Yellowstone Prepares For Busy Season With More Staff and Open Facilities

Above, the Old Faithful Inn. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Yellowstone National Park will be well-prepared for the coming summer vacation season.

Already, steps are being taken to open the park's facilities with more staff to handle the busy season.

The Billings Gazette reported:

After last spring’s delayed opening of Yellowstone National Park, as the nation struggled with a burgeoning pandemic, superintendent Cam Sholly is looking at a much more optimistic scenario this year.

“I would say I feel a lot better than I did last year at this time,” he said. “We’ve had a whole year of refining mitigation procedures and protocol. Last year was all so foreign.”

Along those lines, the park has a goal to vaccinate all of its permanent frontline workers by the middle of next month and will supply vaccines for seasonal workers, as well.

“The vaccines are a big deal,” Sholly said. “That gives us a huge boost in confidence.”

The agency is also well stocked with COVID-19 tests, personal protective gear and cleaning supplies. All three of the park’s medical clinics will be open. In addition, there is a mask mandate in place for all national parks.

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