Visualizations and comparisons across all national parks
Compare the most visited national parks. Use the filters above to focus on specific regions or adjust the number of parks shown.
See how recreation visits are distributed across the six National Park Service regions. The Pacific West and Intermountain regions account for the majority of visitation.
Explore relationships between park size, visitation, and visitor behavior. Each point represents a national park, colored by region.
Larger parks don't always mean more visitors. Some smaller parks in convenient locations see higher visitation than remote wilderness areas.
Parks with longer average visit times tend to be destination parks with backcountry camping, while shorter visits indicate drive-through or day-use parks.