JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Yellowstone packed ‘em in last month. The nation’s oldest national park recorded its second busiest May ever with nearly a half million visitors.
Last month’s numbers were down 5.6 percent from May 2016. Park authorities attribute that mostly due to snow conditions. For a large part of the month, many roads simply weren’t open yet or experienced closures due to snow.
May 2017 visitation numbers totaled 419,627. So far this year the park has hosted 550,413 visitors through the gates.
| YTD Visits
(through May) |
|
| 2017 | 550,413 |
| 2016 | 593,755 |
| 2015 | 518,087 |
| 2014 | 415,185 |
| 2013 | 392,222 |
