JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Yellowstone remained busy last month but not quite as packed as the park was last October 2020.
The national park hosted 316,662 recreation visits in October 2021, down 12% from October 2020 (359,889 visits), which was the busiest October on record.
Recreation visits this October were up 85% from October 2019 (171,339 visits). Several short-term, weather-related road closures likely impacted visitation in 2019.
So far in 2021, the park has hosted 4,789,644 recreation visits, up 28% from the same period last year, and up 20% from 2019.
The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through October):
- 2021 – 4,789,644
- 2020 – 3,753,531*
- 2019 – 3,979,154
- 2018 – 4,078,771
- 2017 – 4,084,762
- 2016 – 4,212,782
