MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) hosted 567,587 recreation visits in September 2022, which is a 36% decrease in visits from September 2021 (882,078 recreational visits), the most visited September on record.

On June 13, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park closed due to historic flooding. 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.

This list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through September):

  • 2022 – 3,014569 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21. Three entrances opened June 22.)
  • 2021 – 4,472,687
  • 2020 – 3,393,642 (The park was closed March 24 through May 17. Two entrances opened May 18 and the remaining three opened on June 1.)
  • 2019 – 3,807,815
  • 2018 – 3,860,695
  • 2017 – 3,872,775

More data on park visitation, including how these numbers are calculated is available on the NPS Stats website.