National park visits hit record high
The Weather Channel · 7 days ago
The Weather Channel
7 days ago
The latest numbers show nearly 332 million visits to National Park Service sites last year, a new record high. The statistics count all NPS sites, including places like recreation areas, historic parks and battlefields. But we wondered when it comes to national parks specifically, which are the most and least popular?
Breakdown
- U.S. National Park Service sites logged about 332 million visits, a new record.
- Grand Canyon and Zion national parks each had about 4.9 million visits. 19s
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited with over 12 million visits. 27s
- Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska had the fewest visits, just under 12,000. 38s