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No timed entry reservation is required at Yellowstone: what applies in 2026?
Direct answer
No timed entry reservation is required to enter Yellowstone
Exact conditions
- Status
- Not required; the stated access rule still applies
- Applies to
- all visitors
- Place or corridor
- All five entrances: North (Gardiner MT), Northeast (Cooke City MT), East (Cody WY), South (Grand Teton/Jackson WY), West (West Yellowstone MT)
- Effective dates
- January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
- Release model
- unpublished
Release detail: Nothing is released because no entry reservation program exists.
Exceptions and limits
- An entrance pass is still required.
- Winter oversnow travel is a separate restriction, covered by its own rule.
Official source
National Park Service · reviewed August 27, 2026
"Although an entrance pass is required to enter Yellowstone National Park, vehicle reservations are not needed."
Fees & Passes - Yellowstone National Park