Yellowstone National Park Navigation Handbook
Yellowstone National Park, one of the world's first national parks, offers a wealth of natural beauty and wildlife. To help you plan your visit, here's a guide to getting around the park and finding essential resources.
Firstly, if you're flying in, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is the closest major airport to the park. Other airports within the vicinity include Billings, Montana, Cody, Wyoming, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, all of which are open year-round and offer rental car services.
For instance, the Bozeman airport serves airlines such as Delta, Horizon, Northwest, and Skywest. West Yellowstone, Montana airport, located at the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, is open June through September and offers flights from Salt Lake City, Utah via Skywest Airlines. Jackson Hole, Wyoming airport, approximately 60 miles south of the park, is open all year and served by American, Skywest, and United. Idaho Falls, Idaho airport, about 110 miles southwest of the park, is open all year and served by Skywest and United.
If you're travelling by train, the closest Amtrak Station to Yellowstone National Park is Salt Lake City, Utah. From there, you can take Amtrak service to northern Montana cities and Glacier National Park.
Navigating the park itself is made easy with the National Park Service's (NPS) Printable Park Map. This PDF map, available on the NPS Yellowstone maps page, provides a high-quality, official Yellowstone National Park map that you can print or view offline. The map shows roads and facilities within Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in an 11"x17" PDF format.
For more detailed GIS or geologic digital maps, you can explore the Department of the Interior’s datasets on Data.gov, which include geologic-GIS data for Yellowstone. However, these are more specialized GIS data rather than simple visitor maps.
For general visitors wanting a straightforward park layout map, the NPS Printable Park Map PDF is the best and easiest source. You can download it directly from the official NPS website.
Lastly, Greyhound Bus Line provides bus transportation to Yellowstone National Park from Salt Lake City, Utah to Bozeman or Livingston, Montana, which are the closest cities to the park.
With these travel options and resources, you're now well-equipped to plan your trip to Yellowstone National Park. Enjoy your adventure!
- Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is the closest major airport to Yellowstone National Park, serving airlines such as Delta, Horizon, Northwest, and Skywest.
- West Yellowstone, Montana airport, located at the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, is open June through September and offers flights from Salt Lake City, Utah via Skywest Airlines.
- Jackson Hole, Wyoming airport, approximately 60 miles south of the park, is open all year and served by American, Skywest, and United.
- Idaho Falls, Idaho airport, about 110 miles southwest of the park, is open all year and served by Skywest and United.
- If you're travelling by train, the closest Amtrak Station to Yellowstone National Park is Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Navigating the park itself is made easy with the National Park Service's (NPS) Printable Park Map, which provides a high-quality, official Yellowstone National Park map that you can download directly from the official NPS website.
