Visitation at Dinosaur National Monument Continues Climb in September 2015

Date: October 20, 2015
Contact: Dan Johnson, Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services, [phone]

Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO – September visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed a 30.4% increase for the month over the 2014 September figures. Except for a slight dip in May, all other months in 2015 had increases in visitation. As of September 30, recreational visits for the year tallied a total of 265,762 – a 17.0% increase over the same time period in 2014.

Month	Recreational Visits 2015	Recreational Visits 2014	Change
January	3,868	2,354	+64.32%
February	4,354	2,788	+56.17%
March	10,001	6,387	+56.58
April	17,996	16,618	+8.29%
May	28,446	30,977	-8.17%
June	55,878	47,855	+16.8%
July	62,506	51,907	+20.4%
August	49,448	42,811	+15.5%
September	33,266	25,519	+30.4%
Total Year-to-Date	265,762	227,215	+17.0%

Visitation statistics are calculated by using a combination of visitor center numbers, trail counters plus the actual number of wheeled vehicles entering the park gates and using a person-per-vehicle multiplier to calculate the number of monthly recreational visitors. Detailed park visitation information and additional information on how these statistics are calculated is available online at https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/Reports/Park/DINO.

"Great weather in September along with the variety of events that were taking place for the monument's 100th anniversary all played a role in bringing people out to the monument," stated Dinosaur National Monument Superintendent Mark Foust. "While most kids return to school in September, we often see increases in the number of international visitors and retirees who use this time to travel. There have been nearly 40,000 additional visitors to the monument so far this year. It is always great to see so many people out enjoying their parks."

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