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MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. - Roads in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) will begin to close to oversnow travel March 7, YNP announced Monday.â¯
Spring plowingâ¯will start as road segments close. They said all oversnow travel will end for the season March 15 at 9 p.m.
Weather-permitting, someâ¯park roadsâ¯will reopen to automobile travel April 16 at 8 a.m.
Road closure dates are as follows (gates close at 9 p.m.):
⢠March 7, Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris
⢠March 9, Norris to Madison, Norris to Canyon Village
⢠March 14, Canyon Village to Fishing Bridge
⢠March 15, all remaining groomed roadsâ¯â¯
Visitor services closure dates
⢠At Mammoth Hot Springs, the hotel and cabins, Gift Shop, Ski Shop and food services will close March 1. The Mammoth Campground, Yellowstone General Store, Post Office, Medical Clinic and self-serve fuel pumps stay open all year.
Summer is slowly coming to Yellowstone, which means March will see closures and lots of snowplows clearing the way for the millions of soon-to-arrive visitors.