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As with most states, if you are hitching from the shoulder or berm of the highway, you are not committing a crime.
=== Federal Districts ===
'''Note''':Some Federal areas in the US prohibit hitchhiking, such as in some National Parks or Scenic Byways.
'''Yellowstone National Park'''
:36 CFR Hitchhiking or soliciting transportation shall be permitted within Yellowstone National Park except:
::withing two tenths of a mile of an entrance station.
::within 200 feet of a school, concession business or park service office building or visitor center.
::in a residential area where signs exist establishing the area as residential areas only and discouraging public traffic.
::while holding or having a sign which is larger than two feet by two feet in size.
::the hitchhiker must stay off the paved surface of the roadway, though a hitchhiker may stand on pavement if clearly in a paved pullout.
::where vehicles may not safely pull off of the main traffic lane
::during the hours of darkness unless the hitchhiker is wearing bright clothing.
::while under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs.
::when hitchhiking behavior is deemed unsafe or a nuisance by Park Staff.
== Cities ==