Yellowstone National Park is tucked into the far northwestern corner of Wyoming, with small slices crossing over into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone has five major entrances. They are West Yellowstone on the west, Gardiner on the north, Cooke city on the northeast, Cody on the east and the southern border with Grand Teton.



Yellowstone National Park is serviced by several major airports. Billings Logan Airport in Billings, Montana is 110 miles from the Cooke City entrance over the rugged Beartooth Pass, and 160 miles from the northern Gardiner entrance. Gallatin Field Airport near Bozeman, Montana is 85 miles from the West Yellowstone entrance of the park. Jackson Hole Airport is located right next to Grand Teton National Park, 48 miles from the southern entrance of Yellowstone. Salt Like City airport in Utah is 320 miles from Yellowstone, so expect a 5 hour drive. All of the drives from these airports to Yellowstone are breathtaking, and another great part of the trip. The most breathtaking drives from airport to Yellowstone are the Billings to Cooke City via Beartooth Pass and Jackson Hole to southern Yellowstone routes. The others have their own charm but don't quite achieve the same heights. All of these towns offer rental car service.


If you are big on driving instead of flying, there are several routes from major cities we can recommend from experience. Click the link to receive the directions. New York City to Mammoth, Yellowstone is 2,200 miles. From Chicago, Mammoth Yellowstone is 1400 miles. We recommend the I-94 route through North Dakota when traveling from Chicago. This is the same route we recommend when traveling from Minneapolis. While it's not the shortest distance, it is the shortest time. The trip from Los Angeles to West Yellowstone is 1008 miles. From Seattle, expect 744 miles to West Yellowstone. From Denver, you are looking at 520 miles to the southern Yellowstone entrance. Finally, if you are crazy enough to drive from Miami, you are looking at 2,516 miles to the southern Yellowstone entrance.

There is no train service to Yellowstone National Park. The closest is Salt Lake City, Utah. The closest bus line is Salt Lake city to Bozeman.

Parkcamper: Northern Rocky
Mountains Edition features
the campgrounds of Glacier,
Yellowstone, Grand Teton,
Badlands and Theodore
Roosevelt National Parks.
This 3 DVD set will save
you and your family time,
money and gas when planning
your next great camping trip.
Experience what the
campgrounds are truly like.
Click the DVD to order!



Download Yellowstone National Park Campground Packs for iPod, iTunes, Windows Media Player 12 and VideoLan. Our universal files play on any computer or video iPod. Click the iPod to order!