Loop Road. Built in 1929 - 1930, it is a National Historic Landmark.


Open late May.

Exhibits on geothermal geology, Norris Geyser Basin features, and life in thermal areas featured.


Seasonally, restrooms (near the parking lot) and book sales.






South of Lake Village on the Grand Loop Road, adjacent to Yellowstone Lake


OPEN SEASONALLY ON A VARIABLE SCHEDULE - Backcountry, fishing, and boating permits are available, as well as general park information.




The Canyon Visitor Center and Backcountry Office is located 1/8 mile southeast of Canyon Junction in the Canyon Village complex.


OPEN SEASONALLY ON A VARIABLE SCHEDULE - Backcountry, fishing, and non-motorized boat permits, and first-aid assistance are available here.


Restrooms, exhibits, book sales, backcountry permits, and nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.



0.75 miles from the Grant Village Junction on the road to Grant Village.

OPEN SEASONALLY ON A VARIABLE SCHEDULE - The office is near the gas station and Hamilton Store. Backcountry, fishing, and boat permits are available.


Seasonally - Nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.




In the Lake Village Area on the Grand Loop Road approximately 1.5 miles south of Fishing Bridge Junction.


OPEN SEASONALLY ON A VARIABLE SCHEDULE - Backcountry, fishing, and boating permits are available as well as general park information.


Nearby clinic, gas, food, lodging, and general store.



The Mammoth Backcountry Office is located in the Albright Visitor Center at Mammoth Hot Springs, five miles south of the North Entrance and at the northwest corner of the upper loop of the Grand Loop Road.

Backcountry permits, non-motorized boating permits, fishing permits, and general information are available.

Restrooms, exhibits, book sales, and (seasonally) nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.



On the Grand Loop Road 16 miles south of Madison Junction across the west parking lot from the Old Faithful Visitor Center


OPEN SEASONALLY, SUMMER AND WINTER, ON A VARIABLE SCHEDULE - The combination ranger station, backcountry office, and clinic are located across the west parking lot from the visitor center. Backcountry permits, fishing permits, non-motorized boating permits, and first aid are available.


Seasonally - Nearby restrooms, exhibits, book sales, gas, food, lodging, and general store.



Immediately west of Tower Junction.


OPEN SEASONALLY ON A VARIABLE SCHEDULE - The Tower Ranger Station issues backcountry permits, fishing permits and provides general park information.


Nearby restrooms. Seasonal gas, food, and lodging.





Open daily, year-round
Through April 17: 9 am–5 pm
April 18–May 23: 9 am–6 pm
May 24 & thereafter: 8 am–7 pm


The Albright Visitor Center and Museum is located at Mammoth Hot Springs, five miles south of the North Entrance and at the northwest corner of the upper loop of the Grand Loop Road.


Film and video presentations are shown every half hour in summer and on request in winter. Films include The Challenge of Yellowstone (25 min) on the history of Yellowstone and the evolution of the national park idea, and Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran (12 min) on Moran"s contribution toward the establishment of Yellowstone National Park.


The visitor center (formerly bachelor officers" quarters) now houses a museum about history: Native Americans, the mountain men, early exploration, the Army days, and early National Park Service. Of special note are the Moran Gallery where fine reproductions of watercolor sketches by the painter and expeditioner Thomas Moran are displayed, and the Jackson Gallery where original photographs by William Henry Jackson, also of the 1871 Hayden Survey, are exhibited.


Restrooms, exhibits, book sales, backcountry permits, fishing permits, and (seasonally) nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.




Open daily beginning May 10.
May 10–23: 9 am–5 pm
May 24 & thereafter: 8 am–7 pm

The Canyon Visitor Center is located 1/8 mile southeast of Canyon Junction in the Canyon Village complex.


Open late May.


An exhibit on the Yellowstone Bison is the result of a cooperative effort between Yellowstone National Park and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The exhibit deals with the natural history of bison and the bison as a symbol of wildness; it also includes information on the current bison management controversy.

Seasonally - Restrooms, exhibits, book sales, backcountry permits, fishing permits, and nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.



Open daily beginning May 24: 8 am–7 pm


The Fishing Bridge Museum and Visitor Center is located one mile off the Grand Loop Road on the East Entrance Road. Built in 1931, it is a National Historic Landmark.


Open late May.

The historic bird specimens (by Carl Russell) were installed in 1931, provide a good overview of the birds of Yellowstone. Other displays include a grizzly sow and two cubs and a family of river otters.

Restrooms adjacent to the parking area, exhibits, book sales, and fishing permits.



Open daily beginning May 24: 8 am–7 pm

The Grant Visitor Center is located on the shore of the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake in Grant Village one mile from the Grant Village Junction.


Open late May.

The movie Yellowstone: The Unfinished Song on the 1988 fires (20 minutes) is shown on a regular schedule throughout the summer months.

An exhibit that interprets fire"s role in the environment, using the fires of 1988 as the example, is featured.

Restrooms, exhibits, book sales, fishing permits, and nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.


Open daily beginning May 31: 9 am–5 pm

Information & YA store. Call 307-344-2821.


The Madison Information Station is located just south of Madison Junction in the Madison Picnic Area. Built in 1929 - 1930, it is a National Historic Landmark.


Open late May.


Information and orientation is provided.


Restrooms adjacent to the parking area, small exhibit area, and book sales.



Open
Open daily beginning April 18.
April 18–May 23: 9 am–6 pm
May 24 & thereafter: 8 am–7 pm; information window until 8 pm


On the Grand Loop Road 16 miles south of Madison Junction and located only 200 yards from Old Faithful Geyser.


Evening ranger-led programs are presented here during the summer and the winter seasons.


Seasonally - Restrooms, exhibits, book sales, backcountry permits, fishing permits, and nearby gas, food, lodging, and general store.



Open daily beginning May 24 : 9 am–5 pm Information & YA store.

Located just east of the junction of the Old Faithful / South Entrance Road and the Bridge Bay / Fishing Bridge / Lake Road. In the West Thumb Geyser Basin area on the shore of Yellowstone Lake.

Open from late May through September


Park information and small bookstore.


Restrooms nearby.




NPS rangers available beginning April 18, 8 am–4 pm; May 24 & thereafter, 8 am–8 pm

Information, publications. Call 406-646-4403.

West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce staff available year-round. Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm Call 406-646-7701.


West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce Building at the corner of Yellowstone Avenue and Canyon Street in West Yellowstone, Montana.


Ranger led activities, talks and evening programs.


Accessible restrooms, brochures and park information, fishing permits, and nearby activities, food, fuel, lodging, and stores.