Associated Press
Published 6:53 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2020
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In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, James Kristy and Ginger Lee of Palm Beach County, Fla., walk the boardwalk at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Mont. Officials say there will be no guest lodging at Yellowstone National Park’s largest lodge for the winter due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Matthew Brown, AP)
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — There will be no guest lodging at Yellowstone National Park’s largest concessionaire for the winter due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
More than 100 guest units are closing for the rest of the year and for the winter to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, park officials said in an announcement on the park website last weekend.
Another consideration is that there are very few medical services in that area of the park. During the winter, Yellowstone is accessible only by snowmobiles and vehicles called snowcoaches that transport people.
Xanterra Travel Collections, which operates accommodations in the park, will also close the Madison Campground a week earlier than normal.
The Old Faithful Inn operated by Xanterra was not open this summer because of staffing issues related to the…
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