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CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 903,025 recreation visits last month, down 3% from June 2025 (928,250 recreation visits).
Visitation in June 2026 also showed a 4% decrease from …
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CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 903,025 recreation visits last month, down 3% from June 2025 (928,250 recreation visits).
Visitation in June 2026 also showed a 4% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits). The park’s record-breaking year was 2021 with over 4.8 million recreation visits.
So far in 2026, YNP has hosted 1,676,678 recreation visits, down 1% from 2025 (1,690,922 recreation visits), and up 6% from 2021 (1,587,998 recreation visits).
The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through June):
2026 – 1,676,678
2025 – 1,690,922
2024 – 1,633,739
2023 – 1,492,843
2022 – 1,258,834 (The park was closed June 13-21 due to the historic flood event. Three entrances opened on June 22.)
2021 – 1,587,998
Those visiting Yellowstone during the busy summer months should plan ahead by browsing the park’s top things to know and downloading the free NPS app. More data on park visitation, including how the numbers are calculated, is available on the NPS Stats website.
