West Yellowstone, Montana

About West Yellowstone

West Yellowstone is a small town in southern Montana counting 1,202 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, West Yellowstone is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.91 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,321 residents per square mile.

📰 West Yellowstone News Today

• Livingston man charged after stolen golf cart joyride Bozeman Daily Chronicle · Aug 13
• West Yellowstone Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Construction begins on Targhee Pass East project Montana.gov · Jun 24
• West Yellowstone man found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent NBC Montana · Jul 18
• West Yellowstone mayor resigns after making what he later called ‘divisive’ social media comments Montana Free Press · Oct 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes West Yellowstone Unique

• The only place in America named West Yellowstone — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in West Yellowstone

• Mountain Mama’s Coffeehouse and Bakery
• Three Bear Restaurant
• Wild West Pizzaria & Saloon — pizza
• Beartooth Barbeque — american
• Book Peddler — coffee shop (café)
• Buckaroo Bill's BBQ Grill — american
• Bullwinkles Saloon and Eatery — american
• Canyon Street Grill
• China Fun — chinese
• Chinatown — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center · Museum
• Museum of the Yellowstone · Museum
• Union Pacific Pylon · Attraction
• Wolf and Grizzly Discovery Center · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Yellowstone

• Dunbar Park reviews ★
• Grouse Court reviews ★
• Hayden Street Woods reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★
• Linear Park reviews ★
• Pie Park reviews ★
• Recreation Park reviews ★
• West Yellowstone Town Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in West Yellowstone

• West Yellowstone 6-8
• West Yellowstone HS
• West Yellowstone School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of West Yellowstone

🏘️ Nearby Communities