黄石国家公园今年前八个月迎客 349 万人次，逼近历史最高纪录
据美国国家公园管理局（NPS）数据、黄石国家公园今年 1 至 8 月累计接待游客 3,491,850 人次，仅比 2025 年同期低约 1.6%、比创纪录的 2021 年同期低 2.8%，与 2024 年同期的 3,494,350 人次几乎持平，全年有望再度冲击 400 万人次。公园今年 5 月更创下有记录以来最繁忙的 5 月，单月接待超过 57 万人次。
黄石客流为周边怀俄明、蒙大拿、爱达荷三州的门户城镇带来可观收益：据估算，黄石旅游每年为周边社区创造约 6 亿至 8 亿美元经济效益，游客在住宿、燃油、餐饮、导游与零售上的消费沿行程链条扩散到多个城镇。
东爱达荷的 Island Park、Idaho Falls、Rexburg 等社区虽无公园正门，也凭住宿与自驾中转站定位分得一杯羹。秋季是黄石传统旺季尾声，园方提醒游客关注天气与道路封闭信息。
园方同时提醒，黄石秋季天气多变，间歇泉盆地步道与高海拔路段可能因降雪临时封闭，游客应提前查询道路状况。周边门户城镇的酒店在 10 月的周末仍维持高入住率，显示「公园＋小镇」的自驾线路在淡季依然具有号召力。
图片来源：黄石大棱镜泉实景，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：Carsten Steger）
Yellowstone Draws 3.49 Million Visits in First Eight Months, Near Record Pace
Yellowstone National Park recorded 3,491,850 recreation visits from January through August 2026, according to National Park Service figures — about 1.6% below the same period in 2025, 2.8% below the record year of 2021, and almost identical to 2024's 3,494,350. The park also logged its busiest May on record, with more than 570,000 visits, keeping a fourth straight year above four million annual visits within reach.
The traffic is an economic engine for gateway communities across Wyoming, Montana and Idaho: Yellowstone tourism is estimated to generate $600 million to $800 million a year for nearby towns, as visitors spend on hotels, fuel, restaurants, guided tours and retail along their routes.
Eastern Idaho communities such as Island Park, Idaho Falls and Rexburg, though home to no park entrance, benefit as lodging and road-trip bases for travelers entering from the west. Park officials reminded autumn visitors to check weather and road-closure updates as the peak season winds down.
The park also reminded visitors that autumn weather in Yellowstone changes fast: geyser-basin boardwalks and high-elevation roads can close temporarily for snow, and conditions should be checked before setting out. Hotels in gateway towns kept high weekend occupancy into October, showing the park-plus-small-town road trip still draws well into the shoulder season.
Photo: 黄石大棱镜泉实景，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：Carsten Steger）
图片来源：黄石大棱镜泉实景，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：Carsten Steger）
