Most Visited National Parks
All 63 US national parks · NPS recreation visits in 2025
In 2025
Most visitors: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (11,527,939), Zion National Park (4,984,525), Yellowstone National Park (4,762,988).
The top 10 drew 52% of all visits to the 63 national parks.
| # | National park · busiest month | Visits 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National ParkBusiest: October, ~50,377/day | 11,527,939−8% vs 2019 |
| 2 | Zion National ParkBusiest: June, ~19,501/day | 4,984,525+11% vs 2019 |
| 3 | Yellowstone National ParkBusiest: July, ~31,455/day | 4,762,988+18% vs 2019 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National ParkBusiest: May, ~16,408/day | 4,430,653−26% vs 2019 |
| 5 | Yosemite National ParkBusiest: July, ~19,889/day | 4,278,413−3% vs 2019 |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National ParkBusiest: July, ~24,620/day | 4,171,431−11% vs 2019 |
| 7 | Acadia National ParkBusiest: August, ~27,234/day | 4,079,318+19% vs 2019 |
| 8 | Grand Teton National ParkBusiest: July, ~25,393/day | 3,800,648+12% vs 2019 |
| 9 | Olympic National ParkBusiest: August, ~18,237/day | 3,584,187+10% vs 2019 |
| 10 | Glacier National ParkBusiest: July, ~24,679/day | 3,136,557+3% vs 2019 |
| 11 | Cuyahoga Valley National ParkBusiest: August, ~12,479/day | 3,025,325+35% vs 2019 |
| 12 | Joshua Tree National ParkBusiest: March, ~13,290/day | 2,932,644−2% vs 2019 |
| 13 | Indiana Dunes National ParkBusiest: June, ~14,195/day | 2,629,497+23% vs 2019 |
| 14 | Hot Springs National ParkBusiest: June, ~11,719/day | 2,494,611+70% vs 2019 |
| 15 | Gateway Arch National ParkBusiest: July, ~16,004/day | 2,209,028+7% vs 2019 |
| 16 | Bryce Canyon National ParkBusiest: September, ~8,835/day | 1,967,367−24% vs 2019 |
| 17 | New River Gorge National Park & PreserveBusiest: June, ~8,781/day | 1,958,440+64% vs 2019 |
| 18 | Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkBusiest: January, ~5,842/day | 1,877,854+37% vs 2019 |
| 19 | Shenandoah National ParkBusiest: October, ~10,631/day | 1,682,152+18% vs 2019 |
| 20 | Mount Rainier National ParkBusiest: August, ~13,901/day | 1,635,342+9% vs 2019 |
| 21 | Arches National ParkBusiest: May, ~6,240/day | 1,511,740−9% vs 2019 |
| 22 | Capitol Reef National ParkBusiest: May, ~7,135/day | 1,388,476+13% vs 2019 |
| 23 | Sequoia National ParkBusiest: July, ~6,464/day | 1,378,337+11% vs 2019 |
| 24 | Death Valley National ParkBusiest: April, ~4,867/day | 1,320,134−24% vs 2019 |
| 25 | Redwood National Parknew count methodBusiest: June, ~7,401/day | 1,202,480not comparable |
| 26 | Badlands National ParkBusiest: July, ~7,512/day | 1,139,361+17% vs 2019 |
| 27 | Haleakala National ParkBusiest: July, ~2,960/day | 853,711−14% vs 2019 |
| 28 | Saguaro National ParkBusiest: March, ~4,288/day | 847,749−17% vs 2019 |
| 29 | Canyonlands National ParkBusiest: May, ~3,892/day | 796,057+8% vs 2019 |
| 30 | Kings Canyon National ParkBusiest: July, ~4,136/day | 779,791+23% vs 2019 |
| 31 | Everglades National ParkBusiest: March, ~3,194/day | 778,198−30% vs 2019 |
| 32 | Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~5,294/day | 740,044+10% vs 2019 |
| 33 | Theodore Roosevelt National ParkBusiest: July, ~5,024/day | 729,893+6% vs 2019 |
| 34 | Mammoth Cave National ParkBusiest: July, ~3,315/day | 660,734+20% vs 2019 |
| 35 | White Sands National ParkBusiest: March, ~2,957/day | 659,742+8% vs 2019 |
| 36 | Crater Lake National ParkBusiest: August, ~6,119/day | 632,242−10% vs 2019 |
| 37 | Wind Cave National ParkBusiest: July, ~3,601/day | 606,258−1% vs 2019 |
| 38 | Big Bend National ParkBusiest: March, ~3,449/day | 568,104+22% vs 2019 |
| 39 | Denali National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~4,886/day | 543,300−10% vs 2019 |
| 40 | Lassen Volcanic National ParkBusiest: July, ~3,647/day | 504,777−2% vs 2019 |
| 41 | Biscayne National ParkBusiest: May, ~1,732/day | 486,567−31% vs 2019 |
| 42 | Virgin Islands National ParkBusiest: March, ~1,786/day | 471,074+253% vs 2019 |
| 43 | Mesa Verde National ParkBusiest: June, ~2,823/day | 463,130−17% vs 2019 |
| 44 | Great Sand Dunes National Park & PreserveBusiest: June, ~2,500/day | 432,498−18% vs 2019 |
| 45 | Kenai Fjords National ParkBusiest: July, ~4,266/day | 425,369+19% vs 2019 |
| 46 | Carlsbad Caverns National ParkBusiest: March, ~1,771/day | 410,778−7% vs 2019 |
| 47 | Pinnacles National ParkBusiest: March, ~1,441/day | 343,208+94% vs 2019 |
| 48 | Petrified Forest National ParkBusiest: June, ~1,448/day | 315,951−51% vs 2019 |
| 49 | Congaree National ParkBusiest: April, ~1,108/day | 287,833+81% vs 2019 |
| 50 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkBusiest: June, ~1,834/day | 250,086−42% vs 2019 |
| 51 | Channel Islands National ParkBusiest: July, ~932/day | 227,186−45% vs 2019 |
| 52 | Guadalupe Mountains National ParkBusiest: March, ~979/day | 206,423+9% vs 2019 |
| 53 | Voyageurs National ParkBusiest: August, ~1,380/day | 206,326−11% vs 2019 |
| 54 | Great Basin National ParkBusiest: July, ~1,192/day | 161,210+22% vs 2019 |
| 55 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~1,197/day | 108,840+46% vs 2019 |
| 56 | Dry Tortugas National ParkBusiest: May, ~323/day | 89,355+13% vs 2019 |
| 57 | Chiricahua National ParkBusiest: March, ~430/day | 70,406+16% vs 2019 |
| 58 | North Cascades National ParkBusiest: July, ~543/day | 46,925+23% vs 2019 |
| 59 | Katmai National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~435/day | 34,479−59% vs 2019 |
| 60 | Isle Royale National ParkBusiest: August, ~288/day | 29,091+10% vs 2019 |
| 61 | Lake Clark National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~229/day | 19,778+15% vs 2019 |
| 62 | Gates of the Arctic National Park & PreserveBusiest: July, ~160/day | 14,923+42% vs 2019 |
| 63 | Kobuk Valley National ParkBusiest: July, ~93/day | 7,786−51% vs 2019 |
Recreation visits count entries for recreation, so one person visiting on three days counts three times. Counting methods differ between parks and sometimes change (marked above).
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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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