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Visitation Numbers
10 Most Visited Parks in 2017
The National Park Service celebrated its 101st anniversay in 2017 encouraging everyone to visit one of the 417 parks nationwide.Park | Recreational Visits | |
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1 | Blue Ridge Parkway | 16,093,765 |
2 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | 14,981, 897 |
3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 11,388,893 |
4 | Gateway National Recreation Area | 9,190,610 |
5 | Lincoln Memorial | 7,956,117 |
6 | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | 7,882,339 |
7 | George Washington Memorial Parkway | 7,562,793 |
8 | Natchez Trace Parkway | 6,326,062 |
9 | Grand Canyon National Park | 6,254,238 |
10 | Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 5,072,589 |
10 Most Visited "National Parks" in 2017
Out of the 417 parks in the National Park System, there are 60 with the designation "national park."Park | Recreational Visits | |
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1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 11,388,893 |
2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 6,254,238 |
3 | Zion National Park | 4,504,812 |
4 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 4,437,215 |
5 | Yosemite National Park | 4,366,890 |
6 | Yellowstone National Park | 4,116,524 |
7 | Acadia National Park | 3,509,271 |
8 | Olympic National Park | 3,401,996 |
9 | Grand Teton National Park | 3,317,000 |
10 | Glacier National Park | 3,305,512 |
Recreation Visits by Year
1904 | 120,690 | 1930 | 3,038,935 | 1956 | 53,872,100 | 1982 | 244,924,579 | 2008 | 274,852,949 |
1905 | 140,954 | 1931 | 3,217,674 | 1957 | 58,220,600 | 1983 | 243.619.396 | 2009 | 285,579,941 |
1906 | 30,569 | 1932 | 3,551,885 | 1958 | 58,466,800 | 1984 | 248.785.509 | 2010 | 281,303,769 |
1907 | 32,935 | 1933 | 3,255,684 | 1959 | 62,834,000 | 1985 | 263.441.808 | 2011 | 278,939,216 |
1908 | 42,768 | 1934 | 6,095,201 | 1960 | 71,586,000 | 1986 | 281,094,850 | 2012 | 282,765,682 |
1909 | 60,899 | 1935 | 7,435,659 | 1961 | 78,933,900 | 1987 | 287,244,998 | 2013 | 273,630,895 |
1910 | 173,416 | 1936 | 11,749,790 | 1962 | 88,548,300 | 1988 | 282,451,441 | 2014 | 292,800,082 |
1911 | 194,207 | 1937 | 14,838,640 | 1963 | 101,959,800 | 1989 | 269,399,837 | 2015 | 307,247,252 |
1912 | 198,334 | 1938 | 16,019,483 | 1964 | 109,190,300 | 1990 | 255,581,467 | 2016 | 330,971,689 |
1913 | 216,853 | 1939 | 15,141,032 | 1965 | 118,662,500 | 1991 | 267,840,999 | 2017 | 330,882,751 |
1914 | 209,693 | 1940 | 16,410,148 | 1966 | 129,282,100 | 1992 | 274,694,549 | Total | 13,918,617,696 |
1915 | 314,299 | 1941 | 20,487,633 | 1967 | 135,414,200 | 1993 | 273,120,925 | ||
1916 | 326,506 | 1942 | 8,891,495 | 1968 | 145,449,500 | 1994 | 268,636,169 | ||
1917 | 453,498 | 1943 | 6,383,513 | 1969 | 159,103,500 | 1995 | 269,564,307 | ||
1918 | 436,222 | 1944 | 7,723,790 | 1970 | 168,135,100 | 1996 | 265,796,163 | ||
1919 | 781,178 | 1945 | 10,855,548 | 1971 | 151,265,400 | 1997 | 275,236,335 | ||
1920 | 1,022,091 | 1946 | 20,918,012 | 1972 | 163,156,569 | 1998 | 286,762,265 | ||
1921 | 1,101,697 | 1947 | 24,258,527 | 1973 | 166,572,300 | 1999 | 287,130,879 | ||
1922 | 1,136,949 | 1948 | 26,294,795 | 1974 | 168,686,500 | 2000 | 285,891,275, | ||
1923 | 1,364,024 | 1949 | 29,124,837 | 1975 | 188,085,700 | 2001 | 279,873,926 | ||
1924 | 1,527,999 | 1950 | 32,706,172 | 1976 | 215,359,800 | 2002 | 227,299,880 | ||
1925 | 1,900,499 | 1951 | 36,613,178 | 1977 | 209,370,600 | 2003 | 266,230,290 | ||
1926 | 2,162,640 | 1952 | 41,804,313 | 1978 | 221,127,705 | 2004 | 276,908,337 | ||
1927 | 2,465,058 | 1953 | 45,679,754 | 1979 | 205,369,795 | 2005 | 273,488,751 | ||
1928 | 2,703,753 | 1954 | 47,967,800 | 1980 | 220,463,211 | 2006 | 272,623,980 | ||
1929 | 3,010,912 | 1955 | 48,891,000 | 1981 | 238,592,669 | 2007 | 275,581,547 |
Last updated: March 14, 2018