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07/06/2012 | Press release
Yellowstone Reports Strong June Visitation
distributed by noodls on 07/07/2012 10:10
Date: July 6, 2012
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 6,
2012
12-049
Al Nash or Dan Hottle
(307) 344-2015
YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov
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Yellowstone Reports Strong June Visitation
Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for June and for the first six months of the year is up compared to year-ago levels.
The park recorded 674,498 recreational visitors in June 2012, up over 6-percent from last year, and is second only to record levels reported in June 2010.
| Recreational Visitors | June | Year to Year Change |
| 2012 | 674,498 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 634,316 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 694,841 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 643,844 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 593,405 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 609,606 |
The number of recreational visitors entering Yellowstone for the first six months of the calendar year is also up compared to 2011. The park recorded 1,044,570 recreational visitors from January through June 2012, compared to 941,723 during the same period in 2011, nearly an 11-percent year-to-year increase.
| Recreational Visitors | 2012 | 2011 | Change |
| January | 24,766 | 24,517 | +1.0% |
| February | 27,752 | 28,174 | -1.5% |
| March | 20,248 | 18,728 | +8.1% |
| April | 29,056 | 28,147 | +3.2% |
| May | 268,251 | 207,842 | +29.1% |
| June | 674,498 | 634,316 | +6.3% |
| Total Year-To-Date | 1,044,571 | 941,723 | +10.9% |
July is typically the park's peak visitation month, followed by August, June, September, and May.
Detailed park visitation information is available online at http://nature.nps.gov/stats/.
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