Yellowstone RV camping drops nearly 30% this summer

August 20, 2025

Yellowstone National Park remains one of the busiest parks in the country, but this summer brought a surprise for RVers. According to the National Park Service stats page, “Yellowstone National Park saw a decrease of nearly 30% in recreational vehicles compared to the same period last year in July.”

The dip also extended to other types of camping. The Service reported, “Overnight tent stays declined by 21% compared to July 2024, while backcountry camping numbers also fell by 2% compared to June 2024.”

The drop comes even as overall visits to the park remain strong. Yellowstone hosted 2,666,031 visitors so far this year, exceeding the pace from 2024 by 1.5%, and numbers are down by only 0.1% compared to its record year from 2021. For July specifically, the Park Service stated, “Visits are down by 2%, going from 992,352 to 975,109 this year.” RV Travel