🚙 Transportation Tips for Yellowstone National Park 🏞️🧭

#transportation Visiting Yellowstone? Amazing! With over 300 miles of roads and endless wildlife, planning your transportation is key to a smooth trip. Here’s what you need to know before hitting the road👇 📍 Getting to Yellowstone: Choose Your Gateway Wisely 🛫 Top Nearby Airports: Jackson Hole, WY (JAC) – Closest to the South Entrance (via Grand Teton) Bozeman, MT (BZN) – Most popular for the North Entrance Idaho Falls, ID (IDA) – Great for the West Entrance Billings, MT (BIL) – Good for the Northeast or East Entrances 💡 Tip: Your entrance matters — Yellowstone is HUGE. Pick an airport based on which region of the park you want to explore first. 🚗 You’ll Need a Car — 100% ✅ There’s no shuttle or public transportation inside Yellowstone ✅ Rent a car or road trip in — a standard car is fine for all paved roads ✅ Summer = busy roads, slow driving, wildlife jams… patience required 🦬 🗺️ The 5 Entrances (Each Feels Different): West Entrance (West Yellowstone, MT) – most popular, near geysers South Entrance (via Grand Teton) – scenic, great for 2-park trip North Entrance (Gardiner, MT) – only entrance open year-round East Entrance (via Cody, WY) – remote, good for scenic drives Northeast Entrance (Cooke City, MT) – access to Lamar Valley & Beartooth Highway 🛣️ Driving Inside the Park 🌀 Yellowstone’s road system forms a figure-8 loop Break up your visit by region: 🧪 Upper/Lower Geyser Basin 🐻 Hayden Valley 🏞️ Grand Canyon of Yellowstone 🐺 Lamar Valley 🌋 Mammoth Hot Springs ⏱️ Driving Times: Don’t underestimate them — it can take 1–2 hours to get from one area to another Always check for road closures online ⛽ Fuel & Supplies: Gas stations are inside the park (Old Faithful, Canyon, Mammoth, etc.) Fill up early, especially before entering Lamar Valley or the East side Bring food, water, and offline maps (signal is minimal) 🧭 Pro Tips Recap: ✅ Plan by region — don’t try to do it all in one day ✅ Stay inside the park or just outside for easier mornings ✅ Be ready for bison traffic jams 🦬 ✅ Download offline maps + park app ahead of time ✅ Visit early or late in the day for fewer crowds + better light