Track visitor trends across 63 national parks from 1979 to 2025. Discover which parks are growing, seasonal patterns, and historical shifts in how Americans experience public lands.
Explore & Compare| PARK | LOCATION | VISITS | OVERNIGHT | EST. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Smoky Mountains | Tennessee | 11.5M | 448.8K | 1934 |
Zion | Utah | 5.0M | 286.1K | 1919 |
Yellowstone | Wyoming | 4.8M | 1.2M | 1872 |
Grand Canyon | Arizona | 4.4M | 961.4K | 1919 |
Yosemite | California | 4.3M | 1.5M | 1890 |
Rocky Mountain | Colorado | 4.2M | 190.2K | 1915 |
Acadia | Maine | 4.1M | 196.5K | 1919 |
Grand Teton | Wyoming | 3.8M | 631.4K | 1929 |
Olympic | Washington | 3.6M | 426.7K | 1938 |
Glacier | Montana | 3.1M | 390.5K | 1910 |
Cuyahoga Valley | Ohio | 3.0M | 3.3K | 2000 |
Joshua Tree | California | 2.9M | 325.1K | 1994 |
Indiana Dunes | Indiana | 2.6M | 39.3K | 2019 |
Hot Springs | Arkansas | 2.5M | 34.2K | 1921 |
Gateway Arch | Missouri | 2.2M | — | 2018 |
Bryce Canyon | Utah | 2.0M | 153.7K | 1928 |
New River Gorge | West Virginia | 2.0M | 42.9K | 2020 |
Hawaii Volcanoes | Hawaii | 1.9M | 110.6K | 1916 |
Shenandoah | Virginia | 1.7M | 247.5K | 1935 |
Mount Rainier | Washington | 1.6M | 134.4K | 1899 |
Arches | Utah | 1.5M | 49.1K | 1971 |
Capitol Reef | Utah | 1.4M | 55.0K | 1971 |
Sequoia | California | 1.4M | 253.8K | 1890 |
Death Valley | California | 1.3M | 190.3K | 1994 |
Redwood | California | 1.2M | 16.7K | 1968 |
Badlands | South Dakota | 1.1M | 48.4K | 1978 |
Haleakala | Hawaii | 853.7K | 28.0K | 1961 |
Saguaro | Arizona | 847.7K | 2.5K | 1994 |
Canyonlands | Utah | 796.1K | 90.0K | 1964 |
Kings Canyon | California | 779.8K | 179.4K | 1940 |
Everglades | Florida | 778.2K | 80.0K | 1934 |
Glacier Bay | Alaska | 740.0K | 36.0K | 1980 |
Theodore Roosevelt | North Dakota | 729.9K | 37.2K | 1978 |
Mammoth Cave | Kentucky | 660.7K | 84.7K | 1941 |
White Sands | New Mexico | 659.7K | — | 2019 |
Crater Lake | Oregon | 632.2K | 53.6K | 1902 |
Wind Cave | South Dakota | 606.3K | 19.0K | 1903 |
Big Bend | Texas | 568.1K | 178.1K | 1944 |
Denali | Alaska | 543.3K | 47.5K | 1917 |
Lassen Volcanic | California | 504.8K | 98.1K | 1916 |
Biscayne | Florida | 486.6K | 2.6K | 1980 |
Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands | 471.1K | 43.0K | 1956 |
Mesa Verde | Colorado | 463.1K | 66.8K | 1906 |
Great Sand Dunes | Colorado | 432.5K | 77.1K | 2004 |
Kenai Fjords | Alaska | 425.4K | 1.3K | 1980 |
Carlsbad Caverns | New Mexico | 410.8K | 82 | 1930 |
Pinnacles | California | 343.2K | 113.2K | 2013 |
Petrified Forest | Arizona | 316.0K | 816 | 1962 |
Congaree | South Carolina | 287.8K | 11.8K | 2003 |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Colorado | 250.1K | 18.7K | 1999 |
Channel Islands | California | 227.2K | 109.1K | 1980 |
Guadalupe Mountains | Texas | 206.4K | 32.4K | 1966 |
Voyageurs | Minnesota | 206.3K | 71.5K | 1971 |
Great Basin | Nevada | 161.2K | 38.4K | 1986 |
Wrangell-St. Elias | Alaska | 108.8K | 24.3K | 1980 |
Dry Tortugas | Florida | 89.4K | 16.3K | 1992 |
North Cascades | Washington | 46.9K | 20.7K | 1968 |
National Park of American Samoa | American Samoa | 43.3K | — | 1988 |
Katmai | Alaska | 34.5K | 16.2K | 1980 |
Isle Royale | Michigan | 29.1K | 63.2K | 1940 |
Lake Clark | Alaska | 19.8K | 16.6K | 1980 |
Gates of the Arctic | Alaska | 14.9K | 4.5K | 1980 |
Kobuk Valley | Alaska | 7.8K | 1.6K | 1980 |