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More people visited Yellowstone National Park last month than any other May in park history. The park reported Tuesday a 20% increase from May 2021 (473,799 recreation visits), which was …
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More people visited Yellowstone National Park last month than any other May in park history. The park reported Tuesday a 20% increase from May 2021 (473,799 recreation visits), which was Yellowstone's record-breaking year with over 4.8 million recreation visits.
So far in 2026, the park has hosted 773,653 recreation visits, up 1% from 2025 (762,672 recreation visits), and up 19% from 2021 (649,153 recreation visits). The park hosted 570,272 recreation visits in May 2026, up 1% from May 2025 (566,363 recreation visits).
Recreation visits over the last several years (through May):
2026 — 773,653
2025 — 762,672
2024 — 719,127
2023 — 644,979
2022 — 733,471 (The park was closed June 13 through June 21 due to the historic flood event. Three entrances opened on June 22.)
2021 — 649,153
