Yellowstoen National Park

As heavy snow blankets Yellowstone, the roads close and the adventure begins. Picture a serene park, untouched by summer crowds—it's a sight to behold.

The Ash Fire was most likely ignited by lightning. The park has received over 350 lightning strikes in the last 24 hours.

The last black bear killed in a management action in Yellowstone was in July 2020, when a black bear injured campers and accessed human food at a backcountry campsite in the park.

This is the second reported incident of a person injured by a bison in 2025.

The defendant faces up to 20 years in federal prison with three years of supervised release to follow and up to a $250,000 fine.

This is the first reported incident of a person injured by a bison in 2025. There were two reported incidents in 2024 and one in 2023.

Officials in Jackson Hole, Wyoming have created a new app called -- Selfie Control.

This year’s lottery will be open on www.recreation.gov from Aug. 1-31, 2024. Successful applicants will be notified in early September.

On Thursday, July 11, at about 10:40 a.m. a car with five occupants inadvertently drove off the roadway and into the Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal feature near Roaring Mountain between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction in Yellowstone National Park...

At this time last year, Yellowstone National Park had 644,979 recreation visits. This year it's up 11% with 719,127. 2022 saw even greater attendance by July, despite the fact that the park was closed June 13 through the June 21 due to the historic flood event...