Yellowstone Sets Biggest Attendance Record In October

Above, Old Faithful Geyser erupting. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Cabin-fevered Americans flocked to Yellowstone National Park in October, setting a new attendance record, the biggest in recorded history.

Cowboy State Daily reported:

Continuing a trend seen throughout the fall, Yellowstone National Park smashed another visitation record, reporting its busiest October in recorded history.

The park hosted 360,034 recreation visits in October, up 110% from October 2019. October’s visitation numbers also exceeded the previous record of 252,013 set in 2015 by 43%

The park hosted 837,499 recreation visits in September, a 21% increase from September 2019. 

August was the second-busiest on record for the area — with visitor numbers coming in at 881,543, second only to 2017, the year of the total solar eclipse.

The park has hosted 3,743,907 visits so far this year, down 6% from the same period last year.

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