Tag Archives: 2016

Yellowstone To Hire Up to 400 Seasonal Employees This Summer

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Yellowstone National Park is hiring up to 400 employees in preparation for the 2018 summer season.

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2017 Second Busiest Year on Record for Yellowstone

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2017 marked the second busiest year on record for Yellowstone National Park, with nearly 4.2 million visits recorded.

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Nearly 4.3 Million Visit Yellowstone National Park in 2016

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Nearly 4.3 million people visited Yellowstone National Park in 2016, shattering 2015’s record for most visitors in a calendar year.

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Ringing In The New Year At Old Faithful

Only the diehards gathered at midnight around the world’s most famous geyser, Old Faithful.

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Superintendent Dan Wenk Predicts Record Crowds in Coming Years

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Superintendent Dan Wenk predicts record numbers of people will visit Yellowstone National Park over the coming years.

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Nearly Four Million Visitors To Yellowstone So Far In 2016

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Nearly four million people have visited Yellowstone National Park to date, with 2016 poised to break last year’s record.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Automobile Travel in Yellowstone

1916 was the first full season a new mode of transportation was allowed in the Park—the automobile.

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Nearly 1.5 Million Visit Yellowstone So Far In 2016

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Visitation to Yellowstone National Park is up 10 percent from this time last year—and we’re not even in the busy season yet.

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May 2016 Visitation Up In Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Parks

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No surprise here: visitation to Yellowstone is markedly higher than visitation last year.

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National Park Service Mulling Visitor Caps, Other Measures In Light Of Record Visitation

With the summer season in full swing, the National Park Service is mulling visitor caps for future seasons.

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