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Yellowstone National Park sees 3.1 per cent fewer visitors in August compared to a year ago

Published on September 17, 2012; Published on September 17, 2012

Topics :: Yellowstone National Park , Yellowstone

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park saw slightly fewer visitors in August compared to a year ago.

The park recorded 780,286 recreational visitors in August, down 3.1 per cent from August 2011. Despite the decline, it was still the third highest August visitation recorded at the park.

Meantime, the number of recreational visitors entering Yellowstone for the first eight months of this year is up compared to 2011. The park has recorded 2.7 million recreational visitors from January through August. That is a 2.1 per cent year-to-year increase.

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