Yellowstone has National Park Service operated visitor facilities in each of the areas listed below. Exhibits cover a wide range of natural and cultural history subjects. Select a link below to find out about facilities associated with that park area and their functions.
Visitor Center and Warming Hut Dates:
Warming huts provide shelter for skiers, snowshoers, and snowmobilers. They are open 24 hours a day, except Mammoth and Old Faithful. All open December 15; Mammoth & Indian Creek close March 8, Canyon closes March 14; the rest close March 15.
Albright Visitor Center
Open daily, year-round, except Veterans' Day (Nov. 11) and Thanksgiving (Nov. 26)
Oct. 1 through winter: 9 am–5 pm
Winter Hours: Open daily, Dec. 15–March 15: 9 am–5 pm
Exhibits on wildlife and history; films on Yellowstone and the national park idea. Information & Yellowstone Association book store.
Call 307-344-2263.
Learn more online about the Mammoth area National Park Service visitor facilities.
Canyon Visitor Education Center
Closed for the winter season
Interactive exhibits about Yellowstone’s supervolcano and other aspects of its geology. A spectacular new film on the geology of Yellowstone: Land to Life reveals how powerful geologic forces from fire to ice have combined to create a unique landscape which supports an abundant variety of life. Information & YA store.
Call 307-344-2550.
Learn more online about the Canyon area National Park Service visitor facilities.
Fishing Bridge Visitor Center
Closed for the winter season
Exhibits on the park’s birds, other wildlife, and lake geology. Information & YA store.
Call 307-242-2450.
Learn more online about the Lake, Bridge Bay & Fishing Bridge area National Park Service visitor facilities.
Grant Visitor Center
Closed for the winter season
Exhibits & video on the role of fire in Yellowstone. Information & YA store.
Call 307-242-2650.
Learn more online about the Grant Village and West Thumb area National Park Service visitor facilities.
Junior Ranger Station (at the Madison Information Station)
Closed for the winter season
Learn more about the Junior Ranger program.
Madison Information Station
Closed for the winter season
Information & YA store. Call 307-344-2821.
Learn more online about the Madison area National Park Service visitor facilities.
Museum of the National Park Ranger, Norris
Closed for the winter season
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 & Information Station
Closed for the winter season
Exhibits on the hydrothermal features of Yellowstone. Information & YA store.
Call 307-344-2812.
Learn more online about the Norris area National Park Service visitor facilities.
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. 1, then closed.
Oct. 1–Nov. 1: 9 am–5 pm
Reopens mid-December for winter season
Winter hours: Open daily, Dec 15-Mar. 15 9- am-5 pm
Award-winning film about hydrothermal features. Geyser eruption predictions. Information & YA store. Call 307-344-2750.
Learn more online about The Future Old Faithful Visitor Education Center and visit the Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Education Center.
No visitor center or contact stations available at Tower but learn more online about what NPS services are available at
Tower-Roosevelt.
West Thumb Information Station
Closed for the winter season
Information & bookstore.
West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center
NPS desk open daily through Nov. 1, then closed.
Reopens Dec. 15-Mar. 15, 8 am-4 pm
Information, publications. Call (307)344-2876.
West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce staff
Yearround: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm,
Call 406-646-7701
