In 2023, the number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States varied by type. There were approximately 92.39 million visitors to National Parks in the U.S. in 2023.
Number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by type of park
(in millions)
Characteristic
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
National Park
85.88
89.82
67.93
92.25
88.66
92.39
National Recreation Area
51.02
52.11
48.22
50.37
50.22
51.44
National Memorial
38.11
37.65
15.57
29.48
39.76
41.15
National Parkway
29.85
30.19
27.84
30.77
30.74
32.32
National Historical Park
33.16
34.73
20.23
23.73
26.21
27.65
National Seashore
18.33
20.27
18.03
21.78
20.85
23.01
National Monument
22.18
22.41
9.08
13.79
19.09
19.77
National Historic Site
8.66
8.85
4.13
5.91
7.17
8.08
National Preserve
3.43
4.01
3.99
5.65
5.89
5.08
National Military Park
4.35
4.38
3.16
3.75
4.06
4.19
National River
4.92
4.87
3.77
3.91
3.7
3.94
National Lakeshore
2.71
2.67
3.15
3.33
2.68
2.76
National Battlefield Park
3.53
3.56
3.4
2.73
2.27
2.49
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National Park Service. (April 8, 2024). Number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by type of park (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206801/number-of-visitors-to-national-parks-by-type-of-park-since-2010/
National Park Service. "Number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by type of park (in millions)." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206801/number-of-visitors-to-national-parks-by-type-of-park-since-2010/
National Park Service. (2024). Number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by type of park (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206801/number-of-visitors-to-national-parks-by-type-of-park-since-2010/
National Park Service. "Number of Visitors to National Parks and Sites in The United States from 2018 to 2023, by Type of Park (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206801/number-of-visitors-to-national-parks-by-type-of-park-since-2010/
National Park Service, Number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by type of park (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206801/number-of-visitors-to-national-parks-by-type-of-park-since-2010/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by type of park (in millions) [Graph], National Park Service, April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206801/number-of-visitors-to-national-parks-by-type-of-park-since-2010/
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