NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles.
The devastating floods in Yellowstone National Parkhave made many summer tourists obsessed with canceling their western vacations.
ButWyoming Tourism BoardManaging Director Diane Shober is urging visitors to save their plans, she said in an interview with Fox News Digital. ..
"My hope this summer is that people don't cancel their trip," she said. "They are still coming and taking advantage of the natural symbols of this beautiful international world."
Reopening of Yellowstone National Park after the flood
Shober called the mountainous areas of the western United States "really amazing." The country's least populated state, also known as Wyoming, is the "last fort in the west."
Yellowstone National Park Ranger June 19, 2022 Flood along the Gardner River near Gardner, Montana. Park officials said they hoped to open most of the park within two weeks of being closed due to the floods.
"You can see all these beautiful, beautiful wildlife and beautiful scenery, and you can really taste the taste of Western culture," she said. “We want all of us to be able to enjoy it for our visitors and residents.”
Yellowstone National Park was flooded with damaged homes. , Partially reopened 7 days after the infrastructure was wiped out.
The park manager opened three of the five entrances to the park, but introduced odd and even distribution methods to limit access for visitors on certain days. did. Fox News Digital reports on Wednesday that cars with an even last number on the license plate can enter an even day and cars with an odd last number can enter an odd day. rice field.
Yellowstone aerial photographs cause significant damage to post-flood landscapes
Yellowstone National Park remains closed Many travelers who intend to visit this place should consider instead Mr. Shober to visit many other beautiful landmarks in the area.
Other units in the National Park system in and around Wyoming include the Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area, Devils Tower National Monument, Black Hills Mountains, and Fort Laramie National Monument.
The landscape of Montana and Wyoming is near Dayton, Wyoming. It can be seen from the beautiful scenery. July 9, 2018, US Highway 14 in the Big Horn National Forest. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Gorski / NurPhoto, via Getty Images)
"There is a really nicestate parkin Wyoming," she said. "So if you're looking for such a park experience, there are still many places to experience."
Shober says that most of Wyoming's roads are for people on road trips. Mentioned how to pass through national forests.
The very square shape of Wyoming offers a variety of areas to immerse yourself in other state features, such as the high-altitude desert landscape of the southwestern corner of Salt Lake City, Utah. ..
A landmark in the area is the Fossil Butte National Monument, which offers activities such as fossil fishing. This is an example of many "hidden" places, Shober said.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming-June 22 Sun: Boy Celebrate from his car when his family checks in at the South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park, which was closed for over a week on June 22, 2022 in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of George Frey / Getty Images)
Born and raised in northeastern Wyoming, Shober's favorite feature is the landscape of her small town and consistent event schedules. I shared that it is one.
Cheyenne, the largest city in Wyoming, still has only 65,000 people, so visitors "live like locals on the main street, where Western lifestyles are prevalent." I explained that I have a chance.
She said, "I have something to do throughout the summer."
Decorative boots outside the train base in Cheyenne, Wyoming .. (Photo courtesy of HUM Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Small towns such as Cody and Thermopolis in Wyoming to accommodate visitors evacuated from Yellowstone during floods. Shober said he has stepped up to.
Yellowstone 150th Anniversary, 150 Fascinating Facts About America's First National Park
"Hot Springs State Park is a Thermo Perhaps one of the best dinosaurs in Police [and] digs everywhere in Mountain West, "she said. "And they were prospering with the people."
"If I couldn't go to Yellowstone, I certainly knew that people were finding something else to do," she said. I added. "They are having fun, and they are still making the most of their vacation."
Young visitors stare at Tyrannosaurus Rex at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, Wyoming. (Steve Johnson of The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Shober admitted that traveling to Yellowstone has always been known to her family as a "great American road trip." Therefore, the park has been working hard. Further resumption efforts.
Click here to sign up for the Lifestyle Newsletter
"Great news, we Today is a much better place than it was a week ago. " "And the National Park Service has opened the South Loop, thanks to the efforts of the people of Yellowstone National Park."
Yellowstone hopes to open about 80% of the park this summer. , Is expected to open the North Loop within the next two weeks.
On the North Entrance Road between Gardiner, Montana and Mammoth Hot Springs State
Areas that will not open this summer include the Mammoth Hot Springs and the North Entrance along the Lamar Valley.
Although the vast park covers more than 2 million acres, Shober encouraged tourists to prepare for a "slightly different" plan with these continuous closures. ..
Click here to get the FOX News app
Fox News Associated Press with Julia Musto Contributed to this report.
