Yellowstone National Park recorded 992,352 recreation visits in July 2024, reflecting a 2% increase compared to July 2023, which saw 969,692 visits. However, this July’s visitation was down by 8% from July 2021, when the park experienced 1,080,767 visits.
For the year so far, Yellowstone has hosted 2,626,091 recreation visits, marking a 7% increase from the same period in 2023, which had 2,462,535 visits. Despite this growth, the 2024 year-to-date visits are still 2% lower than the numbers recorded by July 2021, when 2,668,765 visitors had entered the park.
Here’s a year-to-date comparison of recreation visits to Yellowstone for the past few years (through July):
- 2024: 2,626,091 visits
- 2023: 2,462,535 visits
- 2022: 1,855,396 visits (affected by a historic flood event in June)
- 2021: 2,668,765 visits
- 2020: 1,674,699 visits (affected by COVID-19-related closures)
- 2019: 2,294,691 visits
Summer remains the busiest time of year for Yellowstone, with millions of people visiting during June, July, and August. Visitors planning a trip to the park are encouraged to plan ahead and take the Yellowstone Pledge to help protect both themselves and the park.
For more detailed visitation data and information on how these numbers are calculated, visit the NPS Stats website.
