Dunraven Pass
The highest road in Yellowstone, between Tower Fall and Canyon. Unlike the pure weather passes, the park publishes target dates each spring — Dunraven is usually the last segment on the list, and a late storm can still move it.
This year
Live plow-season reports load here. For today's conditions, go straight to Yellowstone NP's status page.
Conditions change by the hour at 8,859 feet — check Yellowstone NP's status page before you drive.
The record
Opens on the park's spring schedule, usually the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.
We're still putting this road's year-by-year record together from Yellowstone NP archives — it will appear here as it's confirmed. In the meantime, Yellowstone NP's page has current conditions.
When does Dunraven Pass close?
Closes for the season in early November, or earlier when storms arrive. The winter closure covers the Tower Fall to Canyon Village stretch over the pass.
We don't have this road's year-by-year closing dates yet — they'll appear here as Yellowstone NP's notices are worked through. Until then, Yellowstone NP's own page has the state of the gate.
Dunraven Pass: opening and closing questions
- When does Dunraven Pass close for the winter?
- Closes for the season in early November, or earlier when storms arrive. The winter closure covers the Tower Fall to Canyon Village stretch over the pass.
- Can you drive Dunraven Pass in winter?
- No. The Tower Fall to Canyon Village stretch over the pass is gated once the season ends, and it stays shut until spring plowing gets through. Yellowstone NP posts the gate's current state.
- Is Dunraven Pass open right now?
- This page is the season record, not the road's condition this morning. National Park Service — Yellowstone National Park publishes today's state of the road, and that is the one to check before you drive — conditions turn over in hours at this elevation.
- When does Dunraven Pass open again?
- Opens on the park's spring schedule, usually the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.