Yellowstone Insider Your Complete Guide to America's First National Park
Yellowstone visitation is up thus far in 2014.
In the past five months, Yellowstone National Park saw a total of 415,185 visitors foray into the park, up from 392,222 in the same period in 2013. In particular, there was a considerable uptick in January, April and May as visitors streamed through the Park’s five entrances. The only dip in visitation occurred in February, as visitation dropped by 9.08%
The table below, from a YPS press release, shows the exact figures for Yellowstone visitation:
|
Month |
Recreational Visits 2014 | Recreational Visits 2013 | Change |
| January | 26,778 | 24,699 | +8.42% |
| February | 28,233 | 31,053 | -9.08% |
| March | 18,778 | 18,613 | +0.89% |
| April | 31,356 | 24,606 | +27.43% |
| May | 310,039 | 293,250 | +5.73% |
| Total | 415,185 | 392,222 | +5.85% |
These statistics were collected by tallying the number of vehicles and subsequently multiplying it with a person-per-vehicle ratio.
These numbers promise even higher visitation statistics, as we move closer into Yellowstone’s peak season.
