Yellowstone has NPS operated visitor facilities in each of the areas listed below. Exhibits cover a wide range of natural and cultural history subjects. In some cases Contact Stations are staffed solely to issue account permits and have no other facilities. Select a link below to find out about facilities associated with that park area and their functions.

Albright Visitor Center

Open daily, year-round, except Veterans’ Day (Nov. 11) and Thanksgiving (Nov. 27)
Through Sept. 1: 8 am–7 pm
Sept. 2–Sept. 30: 8 am–6 pm
Oct. 1 through winter: 9 am–5 pm

Exhibits on wildlife and history; films on Yellowstone and the national park idea. Information & YA book store.
Call 307-344-2263.

Mammoth

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Open daily through Oct. 19, then closed.
Through Sept. 1: 8 am–7 pm
Sept. 2–Sept. 30: 8 am–6 pm
Oct. 1–Oct. 19: 9 am–5 pm

Exhibits on Yellowstone’s supervolcano. Information & YA store. Call 307-242-2550.

Canyon

Fishing Bridge Visitor Center

Open daily through Sept. 30, then closed.
Through Sept. 1: 8 am–7 pm
Sept. 2–Sept. 30: 9 am–6 pm

Exhibits on the park’s birds, other wildlife, and lake geology. Information & YA store. Call 307-242-2450.

Lake, Bridge Bay & Fishing Bridge

Grant Visitor Center

Open daily through Sept. 30, then closed.
Through Sept. 1: 8 am–7 pm
Sept. 2–Sept. 30: 9 am–6 pm

Exhibits & video on the role of fire in Yellowstone. Information & YA store. Call 307-344-2650.

Grant Village and West Thumb

Junior Ranger Station (at the Madison Information Station)

Open daily through Sept. 1, then closed.
9 am–5 pm

Information & YA store. Call 307-344-2821.

Madison Information Station

Open daily through Sept. 30, then closed.
9 am–5 pm

Madison

Museum of the National Park Ranger

Open daily through Sept. 28, then closed.
9 am–5 pm

Exhibits & video at historic soldier station trace development of the park ranger profession. Chat with former National Park Service employees volunteering here.

Norris Geyser Basin Museum

Open daily through Sept. 30, then closed.
Through Sept. 1: 9 am–5 pm
Sept. 2–Sept. 30: 9 am–5 pm

Exhibits on the hydrothermal features of Yellowstone. Information & YA store. Call 307-344-2812.

Norris

Old Faithful Visitor Center

The visitor center is in temporary quarters near the Old Faithful Lodge. Please look for signs or ask for directions upon arrival in the area.

Open daily through Nov. 2, then closed.
Through Sept. 1: 8 am–7 pm;
information window until 8 pm
Sept. 2–Sept. 30: 8 am–6 pm
Oct. 1–Nov. 2: 9 am–5 pm
Reopens mid-December for winter season.

Award-winning film about hydrothermal features. Geyser eruption predictions. Information & YA book store. Call 307-344-2750.

Old Faithful

West Thumb Information Center

Open daily through Sept. 14, then closed.
9 am–5 pm

West Thumb & Grant Village

West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center

NPS desk open through November 2, then closed.
Through Sept. 1: 8 am–8 pm
Sept. 2–Nov. 2: 8 am–4 pm 

Information, publications. Call 307-344-2876.

West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce
Daily: Through Aug. 31, 8 am–8 pm
Sept. 1–30, 8 am–6 pm Weekdays
thereafter: 8 am–5 pm
Call 406-646-7701.