In 1972 the section of Teton National Forest between Yellowstone and Grand Teton was transferred to the National Park Service as John D. Rockefeller , Jr . Memorial Parkway , to be operated by Grand Teton . The Flagg Ranch became a Park Service concessioner with the transfer . The ranch has been operated by International Leisure Hosts , Ltd. since 1964 . Though the location is now operated by Vail Resorts Management Company ( Takeover date unknown ) . The original log lodge was destroyed by fire in 1981 . A replacement structure was completed in 1995 . The Flagg Ranch area was heavily burned during the Yellowstone fires of 1988 by the Huck Fire , started by a tree falling on a power line near the ranch , which eventually covered more than
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Flagg Ranch