{"id":11794,"date":"2022-07-27T17:56:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T23:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=11794"},"modified":"2022-07-27T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T00:00:21","slug":"yellowstone-visitation-drops-in-june-after-floods-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=11794","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone visitation drops in June after floods, closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WYO. \u2013\u00a0Yellowstone National Park hosted 536,601 recreation visits in June 2022. This is a 43% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits), which was the most-visited June on record, according to a statement released by the park&#8217;s public affairs office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">On\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-06-13T06:00:00.000Z\">June 13<\/span>, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park closed due to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><a class=\"sh-color-blue sh-color\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yell\/planyourvisit\/flood-recovery.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yell\/planyourvisit\/flood-recovery.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sh-color-blue sh-color\">historic flooding<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">. All park visitors were evacuated over the next 24 hours. On\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-06-22T06:00:00.000Z\">June 22<\/span>, the East, South and West entrances to the park reopened on a limited entry basis. Portions of the park remained closed through the remainder of June, including the North and Northeast entrances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">As the park recovers, it&#8217;s critical that visitors traveling to the park in the coming weeks\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><a class=\"sh-color-blue sh-color\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yell\/planyourvisit\/flood-recovery.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yell\/planyourvisit\/flood-recovery.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sh-color-blue sh-color\">stay informed<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">\u00a0about what&#8217;s open and closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">So far in 2022, the park has hosted 1,268,053 recreation visits, down 20% from 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through June):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">\u00a0<span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">2022 \u2013 1,268,053\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><i class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">(The park was closed\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-06-13T06:00:00.000Z\">June 13<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-06-21T06:00:00.000Z\">June 21<\/span>. Three entrances opened on\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-06-22T06:00:00.000Z\">June 22<\/span>)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">2021 \u2013 1,587,998<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">2020 \u2013 \u00a0 \u00a0719,054\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><i class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">(The park was closed\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-05-01T06:00:00.000Z\">May 1<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-05-18T06:00:00.000Z\">May 18<\/span>. Two entrances were open\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-05-18T06:00:00.000Z\">May 18<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0<span class=\"sh-date\" data-date-isostring=\"2023-05-31T06:00:00.000Z\">May 31<\/span>)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">2019 \u2013 1,358,629<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">2018 \u2013 1,381,708<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">2017 \u2013 1,354,137<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">More data on park visitation, including how we calculate these numbers, is available on the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\"><a class=\"sh-color-blue sh-color\" title=\"https:\/\/irma.nps.gov\/Stats\/\" href=\"https:\/\/irma.nps.gov\/Stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sh-color-blue sh-color\">NPS Stats website<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"sh-color-black sh-color\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WYO. \u2013\u00a0Yellowstone National Park hosted 536,601 recreation visits in June 2022. This is a 43% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits), which was the most-visited June on record, according to a statement released by the park&#8217;s public affairs office. On\u00a0June 13, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park closed due to\u00a0historic flooding. 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