Yellowstone Park Events

Join a park ranger at Hurricane Ridge to experience the wonders of winter on snowshoes. If you can walk, you can snowshoe! The National Park Service provides snowshoes and instructions on this ranger-led program. A $5.00 donation per participant helps the park provide these snowshoe walks and funds snowshoe repair and replacement.

Participants should be prepared for winter weather including cold, snow, wind or even rain. Dress in layers, wear warm, waterproof boots and bring hats, mittens, sunscreen and sunglasses. If the road is closed, walks are cancelled. 

Snowshoe Walk: Snow permitting, this easy to moderate walk is offered at 2:00 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Monday holidays (January 2 and 16, and February 20, 2012) from December 10, 2011 through April 1, 2012. The walk lasts 1.5 hours and covers less than a mile. Group size is limited to 30 people. Sign up starts at the Hurricane Ridge information desk 30 minutes before the walk. 

Snowshoe Walks for Community Groups: Clubs, youth groups or schools can schedule a reserved snowshoe walk. Walks for groups of 7 to 30 people are offered at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays (January 2 and 16, and February 20) from December 17, 2011 through April 1, 2012. Walks last 1.5 hours and covers less than a mile. Group size is limited to 30 people. Sign up starts at the Hurricane Ridge information desk 30 minutes before the walk.