Yellowstone National Park Sees Decrease in Visitation Numbers over Memorial Day Weekend

Yellowstone National Park Sees Decrease in Visitation Numbers over Memorial Day Weekend

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS — Yellowstone National Park is reporting a decrease in the number visitors over the Memorial Day weekend compared to last year’s number.

According the the Yellowstone Public affairs office, park-wide vehicle entries over the Memorial Day weekend in 2022 showed a 34 percent decrease over the same weekend in 2021.

Visitation statistics (*vehicle entries) per day for May 27-30, 2022, compared to May 28-31, 2021, are listed below.

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Editor’s note: *Vehicle entry data is collected from park entrance station point-of-sale systems and traffic counters. This data informs official visitation stats, posted after the end of each month at NPS Stats website. Vehicle entry data will be shared in press releases following summer holiday weekends (Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day).