August Visitation at Dinosaur Continues Upward Trend

Visitors enjoy the view of the "Wall of Bones" from the mezzanine in the Dinosaur Quarry Exhibit Hall

NPS

News Release Date: September 10, 2015

Contact: Dan Johnson, Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services, [phone]

Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO –August visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed a 15.5% increase for the month over the 2014 August figures. While there was a slight dip in May, the other months in 2015 had increases in visitation. As of August 30, recreational visits for the year tallied a total of 232,497 – a 15.3% 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%
Total Year-to-Date	232,497	201,696	+15.3%

August is typically the monument's third busiest month, following July and June. Visitation is typically lowest in January and February. 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.

Dinosaur is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year with a variety of events and activities from now through October. On Saturday, October 3rd of the Centennial Weekend there will be a dinosaur themed 100th birthday party for kids (or kids at heart) followed by a formal anniversary program later that evening. Visit https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/dino100.htm for more information on Centennial Activities.

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