Your thoughts on driving to Yellowstone in winter?

donn0128 wrote:
Most highways will be open most of the time. If there is a heavy snow storm, a road may close for a few hours until the plows can get to them.

Well, I have been stuck in the car, on the freeway, for 8 hours while 3 jacknifed trucks were removed from the road. Could not get to an exit.

Check DOT websites, and look at their webcams to see the condition of the pavement. Keep your schedule flexible. Be ready to wait out a storm for a few days in a motel. Drive the passes in the early afternoon, on warm days if you can get any, so there is least chance of ice.

Just to confirm EV2's statement about the roads in Yellowstone, not only is it true but so are all camping facilities. Schedule for shutting down the roads and opening them again in the spring are flexible and depend on when the storms hit.

There is one facility open all year and that is the Snow Lodge as it's called. I has almost everything you need and is next to the Old Faithful Inn.

Look up details on the NPS webpage for Yellowstone.

EV2 wrote:
Although you probably know, just to confirm, all of the roads in the park are closed. Therefore you cannot travel through the park. If you are going to West Yellowstone you must approach from the other side.

The northeast entrance to north entrance is kept plowed.

Although you probably know, just to confirm, all of the roads in the park are closed. Therefore you cannot travel through the park. If you are going to West Yellowstone you must approach from the other side. Roads within the park open in late April and May.

Most highways will be open most of the time. If there is a heavy snow storm, a road may close for a few hours until the plows can get to them. Biggest problem is here in the mountain west chains may be required. That include drag chains for trailers.