Yellowstone National Park Passes

Every Yellowstone National Park wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.

A Yellowstone backcountry permit covers overnight trips to the park's designated camp areas, spanning corridors like the Heart Lake basin, Slough Creek, the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone, and the waterfall-rich Bechler region. It is one of the great wilderness backpacking experiences in the country, and permits are bookable online year-round. Peak-season trips are competitive, so popular sites for summer dates go fast.

Top Yellowstone National Park entry points

The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.

• 2H5 Hellroaring Creek Bench (Backpacker) - Very high demand
• 2S1 Lower Slough Creek (Backpacker, Stock) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
• 2S3 Slough Creek (Backpacker) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
• 2S4 Elk Tongue (Backpacker) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
• 2S6 Upper Slough Creek (Backpacker) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
• 2S8 Upper Slough Ck Stock N (Stock) - Very high demand
• 3L2 Cache Creek Ford South (Backpacker) - Very high demand
• 3L3 Lower Lamar (Backpacker) - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
• 3U1 Willow Creek Stock (Backpacker, Stock) - Very high demand
• 5L4 South Arm Cove (Non-Motorized Boat) - Very high demand
• 6C2 River's Edge (Backpacker, Stock) - Very high demand
• 8C1 Snake Hot Springs (Backpacker) - Very high demand

Popular trails

• Yellowstone River Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
• Heart Lake Trail to South Entrance - 4.7 on AllTrails
• Slough Creek Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
• Union Falls via Mountain Ash Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
• Pebble Creek Trail via Northeast Trailhead - 4.7 on AllTrails
• Bechler River Trail via Bechler Ranger Station Trailhead - 4.6 on AllTrails
• Beula Lake Trail - 4.6 on AllTrails
• Shoshone Lake via Delacy Creek Trail - 4.6 on AllTrails

Yellowstone National Park permit guide · Book on recreation.gov