National parks were the most visited type of park in the United States in 2023. Overall, 28 percent of recreational visits to national sites in the North American country were to national parks, whereas national monuments recorded just six percent of total visits that year.
Distribution of recreational visits to national sites in the United States in 2023, by site designation
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*Miscellaneous includes those designations under the National Park System but not broken out in this figure: international historic site, national battlefield, national battlefield park, national lakeshore, national military park, national reserve, national river, and national wild & scenic river.Â
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National Park Service. (April 9, 2024). Distribution of recreational visits to national sites in the United States in 2023, by site designation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206812/distribution-of-recreational-visits-to-national-sites-by-type/
National Park Service. "Distribution of recreational visits to national sites in the United States in 2023, by site designation." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206812/distribution-of-recreational-visits-to-national-sites-by-type/
National Park Service. (2024). Distribution of recreational visits to national sites in the United States in 2023, by site designation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206812/distribution-of-recreational-visits-to-national-sites-by-type/
National Park Service. "Distribution of Recreational Visits to National Sites in The United States in 2023, by Site Designation." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206812/distribution-of-recreational-visits-to-national-sites-by-type/
National Park Service, Distribution of recreational visits to national sites in the United States in 2023, by site designation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206812/distribution-of-recreational-visits-to-national-sites-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of recreational visits to national sites in the United States in 2023, by site designation [Graph], National Park Service, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206812/distribution-of-recreational-visits-to-national-sites-by-type/
