Yellowstone National Park Press Release
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) has released visitation statistics for June, reporting 847,864 recreation visits for the month.
This figure represents a 61% increase from last June (525,363 recreation visits), when the Park was struck by a historic flood that forced multiday closures. June 2023 visits were up 8% from pre-pandemic June 2019 (781,853 recreation visits).
The Park has hosted a total of 1,493,510 recreation visits so far this year, an increase of 19% from last year (1,258,834 recreation visits) and an increase of 10% from 2019 (1,358,629 recreation visits).
YNP shared the following year-to-date recreation statistics for the past several years:
2023 – 1,493,510
2022 – 1,258,834 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21. Three entrances opened June 22.)
2021 – 1,587,998
2020 – 719,054 (The park was closed May 1 through May 17. Two entrances opened May 18 and the remaining three opened June 1.)
2019 – 1,358,629
2018 – 1,381,708
Learn more about YNP’s visitor numbers at the NPS Stats website.
