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| Above, Yosemite's North Dome. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The visitation numbers for Yosemite National Park were down this past July over last year's record numbers.
According to the Sierra Sun Times:
September 25, 2017 – After last year's record setting number of visitors to Yosemite National Park, July 2017 stats has the number of recreation visitors down by 18.9% year over year.
The Arch Rock Entrance Station (Mariposa -Highway 140) had a slight decrease of visitors by auto of 2.5% compared to July 2016. Year to date numbers show an increase of visitors by auto of 18.0%.
The Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Groveland - Highway 120) had a decrease of visitors by auto of 28.2% compared to July 2016. Year to date numbers show a decrease of visitors by auto of 27.2%.
The South Entrance (Oakhurst - Highway 41) had a decrease of visitors by auto of 13.5% compared to July 2016. Year to date numbers show a decrease of visitors by auto of 13.1%.
To read more (including the figures for two more entrances), go here.
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