Roosevelt Arch & Gardiner
Roosevelt Arch
A stone arch at Yellowstone's north entrance, laid by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 and inscribed 'For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People.'
The arch stands about 15 m tall and is built of local basalt. Its inscription quotes a line from the 1872 act that established Yellowstone National Park, and it was the park's first formal entrance. Just outside the arch is the town of Gardiner, Montana, with hotels, restaurants and rafting companies. You can raft the Yellowstone River in summer. The road from the North Entrance to the Northeast Entrance is the only section of the park that stays open year-round. In winter, it is the route into the park to Mammoth Hot Springs and the Lamar Valley.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Artists' Paintpots
- Tower Fall
- Mount Washburn
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
- Gibbon Falls
- Firehole Canyon Drive & Firehole Falls