The park recorded 906,935 recreational visitors in July 2011. That is the second highest monthly visitation level ever recorded. It is down from the record 957,785 visitors to the park in July 2010.
July | Recreational Visitors | Year to Year Change |
2011 | 906,935 | - 5.3 % |
2010 | 957,785 | + 6.4 % |
2009 | 900,515 | + 11.4 % |
2008 | 808,110 | - 1.8 % |
2007 | 822,773 | + 11.4 % |
2006 | 738,807 |
July is typically the park’s peak visitation month, followed by August, June, September, and May.
Yellowstone hosted a record number of visitors in 2010. Over 3.64 million people visited the world’s first national park last year, up 10.55 percent over 2009, which was itself a record year.
Detailed park visitation information is available online at http://www.nature.nps.gov/stats/.