Yellowstone Treasures editor, author, and granddaughter visit Hot Lake on Firehole Lake Drive, Yellowstone, June 22, 2013.
According to the Big Sky news website, www.explorebigsky.com, visitation to the park has leveled off since its peak in 2016. Here are the figures the Montana website presents.
Yellowstone Visits by Year
- 2019 – 4,020,287
- 2018 – 4,114,999
- 2017 – 4,116,525
- 2016 – 4,257,177
- 2015 – 4,097,710
- 2014 – 3,513,486
Explore Big Sky does not hazard a guess as to why visiting Yellowstone National Park has stopped increasing. Certainly summer will still bring crowds. Do you have an answer or even a reasonable speculation about this pattern of visitors? Are you planning a trip in 2020? Please write and let us know!