The National Park Service released visitation statistics this week showing that five of the top 15 most-visited parks in 2022 are in the Mountain West.
Zion National Park in Utah and Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado ranked third and fourth for most visitors last year, with about 4.7 and 4.3 million visitors respectively. Both numbers were below 2021 visitor totals.
Yellowstone National Park ranked No. 7 in the list, with about 3.3 million visitors last year. That's a 32% drop compared to 2021's record visitation at the park, likely owing to last June's historic flooding. Glacier, Grand Teton and Bryce Canyon national parks ranked 10th, 12th and 15th for numbers of visitors last year, respectively...