20 Yellowstone National Park Winter Pictures + Travel Guide

We’ve created this gallery of 20 Yellowstone National Park winter pictures to inspire you to add this location to your bucket list!

Use this picture gallery and Yellowstone National Park travel guide to know all the best things to see, do, and photograph at the park in the winter!

On a Yellowstone winter vacation you’ll find the landscape covered with snow. The steam from the hot pools and geysers is more pronounced in the cold air. And the wildlife stands out against the white snow.

This guide gives you all the information you need to plan a winter trip: Yellowstone winter lodging, services, road status, weather, and more!

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Yellowstone Winter Packing List

READ all about packing for a winter vacation in Yellowstone!

• Insulted boots – Baffin winter boots are amazing!!
• Darn Tough heavy wool socks 
• Wicking and quick-drying base layers
• Columbia fleece jackets are our favorite!
• Insulated winter jacket – to layer atop the fleece jacket for the cold mornings and evenings, trust us!
• Winter hat 
• Winter gloves 
• Rechargeable hand warmers
• Fleece neck gaiter 

Things to Know Before Visiting Yellowstone in the Winter

There are limited services and ways to enter Yellowstone in the winter so be sure to plan ahead for a winter vacation to this park!

Yellowstone Roads in the Winter

All roads except from the north entrance in Gardiner to the northeast entrance in Cooke City are closed. Be sure to read the fall and winter Yellowstone road closure dates for the most updated year-to-year information.

You can access the park from West Yellowstone and the south entrance near Grand Teton by snow coach tours, snowshoeing, cross country skiing or snowmobile tours.

Yellowstone Services in the Winter

Mammoth Hot Springs to the Northeast Entrance is the only part of the park open to wheeled vehicles in the winter. The road is open up to Cooke City, Montana, after which the road is closed (no through-traffic to Red Lodge, Montana or Cody, Wyoming). Services are very limited between Mammoth Hot Springs and Cooke City, Montana.

Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower-Roosevelt areas:

• Albright Visitor Center
• General Store
• Mammoth Campground
• Mammoth Clinic
• Post Office
• Mammoth and Tower-Roosevelt Service Stations – credit card fueling only 24-hours

Old Faithful area:

• Old Faithful Snow Lodge
• Old Faithful Visitor Education Center
• Old Faithful and Grant Service Stations – credit card fueling only 24-hours

Canyon Area:

• Canyon Yurt Camp
• Canyon and Fishing Bridge Service Stations – credit card fueling only 24-hours

Warming Huts available in the winter:

• Canyon Visitor Education Center Lobby
• Fishing Bridge
• Indian Creek
• Madison
• Mammoth Hot Springs
• Old Faithful Yurts
• West Thumb

Always check the Yellowstone operating hours and seasons for the most updated information.

Yellowstone Weather in the Winter

The Yellowstone National Park weather in the winter is cold and snowy. Average temperatures range from highs in the upper 20s and lows close to 0.

Layers are key when exploring the park in the winter. Reference our winter clothing guide so you can enjoy the outdoors, even when it’s cold!

We recommend at the minimum:

• fleece jacket
• insulated jacket
• winter hat
• winter gloves

Things to Do at Yellowstone in the Winter

• Yellowstone National Park Winter Tours
• Things to Do at Yellowstone National Park
• Best Time to Visit Yellowstone for Wildlife
• Best Places to See Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park Winter Pictures

Here’s a gallery of our favorite Yellowstone winter pictures taken on a Snowcoach Tour with Alpen Guides from West Yellowstone to Black Basin.

There you have it! 20 Yellowstone National Park winter pictures to show you what it’s like when you visit during this unique time of year!

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