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US National Park visitor statistics for 2025:

1. Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee; North Carolina) - 11,52...
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  06/20/26
IN and OH in the top 20 is surprising
icanseemyneurons
  06/20/26
I absolutely love north cascade. I hope it stays forgotten a...
gibberish (?)
  06/20/26
I agree friend. North Cascades are some of the most amazing ...
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  06/20/26
Shhh
gibberish (?)
  06/20/26
most of it is not that easy to reach for casual visitors. y...
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  06/21/26
Surprised Death Valley gets that many visitors
a rich inner world
  06/20/26
I really want to go to Isle Royale at some point
bloomington
  06/20/26


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Date: June 20th, 2026 9:26 PM
Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,.


1. Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee; North Carolina) - 11,527,939

2. Zion (Utah) - 4,984,525

3.Yellowstone (Wyoming; Montana; Idaho) - 4,762,988

4. Grand Canyon (Arizona) - 4,430,653

5. Yosemite (California) - 4,278,413

6. Rocky Mountain (Colorado) - 4,171,431

7. Acadia (Maine) - 4,079,318

8. Grand Teton (Wyoming) - 3,800,648

9. Olympic (Washington) - 3,584,187

10. Glacier (Montana) - 3,136,557. Note - contiguous with Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada (544,602). Combined total: 3,681,159

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11. Cuyahoga Valley (Ohio) - 3,025,325

12. Joshua Tree (California) - 2,932,644

13. Indiana Dunes (Indiana) - 2,629,497

14. Hot Springs (Arkansas) - 2,494,611

15. Gateway Arch (Missouri) - 2,209,028

16. Bryce Canyon (Utah) - 1,967,367

17. New River Gorge (West Virginia) - 1,958,440

18. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes (Hawaii) - 1,877,854

19. Shenandoah (Virginia) - 1,682,152

20. Mount Rainier (Washington) - 1,635,342

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21. Arches (Utah) - 1,511,740

22. Capitol Reef (Utah) - 1,388,476

23. Sequoia (California) - 1,378,337

24. Death Valley (California; Nevada) - 1,320,134

25. Redwood (California) - 1,202,480

26. Badlands (South Dakota) - 1,139,361

27. Haleakalā (Hawaii) - 853,711

28. Saguaro (Arizona) - 847,749

29. Canyonlands (Utah) - 796,057

30. Kings Canyon (California) - 779,791

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31. Everglades (Florida) - 778,198

32. Glacier Bay (Alaska) - 740,044

33. Theodore Roosevelt (North Dakota) - 729,893

34. Mammoth Cave (Kentucky) - 660,734

35. White Sands (New Mexico) - 659,742

36. Crater Lake (Oregon) - 632,242

37. Wind Cave (South Dakota) - 606,258

38. Big Bend (Texas) - 568,104

39. Denali (Alaska) - 543,300

40. Lassen Volcanic (California) - 504,777

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41. Biscayne (Florida) - 486,567

42. Virgin Islands (US Virgin Islands) - 471,074

43. Mesa Verde (Colorado) - 463,130

44. Great Sand Dunes (Colorado) - 432,498

45. Kenai Fjords (Alaska) - 425,369

46. Carlsbad Caverns (New Mexico) - 410,778

47. Pinnacles (California) - 343,208

48. Petrified Forest (Arizona) - 315,951

49. Congaree (South Carolina) - 287,833

50. Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colorado) - 250,086

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51. Channel Islands (California) - 227,186

52. Guadalupe Mountains (Texas) - 206,423

53. Voyageurs (Minnesota) - 206,326

54. Great Basin (Nevada) - 161,210

55. Wrangell–St. Elias (Alaska) - 108,840. Note - contiguous with Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada (48,472). Combined total: 157,312

56. Dry Tortugas (Florida) - 89,355

57. North Cascades (Washington) - 46,925

58. National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa) - 43,258

59. Katmai (Alaska) - 34,479

60. Isle Royale (Michigan) - 29,091

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61. Lake Clark (Alaska) - 19,778

62. Gates of the Arctic (Alaska) - 14,923. Note - contiguous with Ivvavik and Vuntut National Parks, Yukon, Canada (160). Combined total: 15,083

63. Kobuk Valley (Alaska) - 7,786

Fuller list with national monuments, historic sites, etc:

https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/National%20Reports/Visitation%20By%20State%20and%20By%20Park%20(2017%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)

Note that this divides parks by state, so that some parks have to be added up to get the total number of visitors. Also, Big Bend in Texas is contiguous with a park called Cañón de Santa Elena in Mexico, but Mexican park visitor estimates are a mess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952405)



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Date: June 20th, 2026 9:28 PM
Author: icanseemyneurons

IN and OH in the top 20 is surprising

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952414)



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Date: June 20th, 2026 9:45 PM
Author: gibberish (?)

I absolutely love north cascade. I hope it stays forgotten about forever. We live right by Olympic too. It's totally ruined with people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952448)



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Date: June 20th, 2026 10:05 PM
Author: .,...,,.,,..,,.,.....,..,.,.,,,....,.,.....


I agree friend. North Cascades are some of the most amazing mountains in the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952486)



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Date: June 20th, 2026 10:14 PM
Author: gibberish (?)

Shhh

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Date: June 21st, 2026 3:45 AM
Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,.


most of it is not that easy to reach for casual visitors. you have to do some actual hiking or camping.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952876)



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Date: June 20th, 2026 10:13 PM
Author: a rich inner world (luis)

Surprised Death Valley gets that many visitors

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952506)



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Date: June 20th, 2026 10:21 PM
Author: bloomington (🦬)

I really want to go to Isle Royale at some point

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876055&forum_id=2)#49952527)