Montana Summer Visitation Counts This report is compiled by Department of Commerce Travel Montana utilizing figures provided by the following sites on a voluntary basis. Travel Montana cannot verify, but assumes the figures are correct. Statistics are gathered May 1 thru September 30. Custer Country May June July August Sept YTD Bighorn Canyon Nat'l Rec 2009 25,338 21.8% 36,018 73.1% 35,433 13.8% 31,762 9.8% 25,500 74.1% 154,051 32.4% 2010 26,554 4.8% 37,620 4.4% 58,260 64.4% 49,095 54.6% 29,814 16.9% 201,343 30.7% 2011 21,370 -19.5% 17,090 -54.6% 42,148 -27.7% 42,148 -14.2% 23,833 -20.1% 146,589 -27.2% 2012 22,564 5.6% 44,434 160.0% 28,896 -31.4% 42,415 0.6% 28,022 17.6% 166,331 13.5% 2013 28,578 26.7% 43,754 -1.5% Broadus VIC 2009 2,131 7.4% 3,748 -6.9% 4,538 -0.5% 3,924 10.9% 2,615 2.6% 16,956 1.8% 2010 2,253 5.7% 4,400 17.4% 5,277 16.3% 4,004 2.0% 3,108 18.9% 19,042 12.3% 2011 2,865 27.2% 3,336 -24.2% 4,636 -12.1% 3,726 -6.9% 2,969 -4.5% 17,532 -7.9% **no longer tracking as of 2013 2012 2,273 -20.7% 3,368 1.0% 4,036 -12.9% 3,126 -16.1% 2,578 -13.2% 15,381 -12.3% Chief Plenty Coups (SP) 2009 5,565 8.3% 7,163 41.8% 7,498 -10.5% 6,788 41.3% 5,803 6.9% 32,817 13.9% 2010 5,675 2.0% 7,433 3.8% 5,963 -20.5% 4,035 -40.6% 4,915 -15.3% 28,021 -14.6% 2011 3,985 -29.8% 3,955 -46.8% 4,953 -16.9% 5,415 34.2% 5,215 6.1% 23,523 -16.1% 2012 5,020 26.0% 2,922 -26.1% 4,944 -0.2% 5,562 2.7% 9,484 81.9% 27,932 18.7% 2013 1,413 -71.9% 3,239 10.8% Hardin VIC 2009 3,081 14.8% 5,935 -8.0% 6,172 1.4% 6,260 15.5% 3,431 -18.8% 24,879 0.1% 2010 2,482 -19.4% 5,178 -12.8% 5,119 -17.1% 4,230 -32.4% 3,280 -4.4% 20,289 -18.4% 2011 1,832 -26.2% 3,952 -23.7% 4,643 -9.3% 3,140 -25.8% 2,181 -33.5% 15,748 -22.4% **no longer tracking as of 2013 2012 1,894 3.4% 3,833 -3.0% 3,371 -27.4% 3,134 -0.2% 2,422 11.0% 14,654 -6.9% Little Bighorn Battlefield 2009 22,229 -1.2% 69,859 19.7% 72,604 9.6% 63,696 8.1% 36,746 1.8% 265,134 9.5% 2010 22,775 2.5% 61,517 -11.9% 76,566 5.5% 76,455 20.0% 39,391 7.2% 276,704 4.4% 2011 20,511 -9.9% 63,079 2.5% 69,856 -8.8% 74,555 -2.5% 45,650 15.9% 273,651 -1.1% 2012 29,222 42.5% 74,887 18.7% 83,592 19.7% 68,889 -7.6% 44,243 -3.1% 300,833 9.9% 2013 21,820 -25.3% Makoshika Dinosaur Museum 2009 199 -42.5% 261 -26.5% 354 -11.1% 217 -19.6% 6 -92.2% 1,037 -32.0% 2010 132 -33.7% 378 44.8% 424 19.8% 255 17.5% 0 -100.0% 1,189 12.8% 2011 215 62.9% 173 -54.2% 253 -40.3% 223 -12.5% 86 #DIV/0! 950 -25.2% 2012 229 6.5% 233 34.7% 338 33.6% 220 -1.3% 96 11.6% 1,116 14.9% 2013 382 66.8% 236 1.3% Makoshika State Park 2009 8,954 46.1% 11,412 24.2% 11,062 8.7% 9,046 8.6% 5,583 3.8% 46,057 17.5% 2010 6,814 -23.9% 13,289 16.4% 12,352 11.7% 11,312 25.0% 5,552 -0.6% 49,319 7.1% 2011 7,255 6.5% 12,245 -7.9% 12,120 -1.9% 5,902 -47.8% 5,941 7.0% 43,463 -11.9% 2012 6,644 -8.4% 12,335 0.7% 11,326 -6.6% 5,813 -1.5% 6,147 3.5% 42,265 -2.8% 2013 7,009 5.5% 12,500 1.3% Pompeys Pillar 2009 3,487 -11.0% 5,379 -13.5% 8,976 1.1% 6,586 11.8% 3,082 20.0% 27,510 0.1% 2010 3,103 -11.0% 6,569 22.1% 11,008 22.6% 6,435 -2.3% 3,010 -2.3% 30,125 9.5% 2011 2,905 -6.4% 4,602 -29.9% 9,073 -17.6% 4,770 -25.9% 3,103 3.1% 24,453 -18.8% 2012 3,435 18.2% 4,222 -8.3% 6,950 -23.4% 4,158 -12.8% 3,564 14.9% 22,329 -8.7% 2013 3,404 -0.9% 4,569 8.2% Tongue River State Park 2009 10,700 114.0% 15,330 63.9% 32,001 227.7% 21,000 73.9% 20,841 817.7% 99,872 159.6% 2010 7,998 -25.3% 15,701 2.4% 25,858 -19.2% 16,324 -22.3% 6,643 -68.1% 72,524 -27.4% 2011 8,425 5.3% 15,810 0.7% 13,850 -46.4% 12,156 -25.5% 9,846 48.2% 60,087 -17.1% 2012 5,999 -28.8% 11,641 -26.4% 9,716 -29.8% 13,927 14.6% 6,181 -37.2% 47,464 -21.0% 2013 8,792 46.6% 14,889 27.9% Wibaux VIC 2009 1,788 -8.5% 4,916 23.3% 5,738 13.2% 5,236 20.6% 3,662 108.7% 21,340 24.8% 2010 2,775 55.2% 5,087 3.5% 6,692 16.6% 5,714 9.1% 3,896 6.4% 24,164 13.2% **no longer tracking as of 2013 2011 2,552 -8.0% 5,567 9.4% 6,592 -1.5% 5,416 -5.2% 3,847 -1.3% 23,974 -0.8% 2012 2,991 17.2% 6,012 8.0% 7,383 12.0% 6,572 21.3% 4,560 18.5% 27,518 14.8% For more information contact Marchita Mays or Carmen Whiting at 406-841-2870. 1 9/16/2013 Montana Summer Visitation Counts Glacier Country May June July August Sept YTD National Bison Range 2009 16,100 15.8% 17,100 8.2% 18,300 0.0% 19,600 16.0% 15,075 4.0% 86,175 8.5% 2010 14,000 -13.0% 15,900 -7.0% 19,100 4.4% 20,750 5.9% 16,100 6.8% 85,850 -0.4% 2011 15,000 7.1% 17,200 8.2% 22,000 15.2% 18,700 -9.9% 15,800 -1.9% 88,700 3.3% 2012 14,800 -1.3% 17,200 0.0% 19,800 -10.0% 18,700 0.0% 16,200 2.5% 86,700 -2.3% 2013 15,700 6.1% 16,200 -5.8% Glacier National Park 2009 94,120 -7.6% 327,572 -0.3% 603,681 -0.2% 541,997 -6.5% 325,257 23.1% 1,892,627 0.7% 2010 106,315 13.0% 337,120 2.9% 673,358 11.5% 632,971 16.8% 326,983 0.5% 2,076,747 9.7% 2011 92,755 -12.8% 266,283 -21.0% 512,493 -23.9% 532,718 -15.8% 304,178 -7.0% 1,708,427 -17.7% 2012 112,055 20.8% 313,713 17.8% 630,093 22.9% 601,339 12.9% 355,254 16.8% 2,012,454 17.8% 2013 111,725 -0.3% 351,090 11.9% Hungry Horse Dam 2009 584 94.7% 2,507 -20.4% 4,378 -8.4% 3,197 -7.8% 0 #DIV/0! 10,666 -8.8% 2010 238 -59.2% 1,974 -21.3% 3,763 -14.0% 3,791 18.6% 0 #DIV/0! 9,766 -8.4% 2011 237 -0.4% 2,419 22.5% 5,158 37.1% 3,701 -2.4% 426 #DIV/0! 11,941 22.3% 2012 662 179.3% 3,136 29.6% 5,885 14.1% 4,370 18.1% 498 16.9% 14,551 21.9% 2013 489 -26.1% 2,605 -16.9% Libby Dam 2009 14,041 2.2% 18,678 3.0% 31,852 -3.4% 27,226 0.2% 10,475 -20.5% 102,272 -2.8% 2010 9,918 -29.4% 23,191 24.2% 30,705 -3.6% 33,040 21.4% 11,344 8.3% 108,198 5.8% 2011 10,463 5.5% 26,473 14.2% 38,443 25.2% 32,626 -1.3% 13,593 19.8% 121,598 12.4% 2012 18,284 74.7% 42,445 60.3% 40,152 4.4% 42,796 31.2% 22,421 64.9% 166,098 36.6% 2013 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 2009 3,571 23.6% 4,867 8.6% 6,636 9.1% 6,182 3.0% 4,515 9.4% 25,589 8.5% 2010 3,256 -8.8% 5,274 8.4% 6,183 -6.8% 5,900 -4.6% 4,357 -3.5% 24,970 -2.4% 2011 3,556 9.2% 4,575 -13.3% 5,977 -3.3% 5,390 -8.6% 3,514 -19.3% 23,012 -7.8% 2012 3,529 -0.8% 4,272 -6.6% 5,338 -10.7% 5,584 3.6% 4,026 14.6% 22,749 -1.1% 2013 St Regis VIC 2009 579 29.2% 1,474 26.6% 2,008 0.6% 1,935 32.4% 1,164 5.1% 7,160 15.9% 2010 630 8.8% 1,335 -9.4% 2,654 32.2% 2,702 39.6% 1,396 19.9% 8,717 21.7% **no longer tracking as of 2013 2011 624 -1.0% 1,173 -12.1% 1,936 -27.1% 1,217 -55.0% 1,249 -10.5% 6,199 -28.9% 2012 581 -6.9% 1,288 9.8% 1,860 -3.9% 1,746 43.5% 1,126 -9.8% 6,601 6.5% Travelers Rest State Park 2009 2,219 5.5% 2,859 30.8% 3,135 45.9% 3,311 29.3% 2,309 23.3% 13,833 27.2% 2010 2,741 23.5% 3,455 20.8% 3,414 8.9% 3,026 -8.6% 2,409 4.3% 15,045 8.8% 2011 2,644 -3.5% 2,898 -16.1% 3,712 8.7% 2,814 -7.0% 2,246 -6.8% 14,314 -4.9% 2012 3,221 21.8% 3,514 21.3% 3,518 -5.2% 3,495 24.2% 2,252 0.3% 16,000 11.8% 2013 3,526 9.5% 3,204 -8.8% For more information contact Marchita Mays or Carmen Whiting at 406-841-2870.