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  Yellowstone National Park visitation statistics on Memorial Day weekend 2021 Crowds gather for an Old Faithful Eruption NPS / David Kreuger News Release Date: June 7, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Park-wide vehicle entries through the Memorial Day weekend showed a 50% increase over the same weekend in 2019. This year is compared to 2019 because in 2020, during the same time frame, only the Wyoming park entrances were open due to COVID-19.   Visitation statistics (*vehicle entries) per day for May 28-31, 2021, compared to May 24-27, 2019, are listed below.   Park entrance  Vehicle entries  Vehicle entries  Percent increase 2021 over 2019    Friday, May 28, 2021 Friday, May 24, 2019   East  902  368  145%  North  1,796  983  83%  Northeast  475  350  36%  South  1,731  920  88%  West  4,565  2,652  72%  Total