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Visitor Centers

Norris Geyser Basin Museum and Information Station

NPS/Janine Waller

 

Ten visitor centers and information stations are found throughout the park. Step inside one and talk with a ranger, and explore the exhibits and interpretive offerings. Encourage your child to complete a Junior Ranger or Young Scientist activity booklet.

Enhance your trip by attending a ranger walk, talk, or evening program. Our summer offerings begin Memorial Day weekend and run through Labor Day weekend. Ranger programs change seasonally, check the current schedule.

 

Albright (Mammoth) Visitor Center

Located at Mammoth Hot Springs, the Albright Visitor Center has park and trip-planning information, bookstore, exhibits on the park's history and wildlife, ranger programs, backcountry office, restrooms, and free Wi-Fi. Learn more about the Albright Visitor Center and the Mammoth Hot Springs area. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (year-round).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, & Fall	October 1	May 24	9 am–5 pm
Summer	May 25	September 30	8 am–7 pm

 

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Explore Yellowstone's supervolcano and geology. Information and vending is available during open hours, restrooms are available 24 hours a day. Learn more about the Canyon area National Park Service visitor facilities. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late April through early November).

Season	Services	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Late Fall	---	November 5	December 14	Closed
Winter	Lobby	December 15	March 8	9 am–3 pm
Late Winter	---	March 9	April 19	Closed
Early Spring	Restrooms, lobby, & desk	April 20	April 30	9 am–5 pm
Late Spring	All	May 1	May 25	9 am–5 pm
Summer	All	May 26	September 3	8 am–8 pm
Late Summer	All	September 4	September 30	8 am–6 pm
Early Fall	All	October 1	October 8	9 am–5 pm
Mid Fall	Restrooms, lobby, & desk	October 9	November 4	9 am–5 pm

 

Fishing Bridge Visitor Center & Trailside Museum

See vintage exhibits about the park's birds and other wildlife, and Yellowstone Lake's geology. Learn more about the Lake, Bridge Bay & Fishing Bridge area National Park Service visitor facilities. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through early September).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, and Fall	September 4	May 24	Closed
Summer	May 25	September 3	8 am–7 pm

 

Grant Visitor Center

Delve into the extraordinary impact of the park's historic fires of 1988. Learn more about the Grant Village and West Thumb area. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through early October).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, and Late Fall	October 10	May 24	Closed
Summer	May 25	September 30	8 am–7 pm
Early Fall	October 1	October 8	9 am–5 pm

 

Madison Information Station and Trailside Museum

This facility provides park orientation information, bookstore (open 9 am–5 pm), and a seasonal Junior Ranger station. Learn more about the Madison area. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through early October).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, and Late Fall	October 10	May 24	Closed
Summer	May 25	September 30	9 am–6 pm
Bookstore	May 25	September 30	9 am–5 pm
Junior Ranger Station	May 25	September 4	9 am–6 pm
Early Fall	October 1	October 8	9 am–5 pm

 

Museum of the National Park Ranger

Located one mile north of Norris, explore the history of the park ranger profession and visit with retired rangers. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through late September).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, and Fall	September 25	May 25	Closed
Summer	May 26	September 23	9 am–5 pm

 

Norris Geyser Basin Museum and Information Station

This facility provides xhibits about the hydrothermal features of Yellowstone, bookstore, and park information. Learn more about the Norris area. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through early October).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, and Late Fall	October 9	May 18	Closed
Summer	May 19	September 30	9 am–6 pm
Bookstore	May 19	September 30	10 am–6 pm
Early Fall	October 1	October 8	9 am–5 pm

 

Old Faithful Visitor Education Center

Dynamic exhibits about hydrothermal features. Geyser eruption predictions are calculated during visitor center hours and shared on signs, by telephone recordings at 307-344-2751, or via @Twitter.com/GeyserNPS. Visit the Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Education Center. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through early October).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Late Fall	November 5	December 14	Closed
Winter	December 15	March 15	9 am–5 pm
Early Spring	March 16	April 19	Closed
Spring	April 20	May 25	9 am–6 pm
Summer	May 26	September 30	8 am–8 pm
Fall	October 1	November 4	9 am–5 pm

 

Tower-Roosevelt

No visitor center or contact stations available at Tower, but learn more about what is available in the Tower-Roosevelt area.

 

West Thumb Information Station

Pique your curiosity before exploring the adjacent geyser basin on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. Phone: [phone].

Open daily (late May through early October).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter, Spring, and Late Fall	October 9	May 24	Closed
Summer	May 25	September 30	9 am–5 pm
Early Fall	October 1	October 8	9 am–5 pm

 

West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center

Located inside the West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce.

Open daily (May through September) and open weekdays (October through April).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Winter–Spring	October 1	April 29	8 am–5 pm
Late Spring	April 30	May 20	8 am–6 pm
Summer	May 21	September 3	8 am–8 pm
Late Summer–Fall	September 4	September 30	8 am–6 pm

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NPS Desk

Phone: [phone]. Open daily (late April through early November).

Season	Start Date	End Date	Hours
Fall	November 5	December 14	Closed
Winter	December 15	March 14	8 am–4 pm
Early Spring	March 15	April 19	Closed
Spring	April 20	May 25	8 am–4 pm
Summer	May 26	September 3	8 am–8 pm
Late Summer–Fall	September 4	November 4	8 am–4 pm

 

Winter Warming Huts

There are five warming huts that open during the winter season. The huts provide shelter for skiers, snowshoers, and snowmobilers.