NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the National Park Service's website.
Rocky Mountain National Park announces another of record year for visitation in its park in 2019. The park received a total of 4,678,804 visitors, which was a slight 1.7 percent over record visitation in 2018, of 4,599,242 visitors. Visitation for 2019 represents a 44 percent increase since 2012. July, the most visited month, experienced a record 976,042 visitors.
Determining visitation numbers is a difficult and imprecise effort. Visitation statistics are reliably accurate estimates and help park managers see overall trends. Fall and Winter visitation, particularly on weekends, continues to increase at Rocky Mountain National Park. The top ten busiest days in 2019 in order from first to tenth were September 28, July 28, September 29, September 22, July 5, September 21,July 21, September 1, July 6, and July 4. Park managers continue to address the effect this level of visitation is having on visitor and staff safety, resource protection, visitor experiences and operational capacity.
For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park, go to the Rocky Mountain National Park website.