Yellowstone National Park welcomed 871,163 visitors in August 2024, marking a 3% increase compared to August 2023, which saw 846,389 visitors. However, this year’s August numbers reflect a 5% decrease compared to August 2021, when the park hosted 921,844 visitors.
So far in 2024, Yellowstone has had 3,497,254 recreational visits, up 6% from the same period in 2023, which saw 3,308,924 visits. The 2024 numbers are slightly below 2021’s visitation, which reached 3,590,609 by this time.
Here’s a year-to-date comparison of recreation visits through August over the last several years:
- 2024: 3,497,254
- 2023: 3,308,924
- 2022: 2,437,607 (impacted by park closures due to historic flooding in June)
- 2021: 3,590,609
- 2020: 2,556,528 (impacted by COVID-related closures in spring)
- 2019: 3,114,697
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