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Yellowstone visitation statistics for August 2025 - NPS News Release
NEws Release Yellowstone visitation statistics for August 2025 People watch an afternoon Old Faithful eruption NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: September 4, 2025 Contact: Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 881,936 recreation visits in August 2025, up 2% from August 2024 (868,259 recreation visits). This August’s visitation showed a 4% decrease from August 2021 (921,844 recreation visits). The park’s record-breaking year was 2021, with over 4.8 million recreation visits. So far in 2025, the park has hosted 3,547,967 recreation visits, up 2% from 2024 (3,494,350 recreation visits), and down 1% from 2021 (3,590,609 recreation visits). The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through August): 2025 – 3,547,967 2024 – 3,494,350 2023 – 3,308,924 2022 – 2,437,607 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21 due to the historic flood ...
UPDATE: Fishing partially reopens on select rivers in Yellowstone National Park - NPS News Release
UPDATE: Fishing partially reopens on select rivers in Yellowstone National Park Partial closures still in effect from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day Fishing on the Madison River at sunrise. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: August 29, 2025 Contact: Public Affairs Office , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Effective immediately, select rivers and streams that had been previously closed due to high water temperatures and low flows in Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen to fishing due to recent cooler temperatures and rainfall. Fishing remains closed from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day due to continuing warm water temperatures and low river flows. Water temperatures in select rivers and streams continue to exceed 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in recent days, and flows are low. These conditions are lethal to trout, and the partial closure will protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries and will remain in...