YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Compared to 2021, Yellowstone National Park saw a 43% dip in visitation during the month of June, according to statistics released by the park today.
This visitation decrease can be largely attributed to historic flooding that occurred in mid-June, causing the park to close for nearly two weeks.
On June 22, the East, South and West entrances to the park reopened on a limited entry basis. Portions of the park remained closed through the remainder of June, including the North and Northeast entrances.
According to park statistics, Yellowstone recorded 536,601 recreation visits in June 2022 compared to last year’s 938,845 recreation visits, which was the most-visited June on record.
So far in 2022, the park has hosted 1,268,053 recreation visits, down 20% from 2021.
The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through June):
- 2022 – 1,268,053 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21. Three entrances opened on June 22)
- 2021 – 1,587,998
- 2020 – 719,054 (The park was closed May 1 through May 18. Two entrances were open May 18 through May 31)
- 2019 – 1,358,629
- 2018 – 1,381,708
- 2017 – 1,354,137
More data on park visitation, including how we calculate these numbers, is available on the NPS Stats website.
