Yellowstone visitation down in July and for the year
FILE - In this June 19, 2014, file photo, bison graze near a stream in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park's superintendent Dan Wenk says he's taking disciplinary action against as many as 10 people after an investigation found women in the park's maintenance division were subject to derogatory comments and actions. (AP Photo/Robert Graves, File)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — More than half way through the calendar year, Yellowstone National Park has seen about 5 percent fewer visitors so far this year.
The National Park Service on Wednesday said just over 962,400 people visited the park in July, down 3.4 percent from July 2016’s 995,910 visits. Still, last month was the third busiest July in Yellowstone’s history.
So far this year, more than 2.31 million people have visited Yellowstone.
That is down 4.6 percent from the same seven months in 2016, when a record 2.4 million visits were recorded.