Cavalry from Yellowstone National Park to Canada in 1877.īoth the Beartooth and Chief Joseph highways will place you at the park’s northeast entrance. Passing between the Beartooths to the north and the Absaroka Mountains to the south, the highway traces the route of the Nez Perce Indians led by Chief Joseph as they fled the U.S. Connecting Cody, Wyoming to the Beartooth Highway and the park’s northeast entrance, this 47-mile stretch of Wyoming 296 features beautiful Wyoming landscapes, few people, and fascinating history. “The Chief Joseph Highway from Cody to Cooke City, hands down,” says longtime park visitor Eilish Palmer of her favorite drive to the park. An All American Road has “the same criteria as a National Scenic Byway, but possess multiple intrinsic qualities that are of national significance and the byway must be considered a destination and reason for travel unto itself.” Chief Joseph Scenic Byway The Beartooth Highway is one of less than 30 designated All-American Roads in the United States. Rugged, remote, and spectacular, the road provides panoramic views of granite peaks and glacier-sculpted valleys, including some of the world’s oldest rocks. Route 212 traverses a vast high-elevation wilderness, where alpine meadows are filled with flowers, mountain goats are often seen grazing, and snow lingers most of the summer. One of the most dramatic approaches to Yellowstone, this National Scenic Byway winds a 68-mile serpentine route between Red Lodge and Cooke City, Montana. “I just like the tundra environment up on top, the alpine flowers, and the scenic views.”
“My favorite is driving over the Beartooths,” says Holly Williams, program volunteer with Yellowstone Forever. Which route will you take? With five entrances to the park, you’ll have your pick of gorgeous scenery, abundant wildlife, broad vistas, towering peaks, and blue-ribbon trout waters en route.Īsk a group of Yellowstone lovers which is their favorite approach to the park, and you’ll get passionate responses. You’ve decided you’re driving to Yellowstone.
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