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| Above, Half Dome. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It appears that fires, rock slides and road collapses took a toll on the number of visitors to Yosemite National Park in September.
The Sierra Sun Times reported:
October 12, 2017 – After last year's record setting number of visitors to Yosemite National Park, September 2017 stats has the number of recreation visitors down by 5.4% year over year.
The Arch Rock Entrance Station (Mariposa -Highway 140) had an increase of visitors by auto of 45.6% compared to September 2016. Year to date numbers show an increase of visitors by auto of 19.2%.
The Big Oak Flat Entrance Station (Groveland - Highway 120) had a decrease of visitors by auto of 13.2% compared to September 2016. Year to date numbers show a decrease of visitors by auto of 21.0%.
The South Entrance (Oakhurst - Highway 41) had a decrease of visitors by auto of 23.7% compared to September 2016. Year to date numbers show a decrease of visitors by auto of 18.2%.
There are other entrance reports in the article.
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