n7bsn wrote:
enblethen wrote:
here is listing for Yellowstone.
I would switch directions. Go to Sequoia first then Yellowstone.
Yellowstone dates
What he said
I lived in the Yellowstone area for many years. Early April?, well, I've seen 3 ft of NEW snow fall in one night in early April.
You need to understand that in early April it's NOT spring, it's late winter.
That being said I have (once) seen all roads open in late April.
That may be how they used to handle the road openings and closing, but now the roads open and close on the schedule. The only exceptions would be if they closed a road due to some unforeseen circumstance and sometimes they open Dunraven Pass a bit early, weather permitting. The rest of the roads do not open before the scheduled opening dates and never stay open past the posted closing dates. It is my understanding the park management just got tired of people (tourists, workers, businesses etc.) nagging them to open roads early. So now, you can just look at the schedule and know when the road will open.
