YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) hosted 582,211 recreation visits in August 2022, according to data released from the park today.
This was a 37% decrease from August 2021, the most visited August on record.
On June 13, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park closed due to the park’s historic flood event. Park visitors were evacuated over the next 24 hours. On June 22, the East, South and West entrances to the park reopened on a limited entry basis. On July 2, entry restrictions on the East, South and West entrances were removed. The North (Gardiner, Mont.) and Northeast (Cooke City/Silver Gate, Mont.) entrances remain closed to visitor vehicles.
So far in 2022, the park has hosted 2,446,982 recreation visits, down 32% from 2021 at the same time
This list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through August):
- 2022 – 2,446,982 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21. Three entrances opened June 22)
- 2021 – 3,590,609
- 2020 – 2,556,528 (The park was closed March 24 through May 17. Two entrances opened May 18 and the remaining three opened on June 1)
- 2019 – 3,114,697
- 2018 – 3,136,241
- 2017 – 3,232,707
More data on park visitation, including how these numbers are calculated is available on the NPS Stats website.
Stay informed about changes to park operations and services by downloading the NPS Yellowstone app and visiting www.nps.gov/yell.
