Yellowstone National Park Memorial Day weekend 2022 visitation statistics - NPS
Yellowstone National Park Memorial Day weekend 2022 visitation statistics
Vehicles at the South Entrance Station
NPS / Jacob W. Frank
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Parkwide vehicle entries over the Memorial Day weekend in 2022 showed a 34% decrease over the same weekend in 2021.
Visitation statistics (*vehicle entries) per day for May 27-30, 2022, compared to May 28-31, 2021, are listed below.
Park entrance |
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| Friday, May 27, 2022 | Friday, May 28, 2021 | |
East | 750 | 902 | -17% |
North | 1,515 | 1,796 | -16% |
Northeast | 452 | 475 | -5% |
South | 1,312 | 1,731 | -24% |
West | 3,357 | 4,565 | -26% |
Total | 7,386 | 9,469 | -22% |
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| Saturday, May 28, 2022 | Saturday, May 29, 2021 |
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East | 769 | 1,131 | -32% |
North | 1,510 | 2,170 | -30% |
Northeast | 424 | 702 | -40% |
South | 1,278 | 1,958 | -35% |
West | 3,824 | 5,424 | -29% |
Total | 7,805 | 11,385 | -31% |
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| Sunday, May 29, 2022 | Sunday, May 30, 2021 |
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East | 479 | 1,249 | -62% |
North | 1,784 | 2,240 | -20% |
Northeast | 483 | 870 | -44% |
South | 1,173 | 2,046 | -43% |
West | 3,854 | 5,635 | -32% |
Total | 7,773 | 12,040 | -35% |
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Editor’s note: *Vehicle entry data is collected from park entrance station point-of-sale systems and traffic counters. This data informs official visitation stats, posted after the end of each month at NPS Stats website. Vehicle entry data will be shared in press releases following summer holiday weekends (Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day).
News Release Date: June 8, 2022
Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015