2016 Visitation at Dinosaur National Monument Increases 4%

Visitors disembark from the shuttle outside the Dinosaur Quarry Exhibit Hall.

NPS

News Release Date: January 19, 2017

Contact: Dan Johnson, [phone]

Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO – December visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed a 13.8% increase for the month over 2015 statistics, with the year ending with an overall increase over 2015. On December 31, recreational visits for the year tallied a total of 304,314– a 4.3% increase over the 2015 annual visitation.
 

Month	Recreational Visits 2016	Recreational Visits 2015	Change
January	3,291	3,868	- 14.9%
February	4,053	4,354	- 6.9%
March	8,228	10,001	- 17.7%
April	17,708	17,996	- 1.6%
May	31,767	28,446	+ 11.7%
June	57,884	55,878	+ 3.6%
July	65,900	62,506	+ 5.4%
August	52,276	49,448	+ 5.7%
September	34,888	33,266	+ 4.9%
October	18,453	17,986	+ 2.6%
November	6,868	5,417	+ 26.8%
December	2,996	2,633	+13.8%
Total for Year	304,314	291,798	+4.3%

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.
 
The first four months of 2016 showed a decrease in visitation over 2015, most likely due to more typical winter conditions than the previous year. May through December all showed increases over the previous year. The 4% increase in visitation the monument experienced this year was on top of the 16% increase that occurred in 2015.
 
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