Yellowstone National Park has surpassed 4 million visits for the third consecutive year.
Visitation numbers released Thursday show that the park counted 4.08 million visits through the end of October. Total visits have surpassed 4 million by the end of October each year since 2015.
This year is still lagging behind 2016, when Yellowstone set a visitation record with 4.2 million visits for the entire year. But visitation is nearly 20 percent higher than it was in 2012.
October saw 211,987 visits, the third highest total on record for the month.
Visitation totals typically drop off dramatically in November as roads and entrances close for the winter. The only entrances currently open are at Gardiner and Cooke City. The road from Mammoth Hot Springs to Cooke City stays open year-round.
Snowmobile and snowcoach tours will begin Dec. 15.
