Glacier National Park logged more than 718,000 visitors in August, according to new park data, marking a 4.1% decrease compared to the same month last year.

Despite the dip, overall visitation remains steady. Through the end of August, more than 2.4 million had visited the park this year — a negligible increase from the 2.4 million visitors logged by the end of last August.

Glacier Public Affairs Specialist Autumn Sifuentes told the Beacon that visitation often fluctuates in August, while July consistently draws the largest crowds. She said that Glacier does not track guests’ reasoning for visiting and does not have the data to speculate on causes in fluctuation.

July was again the park’s busiest month, with more than 765,000 people passing through the park’s gates. But it nonetheless s

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