Glacier National Park welcomed a record number of visitors in September, according to visitation data released by the National Park Service last week. The boost in recreation visits followed the end of the vehicle reservation system that manages access to the popular destination and was in place until Labor Day weekend. Yellowstone National Park visitation ticks upYellowstone National Park hosted 838,458 visitors last month, the second highest September on record, according to National Park Service data. The popularity of Montana’s two national parks helps anchor the state’s recreation economy, which brought in more than $716 million in spending to communities near the parks in 2023. More data on park visitation, including how that National Park Service calculates these numbers, is available on the NPS Stats website.
