Least Visited National Parks
All 63 US national parks, fewest visitors first · NPS recreation visits in 2025
In 2025
Fewest visitors: Kobuk Valley National Park (7,786), Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (14,923), Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (19,778).
Even in its busiest month, Kobuk Valley National Park averaged about 93 visitors a day.
| # | National park · busiest month | Visits 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kobuk Valley National ParkBusiest: July, ~93/day | 7,786−55% vs 2024 |
| 2 | Gates of the Arctic National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~160/day | 14,923+25% vs 2024 |
| 3 | Lake Clark National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~229/day | 19,778+7% vs 2024 |
| 4 | Isle Royale National ParkBusiest: August, ~288/day | 29,091+1% vs 2024 |
| 5 | Katmai National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~435/day | 34,479−5% vs 2024 |
| 6 | North Cascades National ParkBusiest: July, ~543/day | 46,925+185% vs 2024 |
| 7 | Chiricahua National ParkBusiest: March, ~430/day | 70,406−1% vs 2024 |
| 8 | Dry Tortugas National ParkBusiest: May, ~323/day | 89,355+5% vs 2024 |
| 9 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~1,197/day | 108,840+33% vs 2024 |
| 10 | Great Basin National ParkBusiest: July, ~1,192/day | 161,210+6% vs 2024 |
| 11 | Voyageurs National ParkBusiest: August, ~1,380/day | 206,326+4% vs 2024 |
| 12 | Guadalupe Mountains National ParkBusiest: March, ~979/day | 206,423−9% vs 2024 |
| 13 | Channel Islands National ParkBusiest: July, ~932/day | 227,186−13% vs 2024 |
| 14 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkBusiest: June, ~1,834/day | 250,086−26% vs 2024 |
| 15 | Congaree National ParkBusiest: April, ~1,108/day | 287,833+19% vs 2024 |
| 16 | Petrified Forest National ParkBusiest: June, ~1,448/day | 315,951−44% vs 2024 |
| 17 | Pinnacles National ParkBusiest: March, ~1,441/day | 343,208−3% vs 2024 |
| 18 | Carlsbad Caverns National ParkBusiest: March, ~1,771/day | 410,778−11% vs 2024 |
| 19 | Kenai Fjords National ParkBusiest: July, ~4,266/day | 425,369+1% vs 2024 |
| 20 | Great Sand Dunes National Park & PreserveBusiest: June, ~2,500/day | 432,498−1% vs 2024 |
| 21 | Mesa Verde National ParkBusiest: June, ~2,823/day | 463,130−4% vs 2024 |
| 22 | Virgin Islands National ParkBusiest: March, ~1,786/day | 471,074+11% vs 2024 |
| 23 | Biscayne National ParkBusiest: May, ~1,732/day | 486,567−5% vs 2024 |
| 24 | Lassen Volcanic National ParkBusiest: July, ~3,647/day | 504,777+41% vs 2024 |
| 25 | Denali National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~4,886/day | 543,300+17% vs 2024 |
| 26 | Big Bend National ParkBusiest: March, ~3,449/day | 568,104+1% vs 2024 |
| 27 | Wind Cave National ParkBusiest: July, ~3,601/day | 606,258+24% vs 2024 |
| 28 | Crater Lake National ParkBusiest: August, ~6,119/day | 632,242+25% vs 2024 |
| 29 | White Sands National ParkBusiest: March, ~2,957/day | 659,742−6% vs 2024 |
| 30 | Mammoth Cave National ParkBusiest: July, ~3,315/day | 660,734−12% vs 2024 |
| 31 | Theodore Roosevelt National ParkBusiest: July, ~5,024/day | 729,893−0% vs 2024 |
| 32 | Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~5,294/day | 740,044+1% vs 2024 |
| 33 | Everglades National ParkBusiest: March, ~3,194/day | 778,198+5% vs 2024 |
| 34 | Kings Canyon National ParkBusiest: July, ~4,136/day | 779,791+11% vs 2024 |
| 35 | Canyonlands National ParkBusiest: May, ~3,892/day | 796,057−3% vs 2024 |
| 36 | Saguaro National ParkBusiest: March, ~4,288/day | 847,749−10% vs 2024 |
| 37 | Haleakala National ParkBusiest: July, ~2,960/day | 853,711+17% vs 2024 |
| 38 | Badlands National ParkBusiest: July, ~7,512/day | 1,139,361+4% vs 2024 |
| 39 | Redwood National Parknew count methodBusiest: June, ~7,401/day | 1,202,480not comparable |
| 40 | Death Valley National ParkBusiest: April, ~4,867/day | 1,320,134−8% vs 2024 |
| 41 | Sequoia National ParkBusiest: July, ~6,464/day | 1,378,337+5% vs 2024 |
| 42 | Capitol Reef National ParkBusiest: May, ~7,135/day | 1,388,476−2% vs 2024 |
| 43 | Arches National ParkBusiest: May, ~6,240/day | 1,511,740+3% vs 2024 |
| 44 | Mount Rainier National ParkBusiest: August, ~13,901/day | 1,635,342+1% vs 2024 |
| 45 | Shenandoah National ParkBusiest: October, ~10,631/day | 1,682,152−2% vs 2024 |
| 46 | Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkBusiest: January, ~5,842/day | 1,877,854+31% vs 2024 |
| 47 | New River Gorge National Park & PreserveBusiest: June, ~8,781/day | 1,958,440+8% vs 2024 |
| 48 | Bryce Canyon National ParkBusiest: September, ~8,835/day | 1,967,367−21% vs 2024 |
| 49 | Gateway Arch National ParkBusiest: July, ~16,004/day | 2,209,028−14% vs 2024 |
| 50 | Hot Springs National ParkBusiest: June, ~11,719/day | 2,494,611+1% vs 2024 |
| 51 | Indiana Dunes National ParkBusiest: June, ~14,195/day | 2,629,497−3% vs 2024 |
| 52 | Joshua Tree National ParkBusiest: March, ~13,290/day | 2,932,644−2% vs 2024 |
| 53 | Cuyahoga Valley National ParkBusiest: August, ~12,479/day | 3,025,325+4% vs 2024 |
| 54 | Glacier National ParkBusiest: July, ~24,679/day | 3,136,557−2% vs 2024 |
| 55 | Olympic National ParkBusiest: August, ~18,237/day | 3,584,187−4% vs 2024 |
| 56 | Grand Teton National ParkBusiest: July, ~25,393/day | 3,800,648+5% vs 2024 |
| 57 | Acadia National ParkBusiest: August, ~27,234/day | 4,079,318+3% vs 2024 |
| 58 | Rocky Mountain National ParkBusiest: July, ~24,620/day | 4,171,431+0% vs 2024 |
| 59 | Yosemite National ParkBusiest: July, ~19,889/day | 4,278,413+4% vs 2024 |
| 60 | Grand Canyon National ParkBusiest: May, ~16,408/day | 4,430,653−10% vs 2024 |
| 61 | Yellowstone National ParkBusiest: July, ~31,455/day | 4,762,988+0% vs 2024 |
| 62 | Zion National ParkBusiest: June, ~19,501/day | 4,984,525+1% vs 2024 |
| 63 | Great Smoky Mountains National ParkBusiest: October, ~50,377/day | 11,527,939−5% vs 2024 |
Recreation visits count entries for recreation, so one person visiting on three days counts three times. Remote parks in Alaska and on islands are hard to reach, which keeps their numbers low. Parks' counting methods differ and sometimes change (marked above).
Sources. Visitor counts: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, final figures through 2025; typical months use 2022–2025). Weather: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Both are U.S. Government works in the public domain. How we calculate.
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