Yellowstone National Park sees rise in attendance
CODY (WNE) — Overall visitation to Yellowstone National Park through June rose over tallies from 2023 and 2021.
The park has seen a total of 1,633,739 recreation visits through June, up 9% from 1,492,843 recreation visits in 2023 and up 3% from 1,587,998 recreation visits in 2021.
In 2022, historic floods in Yellowstone caused a weeklong closure of the park in mid-June, followed by the opening of three entrances on June 22.
In June of this year, the park hosted 914,612 recreation visits, up 8% from 847,864 recreation visits in June 2023 and down 3% from June 2021, when there were 938,845 recreation visits.
The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years through June:
2024 – 1,633,739
2023 – 1,492,843
2022 – 1,258,834 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21 due to the historic flood event. Three entrances opened on June 22.)
2021 – 1,587,998
2020 – 719,054 (The park was closed March 24 through May 17 due to Covid. Two entrances opened on May 18 and the remaining three opened on June 1.)
2019 – 1,358,629
Summer is Yellowstone’s busiest season, with millions of visitors in June, July and August. The park advises those traveling to the park this summer to plan ahead by visiting www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/index.htm.
This story was published on July 17, 2024.