Want to estimate your drive time through the park? Yellowstone’s speed limit is 45 mph on the main roads, but slows down to 25-35 mph by the road junctions, in the village area and in a few other dangerous spots. But, going THROUGH the park during tourist season would only be 136 miles. This example from West Yellowstone to Cody routing north around the park is 293 miles. During winter and spring, Google will route you outside the park, resulting in longer trips. All of the park roads are open by end of May allowing for easy driving through the park. This is likely to throw a wrench into your ability to map out your trip on the internet if you’re doing so between October and early June, since online maps such as Google Maps will reroute you around the outside of the park to avoid the road closures. When mapping out your trip through the park, keep in mind that most of Yellowstone’s roads are closed for much of the winter. Doing trip planning in winter for a Yellowstone National Park summer vacation? It’s possible you may run into a few hiccups in your decision-making, especially if you’re trying to map your route in the winter or spring when seasonal road closures will affect your route.
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