• View of Half Dome and Washington Column in Yosemite Valley

    Yosemite

    National Park California

Visitation Statistics

This table describes how many people visit Yosemite each month, so you can get a sense for which months are busier than others. (Data are from 1985-2007.)

If you're looking for more in-depth statistics for Yosemite, you can get them from the Public Use Statistics Office.

Month

 % of visitors # of visitors
January 3% 104,257
February 3% 110,257
March 4% 145,275
April 6% 215,700
May 9% 348,839
June 13% 447,740
July 16% 559,904
August 17% 590,475
September 13% 445,971
October 9% 325,419
November 4% 160,466
December 3% 114,660

Did You Know?

Train traveling along the Merced River to Yosemite National Park.

Starting in 1907, the Yosemite Valley Railroad brought passengers bound for Yosemite Valley up the Merced River canyon to El Portal. From there, they would take stagecoaches to the Valley. Some of the old train cars are now on display in El Portal.