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  News Release Yellowstone National Park Sees 4,762,988 Visits in 2025 People enjoy a view of Old Faithful from the outside deck at the Inn NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  March 17, 2026 Contact:   Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park welcomed 4,762,988 recreation visits in 2025. Despite a 43-day partial government shutdown – the longest ever – the National Park Service worked to keep parks open and accessible whenever possible so visitors could continue to experience the nation’s natural and historic treasures. 2025 Visitation Highlights 4,762,988 recreation visits 86,891,452 visitor hours spent in park 1,238,983 overnight stays Visitation figures and trends help guide how the National Park Service manages parks to ensure the best possible experience for visitors. The  Visitation Statistics Dashboard  on NPS.gov provides recreation visit data for every park in the U.S. for 2025 and previous yea...

Mushroom Pool: The subtle spring with the spectacular story By  Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   March 9, 2026 Mushroom Pool is nondescript in appearance, but its impacts on microbiology and on how research is done in Yellowstone National Park have been profound. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. Mushroom Pool is a small hot spring in Yellowstone’s Lower Geyser Basin that looms large in science. The spring’s fun(gi) name might have been given in the 1890s due to its appearance or the presence of algae and bacteria. Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details Mushroom Pool, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Old roads were routed very near this feature as early as 1895, when the poo...

  I saw a wolf in Yellowstone. This is why winter is the best time to go

Upcoming US postage stamp to feature compilation of modern and historic Yellowstone bison 

World’s largest acidic geyser actively erupts in Yellowstone for the first time in 6 years