Nearly 700,000 visitors came to Yellowstone National Park during June. It marks the second record June in a row, and the third record June out of the last four years. Visitor numbers this June are 100,000 higher than those recorded in June 2008.
Recreational Visitors 2010 2009 Change
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January 25,595 24,770 + 3.3 %
February 29,108 28,355 + 2.7 %
March 21,028 17,317 + 21.4 %
April 32,763 24,831 + 31.9 %
May 250,445 261,763 – 4.3 %
June 694,841 643,844 + 7.9 %
Total Year-To-Date 1,053,780 1,000,880 + 5.3 %
Recreational Visitors June Year to Year Change
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2010 694,841 + 7.9 %
2009 643,844 + 8.5 %
2008 593,405 – 2.7 %
2007 609,606 + 9.4 %
2006 557,213 – 0.5 %
2005 560,014
Visitor numbers were up at all four entrances when compared to year-ago levels, with double-digit increases reported through the East and Northeast Entrances.
The West Entrance remains the park’s busiest, with over 280,000 visitors recorded this June, compared to just over 261,000 a year ago.
Visitation to the park for the first six months of the year is over the one million mark, up 5.3 percent over the same period a year ago.
July is typically the park’s peak visitation month, followed by August, June, September, and May.
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