Yellowstone on this site.
Yellowstone National Park is a U.S. National Park Service unit designated as a National Park, located in WY · MT · ID (NPS unit code YELL). For when to go, what each month looks like, and the access calendar, follow the best-time-to-visit page. For the long-run visitation history and the disruption events that shaped recent years, follow the visitation page.
Park data card
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Designation | National Park |
| States | WY · MT · ID |
| NPS unit code | YELL |
| Latest annual visits (2025) | 4,762,988 |
| 5-year mean annual visits | 4,431,841 |
| Busiest month (5-yr mean) | July |
| Quietest month (5-yr mean) | November |
Month by month
Methodology
Identity, designation, and coordinates come from the official NPS unit page. Annual recreation visits, busiest month, and quietest month are computed from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics Data Package, 2025 on NPS IRMA Stats. This hub does not duplicate the per-month editorial that lives on the best-time page or the year-by-year chart that lives on the visitation page; follow those links for the deep view. Independent site, not affiliated with the National Park Service.
Independent site. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service. Data comes from the official NPS Visitor Use Statistics Data Package, 2025; editorial analysis is ours. The NPS Arrowhead and other NPS marks are not used.