Visitor Numbers for the US National Parks

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Below are the 2013 to 2023 annual visitation statistics from the National Park Service for the 63 U.S. national parks, in one table. The table and visitors data is sortable, so whether you’re interested in the overall most visited park, the yearly trend of a specific park, or you simply want to browse alphabetically, the table below will have you covered.

For more info on the visitor numbers and their trends, read our post on the Most visited National Parks in the USA in 2024.

Most visited National Parks in the USA

The data below is reflecting the statistics for recreational visits to the national parks, not unique visitors so a visitor may have multiple visits to the same park. A park with more visits than another park did not necessarily have more unique visitors.

Park Name	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	Average
Acadia National Park	3,879,890	3,970,260	4,069,098	2,669,034	3,437,286	3,537,575	3,509,271	3,303,393	2,811,184	2,563,129	2,254,922	2,254,922
Arches National Park	1,482,045	1,460,652	1,806,865	1,238,083	1,659,702	1,663,557	1,539,028	1,585,718	1,399,247	1,284,767	1,082,866	1,082,866
Badlands National Park	1,046,400	1,006,809	1,224,226	916,932	970,998	1,008,942	1,054,325	996,263	989,354	868,094	892,372	892,372
Big Bend National Park	509,129	514,107	581,220	393,907	463,832	440,091	440,276	388,290	381,747	314,102	316,953	316,953
Biscayne National Park	571,242	701,023	705,655	402,770	708,522	469,253	446,961	514,709	508,164	525,745	486,848	486,848
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	357,069	297,257	308,910	341,620	432,818	308,962	307,143	238,018	209,166	183,045	175,852	175,852
Bryce Canyon National Park	2,461,269	2,354,660	2,104,600	1,464,655	2,594,904	2,679,478	2,571,684	2,365,110	1,745,804	1,435,741	1,311,875	1,311,875
Canyonlands National Park	800,322	779,147	911,594	493,914	733,996	739,449	742,271	776,218	634,607	542,431	462,242	462,242
Capitol Reef National Park	1,268,861	1,227,608	1,405,353	981,038	1,226,519	1,227,627	1,150,165	1,064,904	941,029	786,514	663,670	663,670
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	394,121	390,932	349,244	183,835	440,691	465,912	520,026	466,773	445,720	397,309	388,566	388,566
Channel Islands National Park	328,746	323,245	319,252	167,290	409,630	366,250	383,687	364,807	324,816	342,161	212,029	212,029
Congaree National Park	250,114	204,522	215,181	119,306	159,445	145,929	159,595	143,843	87,513	120,122	120,340	120,340
Crater Lake National Park	559,976	527,259	647,751	670,500	704,512	720,659	711,749	756,344	614,712	535,508	523,027	523,027
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	2,860,059	2,913,312	2,575,275	2,755,628	2,237,997	2,096,053	2,226,879	2,423,390	2,284,612	2,189,849	2,103,010	2,103,010
Death Valley National Park	1,099,632	1,128,862	1,146,551	820,023	1,740,945	1,678,660	1,294,827	1,296,283	1,154,843	1,101,312	951,972	951,972
Denali National Park and Preserve	498,722	427,562	229,521	54,850	601,152	594,660	642,809	587,412	560,757	531,315	530,922	530,922
Dry Tortugas National Park	84,285	78,488	83,817	48,543	79,200	56,810	54,281	73,661	70,862	64,865	58,401	58,401
Everglades National Park	810,189	1,155,193	942,130	702,319	1,118,300	597,124	1,018,557	930,907	1,077,427	1,110,901	1,047,116	1,047,116
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	11,045	9,457	7,362	2,872	10,518	9,591	11,177	10,047	10,745	12,669	11,012	11,012
Gateway Arch National Park	2,422,836	1,618,774	1,145,081	486,021	2,055,309	2,016,180	1,398,188	1,271,855	1,698,656	1,817,091	2,377,258	2,377,258
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	703,659	545,758	89,768	5,748	672,087	597,915	547,057	520,171	551,353	500,727	500,590	500,590
Glacier National Park	2,933,616	2,908,458	3,081,656	1,698,864	3,049,839	2,965,309	3,305,512	2,946,681	2,366,056	2,338,528	2,190,374	2,190,374
Grand Canyon National Park	4,733,705	4,732,101	4,532,677	2,897,098	5,974,411	6,380,495	6,254,238	5,969,811	5,520,736	4,756,771	4,564,840	4,564,840
Grand Teton National Park	3,417,106	2,806,223	3,885,230	3,289,638	3,405,614	3,491,151	3,317,000	3,270,076	3,149,921	2,791,392	2,688,794	2,688,794
Great Basin National Park	143,265	142,115	144,875	120,248	131,802	153,094	168,028	144,846	116,123	107,526	92,893	92,893
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	512,219	493,428	602,613	461,532	527,546	442,905	486,935	388,308	299,513	271,774	242,841	242,841
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	13,297,647	12,937,633	14,161,548	12,095,720	12,547,743	11,421,200	11,338,893	11,312,786	10,712,674	10,099,276	9,354,695	9,354,695
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	227,340	219,987	243,291	151,256	188,833	172,347	225,257	181,839	169,535	166,868	145,670	145,670
Haleakala National Park	791,292	1,087,616	853,181	319,147	994,394	1,044,084	1,112,390	1,263,558	1,216,772	1,142,040	785,300	785,300
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	1,620,294	1,580,961	1,262,747	589,775	1,368,376	1,116,891	2,016,702	1,887,580	1,832,660	1,693,005	1,583,209	1,583,209
Hot Springs National Park	2,502,967	2,646,133	2,162,884	1,348,215	1,467,153	1,506,887	1,561,616	1,544,300	1,418,162	1,424,484	1,325,719	1,325,719
Indiana Dunes National Park	2,765,892	2,834,180	3,177,210	2,293,106	2,134,285	1,756,079	2,158,471	1,698,223	1,640,195	1,553,372	1,681,695	1,681,695
Isle Royale National Park	28,965	25,454	25,844	6,493	26,410	25,798	28,196	24,966	18,684	14,560	16,274	16,274
Joshua Tree National Park	3,270,404	3,058,294	3,064,400	2,399,542	2,988,547	2,942,382	2,853,619	2,505,286	2,025,756	1,589,904	1,383,340	1,383,340
Katmai National Park and Preserve	33,763	33,908	24,764	51,511	84,167	37,818	37,818	37,818	37,818	30,896	28,966	28,966
Kenai Fjords National Park	387,525	389,943	411,782	115,882	356,601	321,596	303,598	346,534	296,697	270,666	283,502	283,502
Kings Canyon National Park	643,065	640,986	562,918	415,077	632,110	699,023	692,932	607,479	468,106	502,268	567,544	567,544
Kobuk Valley National Park	17,616	16,925	11,540	11,185	15,766	14,937	15,500	15,500	0	0	16,875	16,875
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	16,728	18,187	18,278	4,948	17,157	14,479	22,755	21,102	17,818	16,100	13,000	13,000
Lassen Volcanic National Park	418,978	446,291	359,635	542,274	517,039	499,435	507,256	536,068	468,092	432,977	427,409	427,409
Mammoth Cave National Park	654,450	663,147	515,774	290,392	551,590	533,206	587,853	586,514	566,895	522,628	494,541	494,541
Mesa Verde National Park	505,194	499,790	548,477	287,477	556,203	563,420	613,788	583,527	547,325	501,563	460,237	460,237
Mount Rainier National Park	1,674,294	1,622,395	1,670,063	1,160,754	1,501,621	1,518,491	1,415,867	1,356,913	1,237,231	1,264,259	1,148,552	1,148,552
National Park of American Samoa	12,135	1,887	8,495	4,819	60,006	28,626	69,468	28,892	13,892	13,953	17,919	17,919
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	1,707,223	1,593,523	1,682,720	1,054,374	1,195,721	1,232,627	1,168,658	1,197,931	1,178,753	1,124,799	1,071,823	1,071,823
North Cascades National Park	40,351	30,154	17,855	30,885	38,208	30,085	30,326	28,646	20,677	23,865	21,623	21,623
Olympic National Park	2,947,503	2,432,972	2,718,925	2,499,177	3,245,806	3,104,455	3,401,996	3,390,221	3,263,761	3,243,872	3,085,340	3,085,340
Petrified Forest National Park	520,491	505,209	590,334	384,483	643,588	644,922	627,757	643,274	793,225	836,799	644,648	644,648
Pinnacles National Park	341,220	275,023	348,857	165,740	177,224	222,152	233,334	215,555	206,533	196,635	237,677	237,677
Redwood National Park	409,105	458,400	435,879	265,177	504,722	482,536	445,000	536,297	527,143	429,166	393,364	393,364
Rocky Mountain National Park	4,115,837	4,300,424	4,434,848	3,305,199	4,670,053	4,590,493	4,437,215	4,517,585	4,155,916	3,434,751	2,991,141	2,991,141
Saguaro National Park	1,010,906	908,194	1,079,786	762,226	1,020,226	957,405	964,760	820,426	753,446	673,572	678,261	678,261
Sequoia National Park	980,567	1,153,198	1,059,548	796,086	1,246,053	1,229,594	1,291,256	1,254,688	1,097,464	1,039,137	909,274	909,274
Shenandoah National Park	1,576,008	1,449,300	1,592,312	1,666,265	1,425,507	1,264,880	1,458,874	1,437,341	1,321,873	1,255,321	1,136,505	1,136,505
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	746,862	668,679	796,085	551,303	691,658	749,389	708,003	753,880	580,033	559,580	545,090	545,090
Virgin Islands National Park	343,685	196,752	323,999	167,540	133,398	112,287	304,408	411,343	438,372	426,930	438,601	438,601
Voyageurs National Park	220,825	221,434	243,042	263,091	232,974	239,656	237,250	241,912	238,313	239,160	233,390	233,390
White Sands National Park	729,096	705,127	782,469	415,383	608,785	603,008	612,468	555,793	497,506	503,660	490,544	490,544
Wind Cave National Park	592,459	607,418	709,001	448,405	615,350	656,397	619,924	617,377	612,198	547,022	516,142	516,142
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve	78,305	65,236	50,189	16,655	74,518	79,450	68,292	79,047	80,366	74,722	69,984	69,984
Yellowstone National Park	4,501,382	3,290,242	4,860,242	3,806,306	4,020,288	4,115,000	4,116,524	4,257,177	4,097,710	3,513,484	3,188,030	3,188,030
Yosemite National Park	3,897,070	3,667,550	3,287,595	2,268,313	4,422,861	4,009,436	4,336,890	5,028,868	4,150,217	3,882,642	3,691,191	3,691,191
Zion National Park	4,623,238	4,692,417	5,039,835	3,591,254	4,488,268	4,320,033	4,504,812	4,295,127	3,648,846	3,189,696	2,807,387	2,807,387

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