Yellowstone Insider: Your Complete Guide to America's First National Park

Last Week to Visit Yellowstone -- If You Dare

We're down to the final week of the main season in Yellowstone National Park, with most roads slated to close next Monday morning at 8 a.m.

Yellowstone North Entrance to Get Extreme Makeover

The historic North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will have a new look next year, as a new entrance-station complex will allow visitors to pose for a picture at the Roosevelt Arch or proceed directly into the Park.

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Basics/FAQs

Yellowstone Area Webcams: Yellowstone Volcano Observatory

This portable and temporary webcam, installed by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, is currently installed at Lake Butte toward Steamboat Point, Mary Bay and the north shore of Yellowstone Lake. It updates hourly, is powered by solar energy, and will be moved to various places of interest relevant to geologic hazards at Yellowstone National Park. It shuts down nightly to conserve energy.

Yellowstone Area Webcams: Old Faithful Parking Lot

Old Faithful Parking Lot

A unique view, to be sure, but one that can help you plan out your day. This webcam focuses on the Old Faithful Parking Lot. You'll get an idea of traffic in the area from this webcam.

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Issues

NPS Passes on New Yellowstone Winter Use Plan; Will Extend Old Plan by One Year

After months of political pressure and a high level of local interest, the National Park Service is backing off plans to issue a permanent Winter Use Plan for Yellowstone National Park and will instead use the previous rules for 2011-2012.

Mead: Don't Limit Sleds in Yellowstone

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead joined the chorus of state elected officials opposing a lowering in the number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park in the winter season -- but we're not sure the limits matter so much anymore.

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Plans

Midway Through Summer, Yellowstone National Park Booked Solid -- But Don't Despair

It's always best to reserve rooms at Yellowstone National Park as early as you can, but that's not always possible. Here are some tips for staying in the Yellowstone area during an impromptu July or August visit.

Plan Ahead: Yellowstone Association Offers Winter Seminar Registration

It seems a little off-kilter to offer registration for Winter 2011-2012 events when plenty of snow from last winter is still on the ground, but the Yellowstone Association will begin accepting registrations for winter field seminars on June 15 for members, one week later for non-members.

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Kids

Running All Summer in Yellowstone: Junior Ranger Wildlife Olympics

Looking for a great Yellowstone National Park summer activity for the kids that's also educational? We'd recommend the Junior Ranger Wildlife Olympics, held all summer at Mammoth Hot Springs and Old Faithful Visitor Center.

History

Dude-Rancher Writings Donated to Yellowstone

The memoirs of Dick Randall, the turn-of-the-century Yellowstone-area dude rancher whose guests included President Theodore Roosevelt and the King of Prussia, have been donated to the Yellowstone National Park archives in Gardiner by friends of the family.

Lost Yellowstone: House of Antlers

Known as the House of Horns, the Antler House or the House of Antlers, this structure was one of many early attempts by National Park Service to draw visitors to Yellowstone National Park. The first in an occasional series of looks back at Lost Yellowstone.

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