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GNP Announces 2022 Visitation Data

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Glacier National Park continues to be in the top 10 most visited National Parks in 2022, hosting 2,908,458 recreation visits for the year. 

Recreational visits were down 5.6% from 2021, due mostly to a drop in visitation in the months of January, March, April, October, November, and December. Monthly records were set for February and September. Despite these monthly shifts in visitation, Glacier has consistently hosted around 3 million visitors each year for the last 5 years, aside from 2020 due to pandemic related closures. 

The list below shows the annual trend for recreation visits over the last several years. 

2022- 2,908,458 

2021- 3,081,656 

2020- 1,698,864 (Park closed March 24 to June 8, east side of the park remained closed) 

2019- 3,049,839 

2018- 2,965,309 

2017- 3,305,512 (Highest on record) 

While Glacier remains one of the most visited parks in the nation, park officials confirm the past two years of the vehicle reservation pilot program have successfully spread visitation throughout the day during peak hours on Going-to-the-Sun Road resulting in fewer closures, better traffic management, and a more enjoyable park experience during peak season. 

The table below shows recreation visitation for peak season, June through August, over the last several years. 

Location 

2022 

2021 

2020 

2019 

2018 

2017  

West Entrance 

821,333 

916,493 

876,322 

1,011,138 

864,798 

983,780 

Saint Mary 

388,687 

349,072 

Closed 

481,301 

486,677 

745,461 

Many Glacier 

262,471 

261,287 

Closed 

256,192 

267,339 

291,191 

Two Medicine 

179,717 

193,289 

Closed 

145,886 

155,323 

146,079 

Camas 

70,327 

87,121 

110,627 

89,206 

89,141 

93,575 

Polebridge 

53,608 

70,766 

72,571 

59,032 

55,027 

82,266 

Goat Lick/ Walton 

119,838 

137,704 

56,279 

113,919 

141,042 

112,379 

 

More information about park visitation, including how we calculate these numbers, is available on the NPS Stats website. 

Original source can be found here

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