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2.9M people visited Glacier National Park in 2022

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Glacier National Park

By: MTN News

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WEST GLACIER - An estimated 2,908,458 million people paid a visit to Glacier National Park in 2022, keeping it among the most-visited national parks.

Park officials released the figure on Tuesday, noting that the number of visitors dropped 5.6% from 2021, mainly due mostly to a drop in visitation in January, March, April, October, November, and December. However, monthly records were set for February and September.

Glacier National Park has consistently hosted near 3 million visitors each year for the last five years — except in 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 say in a news release "that the vehicle reservation pilot program has 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