Wyoming News Briefs

Yellowstone sees record visits in October

CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park posted another record month in October to close out its 2020 summer season, shattering the previous record for that month with more than 110,000 additional people visiting this year.

In total, the Park hosted 360,034 recreation visits during the month, up 110% from October 2019. The previous October record was set in 2015, when 252,013 people came through the gates.

It was also the busiest October on record at the East Entrance with 12,182 people visiting. This was nearly double the number of people who came...