Yellowstone Park Service Stations

What Yellowstone Park Service Stations does

Yellowstone Park Service Stations, Inc. (YPSS) is a privately held Montana corporation operating as the exclusive authorized service station concessioner within Yellowstone National Park. Founded over 65 years ago (firmographic founding year 1947), the company runs physical convenience store and fuel-station facilities alongside automotive towing and repair shops at multiple locations throughout the park. Its primary customer segment is Yellowstone's park visitors, who rely on YPSS for fuel, convenience goods, and vehicle service during their stay; the company has no e-commerce or online sales channel, capturing all revenue at physical point-of-sale inside the park.

YPSS generates revenue through three transaction-based streams: fuel sales, convenience-store retail sales, and automotive repair and towing services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer at on-location park facilities, supported by a seasonal staffing model in which employees live and work inside the park with housing, meals, and RV sites provided as part of compensation. The company is headquartered in Gardiner, Montana (PO Box 11, Gardiner, MT 59030), operates as a U.S. corporation, and has no disclosed subsidiaries, parent company, funding rounds, M&A activity, or management-team details in the available sources. A minor branding/petroleum-supply relationship with Sinclair Oil is referenced on the company website.

No proprietary technology platform, software systems, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or trademarks are disclosed. The company's competitive position rests almost entirely on its exclusive concession agreement with the National Park Service and its physical infrastructure footprint within the park — there is no apparent effort at digital channel expansion, product diversification beyond the existing three core services, or geographic expansion outside Yellowstone. Marketing is limited to a basic company website, a Facebook page, and a Flickr gallery, with foot traffic from park visitors serving as the primary demand source.

Name

Yellowstone Park Service Stations

Legal name

Yellowstone Park Service Stations, Inc.

Website

https://ypss.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yellowstone Park Service Stations, Inc. is a privately held Montana corporation that operates as the exclusive authorized service station concessioner in Yellowstone National Park, providing fuel, convenience goods, and automotive repair and towing services to park visitors at on-location facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Park Fuel and Convenience Services

NAICS

Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (45711)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Park Concession Operations (Food, Retail, Fuel, General Stores) (THAAAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

National Parks & Protected Area Visitor Services (Concessions, Guided Access) (THAAAAAH)

Keywords

• Fuel station services
• Convenience store retail
• Automotive repair services
• Towing and recovery
• National park concessions

Headquarters

HQ city

Gardiner

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fuel Sales: Sale of automotive fuel at service station locations within Yellowstone National Park.
2. Convenience Store Sales: Retail sales of convenience goods and provisions to park visitors at store facilities.
3. Automotive Repair and Towing Services: Vehicle repair and towing services provided at automotive towing/repair shop facilities within the park.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Yellowstone Park Service Stations operates the only authorized service station concession in Yellowstone National Park, providing three integrated on-location offerings: (1) fuel dispensing facilities selling gasoline and diesel, (2) convenience store retail co-located with the fuel facilities, and (3) automotive towing and repair shop services for vehicles in the park. The company delivers all services in person at physical sites inside Yellowstone and does not sell through any online channel.

Product overview

Yellowstone Park Service Stations (YPSS) operates as a single unified business offering fuel facilities, convenience stores, and automotive towing/repair services. Established over 65 years ago, YPSS is the only authorized service station concessioner operating in Yellowstone National Park. The company provides these three integrated service offerings at various locations throughout the park.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fuel Facilities Fuel station services operating within Yellowstone National Park, offering gasoline and diesel to park visitors and park operations at on-location fuel facilities.
• Convenience Store Retail convenience store operations co-located with the fuel facilities, serving Yellowstone park visitors and employees with everyday goods and provisions.
• Automotive Towing and Repair Automotive towing and repair shop services provided to vehicles inside Yellowstone National Park, addressing vehicle emergencies and maintenance needs for visitors during their stay.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sinclair OilminorOthersSinclair Oil is referenced as a linked partner on the YPSS website, appearing alongside the company logo. The nature of the relationship appears to be branding or petroleum supply related, though specific partnership details are not explicitly disclosed.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• HMSHost: Travel hospitality company operating food, beverage, and retail concessions at airports and highway travel plazas. Comparable to YPSS as a captively-located travel concession operator where end-users have limited outside options.
• Forever Resorts: National park concessionaire operating marinas, lodging, and guest services in parks including Lake Mead and others. Comparable to YPSS as a long-tenured, multi-park concession operator running visitor services under NPS contracts.
• Aramark: Global hospitality and concession operator with a U.S. national parks portfolio (e.g., retail and food service in multiple parks). Comparable to YPSS as an institutional third-party operator of visitor-facing services inside national parks.
• Delaware North: Major national park concessionaire operating food, retail, lodging, and guest services in numerous U.S. national parks (including Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone-adjacent parks). Directly comparable to YPSS as a park concession operator serving captive visitor demand.
• Xanterra Travel Collection: Largest national park concessioner in the U.S., operating lodging, food service, retail, and recreation services across multiple national parks including Yellowstone. Directly competes with YPSS in the in-park concession space and is the most natural peer for park concession contract economics and operations.

Broad incumbents

• Pilot Flying J: Largest North American travel center network offering fuel, food, and convenience services at highway locations. Comparable to YPSS as a fuel-plus-convenience bundle operating in destinations where visitors have limited immediate alternatives.
• Maverik: Western U.S. convenience store and fuel chain headquartered near Yellowstone with stores concentrated along travel corridors in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado. Adjacent comparable to YPSS in regional fuel/convenience economics serving traveler demand.
• Wawa: Large privately held convenience store chain with fuel offering, primarily along the U.S. East Coast. Comparable to YPSS as a mature, operationally focused fuel-plus-convenience operator with strong brand loyalty in its operating regions.
• TravelCenters of America: Highway-focused travel center chain (now part of BP) operating fuel, food, and maintenance services at truck stops and travel plazas. Comparable to YPSS in bundling fuel, food, and repair services at destinations where alternatives are scarce.

Others

• Sinclair Oil: U.S. oil company and fuel brand that maintains a visible branded partnership with YPSS. Comparable to YPSS as an adjacent supplier/branding participant in the same fuel distribution ecosystem rather than a direct concession competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ypssinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yellowstone-park-service-stations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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