The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a breathtaking landscape of colorful cliffs and powerful waterfalls. Its scale surprises many visitors, and the viewpoints along both rims are short walks with big payoffs.
The Upper and Lower Falls are the highlights, and the Lower Falls, plunging deep into the canyon, is the showstopper. It is a long day's drive from Island Park, so plan it as a full-day trip and start early.
Conditions now
National park alerts and road events
Yellowstone alerts (3)
Park-wide, from the National Park Service. All current conditions at nps.gov
- Most Park Roads Closed to All Vehicles (Park Closure): Most roads are closed to prepare for commercially-guided snowcoach and snowmobile travel during the winter season, which will begin December 15 (weather depending). The road between the North and Northeast entrances i…
- Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion (Park Closure): The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explos…
- Traffic Delays - Gardner River High Bridge (Information): Expect a single lane of traffic with up to 15-minute delays, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from April 1 through November 24, 2026. Oversized/overweight vehicles (8'6"+ wide, 75'+ long, 80,000 lbs+ gross vehicle w…
From the National Park Service, updated 4:49 am.
Webcams
From the National Park Service, updated 4:49 am.
On the map
Cabins closest to the West Entrance
Yellowstone has no cabins of ours inside the park, so these are the ones nearest its West Entrance.
