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  News Release Yellowstone National Park visitation statistics on Fourth of July weekend 2021 Old Faithful summer eruption NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: July 8, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Parkwide vehicle entries through the Fourth of July weekend showed an 8% increase over the same weekend in 2019. This year is compared to 2019 instead of 2020 because of COVID-19. Visitation statistics (*vehicle entries) per day for July 2-5, 2021, compared to July 5-8, 2019, are listed below.   Park entrance Vehicle entries Percent increase 2021 over 2019   Friday, July 2, 2021 Friday, July 5, 2019   East 1,148 1,473 -22% North 2,106 2,026 4% Northeast 570 862 -34% South 2,049 2,226 -8% West 5,228 5,680 -8% Total 11,101 12,267 -10%   Saturday, July 3, 2021 Saturday, July 6, 2019   East 1,257 1,405 -11% North 2,263 1,983 14% Northeast 667 861 -

  News Release Yellowstone visitation statistics for May 2021 Crowding on the Midway Geyser Basin boardwalk near Grand Prismatic Spring NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: June 11, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 483,159 recreation visits in May 2021. This is an 11% increase from May 2019 (434,385 recreation visits) and the park’s most visited May on record. May 2020 should not be used as a good year-to-year comparison due to the park being closed until May 18. Only two of the park's five entrances were open for the rest of the month. So far in 2021, the park has hosted 658,513 recreation visits, up 14% from 2019. The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through May): 2021 –  658,513 2020 –  145,849 *The park was closed May 1 through May 18. Two entrances were open May 18 through May 31. 2019 –  576,776