Visitation up at Yellowstone YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY (wpr) - More people visited Yellowstone National Park in June, July and August than during those months last year.

Park spokesman Al Nash says park visitation set a record in June and was strong in July and August. Visitation topped 612,000 in June, 826,000 in July and 735,000 in August.

Overall, visitation for those months was up 1.4 percent compared to last year.

For the year, visits are down about half a percentage point compared to 2007. Yellowstone officials say that's probably because of cold and wet weather this past spring.

Summertime visitation was strong despite the weak economy and high gas prices.
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