The expectation is constructing by a busy summer for national parks across the United States. Great Smoky Mountains National Park increases expectations, announcing Reopen the popular area following damage from Hurricane Helene. The Catalocchee Valley Division is finally reopened on April 4, and has been closed since September.
On the other hand, we also got bad news. Grand Canyon National Park harasses visitors after announcing the closing of the Trail River. Hopefully to reopen in May, the reopening has been postponed on October 1, 2025.
We have more National Park news. Yellowstone National Park offers just a few positive news, opening several entrances. We will take a closer look at the announcement and what the visitors can expect next week.

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As of April 18, select doors and roads in Yellowstone National Park will open for summer
Just a few weeks ago, Yellowstone National Park tastes that one way visitors can watch old loyal Through direct flow.
They wrote on Instagram, “How do you expect to see the old loyalty this weekend compared to how you will really see the old loyalty … all the roads and entrances leading to the old loyalty that are now closed. Fortunately, our website hosts some of the most famous park features, including Basin Upper Geyser and Old Loyalty.”
Well, the expectation of building a summer, and Yellowstone has announced some interesting changes set on April 18.
The National Park Service is writing“Starting at 8am Friday, April 18, 2025, selecting the entrance and road at Yellowstone National Park will be open for summer, the weather allows, as part of the annual spring opening.”
The reopening of the entrance includes:
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North entrance (Gardiner, Montana)
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Western entrance (West Yellowstone, Montana)
With the north and west entrance, visitors can access: |
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Mammoth Hot Springs |
Lamar Valley |
Norris Geyser Basin |
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone |
The elder of the old |
Silver Doors and Cooking City, Montana |
There will be additional roads open in the park throughout May, if the weather allows.
During the National Park Week celebration, the entrance fee will be set aside on Saturday, April 19.
Yellowstone National Park asks visitors to plan and drive carefully
The National Park Service asks visitors to always plan, and check weather advice.
“Considering road closure that may be due to bad weather and dangerous driving conditions. Restrictions or temporary shutdown can occur at any time without notice.
In addition, visitors need to drive carefully, especially now for ice, snow and gravel on the road. Wildlife such as bison, deer and bears also use roads for travel, always earnestly and do not master wildlife. Visitors are advised to stay at least 100 meters from bears and wolves, and 25 meters away from other wildlife in the park.
The NPS advises visitors to bring a bear spray.

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Yellowstone National Park is still advising visitors not to walk in thermal features
No, there is no good time to walk in the yellowstone terms features. In early April, Yellowstone National Park released another advice on the dangers of walking in the thermal features.
The features of our thermal features will definitely affect you -please don’t leave it to them! Not only is it illegal to ruin or walk on the thermal features of yellowstone, it is also dangerous to touch them. They write on Instagram.
Yellowstone National Park asks visitors to help protect the most valuable places, such as hot springs, swimming pools and geyser.