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.
![West Entrance to Madison West Entrance to Madison](https://www.yellowstone.co/images/maps/madisontowest.gif) |
Yellowstone National Park West Entrance Visitors 2017 |
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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Latitude / Longitude / UTM (NOTE: ALL UTMS ARE "Nad83") |
West Entrance
44°39’30.27" N / 111°05’49.87" W UTM Zone 12: 4945010 N, 492295 E |