MOOSE, Wyo. — Visitors are already flocking to Grand Teton National Park and park officials say it’s just a glimpse of the busy summer to come.
According to statistics shared by the park April 2022 was the second busiest April on record, with an estimated 67,541 recreation visits. Below is a list of April recreation visits over the last several years:
- April 2022— 67,541
- April 2021— 87,739
- April 2020— Park was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic
- April 2019— 59,105
- April 2018— 60,541
- April 2017— 58,403
Additional data on National Park Service visitor-use statistics is available at irma.nps.gov/STATS/.
Last year, Grand Teton hosted 3,885,230 recreation visits, the highest number of recreation visits for one year in the park’s history. Previously, 2018 had the record for the most recreation visits in a year with 3,491,151. Recreation visits in 2021 exceed the 2018 record by 11% and surpassed the 2018 record in September 2021. Of the top ten national parks for recreation visits, Grand Teton National Park was the seventh highest.
This summer a parkwide SocioEconomic study will occur in July as Grand Teton park staff continue to study visitor use and experience. This study will be used to understand visitor and trip characteristics, evaluations of services and facilities and visitor spending.
Park staff are also analyzing data from studies conducted in summer 2021 to better understand changing visitation trends in the park. Studies include visitor-use and experience studies at Colter Bay, Taggart and Lupine Meadows trailheads, which surveyed visitors in these areas to gain a better understanding of visitor demographics, visitor expectations, and more. Additionally, a parkwide visitor mobility study was conducted last summer to identify common visitor travel patterns and flow.
