Almost all visitors have been evacuated from Yellowstone National Park due to historic flooding, but superintendent Cam Sholly said in a press conference this afternoon that the park is considering how it can reopen later this season.
“We will likely not reopen the road between Gardiner and Cooke City - looking at the damage,” Sholly said. “So that will likely stay closed for the rest of the season.”
Sholly says the park plans to reopen its South Loop once potentially-damaged facilities including wastewater treatment have been cleared for use.
“Half the park cannot support all the visitation,” Sholly said. “So we are exploring a range of options including some timed entry, potential reservation-type systems that we would look to implement when the South Loop is safe to open.”
The park will start assessing damage to the South Loop once flooding has subsided.