MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS — Yellowstone National Park hosted 3,806,305 recreation visits in 2020, which is a decrease of 5 percent from 2019.
The park was closed due to health and safety reasons related to COVID-19 beginning March 24, 2020.
Two Wyoming entrances opened on May 18 and three Montana entrances opened on June 1, 2020. All five entrances have been open since June 1.
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Visitation for the months of September and October were the busiest on record.
The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years:
- 2020 – 3,806,305
- 2019 – 4,020,288
- 2018 – 4,115,000
- 2017 – 4,116,524
- 2016 – 4,257,177
- 2015 – 4,097,710
