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Rocky Mountain National Park
Park Statistics
 

2008 Visitation to Rocky Mountain National Park

January

70,456

July  

634,701

February

71,150

          August

562,814

March

83,739

   September

443,018

April

69,743

October

224,273

May

178,069

November

83,667

June

442,913

December

65,206

Total Number of Visitors in 2008 = 2,929,750


 

Yearly Visitation to Rocky Mountain National Park

Year

Visitors

 

Year

Visitors

 

Year

Visitors

1915

31,000

 

1946

808,115

 

1977

2,894,994

1916

51,000

 

1947

898,097

 

1978

3,037,886

1917

117,186

 

1948

1,032,755

 

1979

2,579,986

1918

101,497

 

1949

1,138,162

 

1980

2,654,197

1919

169,492

 

1950

1,265,988

 

1981

2,917,080

1920

240,966

 

1951

1,200,493

 

1982

2,578,902

1921

278,737

 

1952

1,338,511

 

1983

2,704,066

1922

219,164

 

*1953

1,420,152

 

**1984

2,220,219

1923

218,000

 

1954

1,425,635

 

1985

2,354,480

1924

224,211

 

1955

1,454,091

 

1986

2,523,122

1925

233,912

 

1956

1,587,405

 

1987

2,665,029

1926

225,027

 

1957

1,508,212

 

1988

2,686,916

1927

229,862

 

1958

1,478,202

 

1989

2,636,662

1928

235,057

 

1959

1,459,554

 

1990

2,801,259

1929

274,408

 

1960

1,532,482

 

1991

2,903,811

1930

255,874

 

1961

1,538,007

 

1992

2,942,743

1931

265,663

 

1962

1,773,836

 

1993

2,950,867

1932

282,980

 

1963

1,855,373

 

1994

3,153,695

1933

205,742

 

1964

1,885,906

 

1995

3,008,446

1934

365,392

 

1965

1,619,818

 

1996

3,115,785

1935

367,568

 

1966

1,865,632

 

1997

3,133,523

1936

550,496

 

1967

1,915,172

 

1998

3,258,921

1937

651,899

 

1968

2,187,573

 

1999

3,366,253

1938

659,802

 

1969

2,217,217

 

2000

3,379,644

1939

609,029

 

1970

2,357,909

 

2001

3,318,309

1940

627,847

 

1971

2,457,327

 

2002

3,138,066

1941

685,393

 

1972

2,519,622

 

2003

3,249,444

1942

392,565

 (WWII)

1973

2,521,960

 

2004

2,950,645

1943

130,188

 (WWII)

1974

2,501,093

 

2005

2,981,039

1944

204,253

 (WWII)

1975

2,854,789

 

2006

2,927,921

1945

339,928

 (WWII)

1976

2,741,327

 

2007

3,090,875

 

* Prior to 1953, the travel year was computed from October 1 through September 30. Beginning in 1953, the travel year was computed from January 1 through December 30.

** In 1983, a person-per-vehicle survey was conducted that changed the multiplier, the average number of people per vehicle.

a photo of a comfort station  

Did You Know?
Daily during the summer, Rocky's custodial crew cleans 102 toilets in comfort stations at trailheads and along roads. They also clean around 100 toilets in campground comfort stations, 30 visitor center toilets, and 35 toilets for park staff. That's 267 toilets cleaned every day of the summer!

Last Updated: January 27, 2009 at 12:54 EST