Snowmobiling In Yellowstone National Park Regulations

For the most part these regulations simply codified the existing use patterns that were already occurring in the park.

Snowmobiling in yellowstone national park regulations. West yellowstone offers 400 miles of snowmobiling terrain outside yellowstone national park on national forest service land and has a plethora of snowmobile guides that will take you in the national park. As a result of a massive overhaul of the yellowstone national park regulations on winter snow travel vehicles a similarly large change is being made to the selection of vendors. Snowmobile operators must have a valid state motor vehicle driver s license in possession see article below. Snowmobile regulations other safety tips.

Title 36 code of federal regulations chapter 1 section 1 7 b. The park s snowmobile regulations were amended in september of 2004 to eliminate three snowmobile routes within the park. All participants are responsible for understanding and abiding by the following regulations. The notable exception is rocky mountain national park.

Persons possessing a learners permit may operate a snowmobile when supervised one to one within line of sight but no more than 100 yards by a licensed person 21 years old or. National park service yellowstone national park wyoming 82190. Designations closures permit requirements and other restrictions imposed under the discretionary authority of the superintendent. Scenic safaris has been offering snowmobile tours through yellowstone national park grand teton national park and the bridger teton national forest for the past seven years.

Concern for wildlife disruption. Recently the park service altered daily snowmobile limits to allow 480 machines up from 318 and decrease the daily limit for multiple passenger snowcoaches from 78. Every snowmobile operator must complete the free online yellowstone snowmobile education program and print their certificate. It has a fleet of ski doo 4 stroke machines all of.

West yellowstone snowmobiling capital of the world. Snowmobiling is one way to discover yellowstone s winter wonders snowmobile regulations are designed to protect park resources and you and they are strictly enforced. The non commercially guided snowmobile access program n cgsap will permit authorized parties to enter yellowstone national park without the presence of a commercial guide and to instead travel with a non commercial guide. Yellowstone national park opened its doors to the first snowmobile in 1963 and by the 1970s the park was exploding with snowmobiles during its winter months.

Every snowmobile operators must have a valid driver s license.