CODY (WNE) — Overall visitation to Yellowstone National Park through June rose over tallies from 2023 and 2021.
The park has seen a total of 1,633,739 recreation visits through June, up 9% from 1,492,843 recreation visits in 2023 and up 3% from 1,587,998 recreation visits in 2021.
In 2022, historic floods in Yellowstone caused a weeklong closure of the park in mid-June, followed by the opening of three entrances on June 22.
In June of this year, the park hosted 914,612 recreation visits, up 8% from 847,864 recreation visits in June 2023 and down 3% from June 2021, when there were 938,845 recreation visits.
The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years through June:
2024 – 1,633,739
2023 – 1,492,843
2022 – 1,258,834 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21 due to the historic flood event. Three entrances opened on June 22.)
2021 – 1,587,998
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