How the government shutdown is affecting Valley Forge National Park

Visitors still going to Valley Forge despite the government shutdown. The visitors center is closed. Tour guides are not available.
NBC Montana

Yellowstone National Park October visits up from 2023

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY — Yellowstone National Park saw a 16% increase in October visits with 346,025 recreational visits in 2024, up from 299,127 in 2023. The park hosted 4,692,810 recreation visits ...

Lake Mead, federal lands impacted by government shutdown

You can still drive in if you plan to visit Lake Mead, but there won’t be anyone at the gate taking an entrance fee o ...
Yahoo

Great Smoky Mountains National Park visits dropped in 2024 - not just because of Helene

The country’s most visited national park got a little less popular in 2024. Just over 12 million people visited the Smokies during 2024, according to preliminary attendance data from the National Park ...
Los Angeles Times

National park visits hit record high last year, agency reports as it endures deep cuts

As the Trump administration continues to slash the federal workforce, the National Park Service — which has lost nearly 10% of its staff to the sweeping cuts — just reported that 2024 set a record ...
NBC Montana

Yellowstone National Park visits up 2% in 2025

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park recreation visits were up 2% in August, compared to last year. The park hosted 881,936 visits, showing a 4% decrease from the record year 2021. So ...
Yahoo

Yellowstone National Park sees bump in 2025 visits so far

Old Faithful, a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, circa 1965. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) Yellowstone National Park saw a 2% uptick in visitors this August compared to ...