Visitation solid at National Parks in 2025

Washington, D.C. — The National Park Service recently announced it recorded more than 323 million recreation visits in 2025, including over 13 million overnight stays, with 26 parks setting new visitation records. This despite a 43-day partial government shutdown – the longest ever.

During 2025, there 323,014,305 recreation visits (406 parks report visitation figures) who logged. 1,386,749,187 recreation visitor hours. There were 13,016,577 overnight stays and 26 parks set visitation records.

“America’s national parks continue to be places where people come to experience our country’s history, landscapes and shared heritage,” said Jessica Bowron, Comptroller, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director. “We are committed to keeping parks open, accessible and well-managed so visitors can safely enjoy these extraordinary places today and for generations to come.”

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Visitation data helps the National Park Service manage parks to provide safe, enjoyable visitor experiences while protecting the natural and cultural resources entrusted to its care. The Visitation Statistics Dashboard on NPS.gov provides recreation visit data for every park in the U.S. for 2025 and previous years—dating back to 1979 for some parks.

With at least one national park site in every state, the national park system offers opportunities for recreation, learning and inspiration to visitors of all ages. For an in-depth look at 2025 visitation, including individual park figures, visit the NPS Social Science web site.

Top 10 – National Parks

• Great Smoky Mountains, 11,527,939;

• Zion, 4,984,525;

• Yellowstone, 4,762,988;

• Grand Canyon, 4,430,653;

• Yosemite, 4,278,413;

• Rocky Mountain, 4,171,431;

• Acadia, 4,079,318;

• Grand Teton, 3,800,648;

• Olympic, 3,584,187;

• Glacier, 3,136,557.

Established in 1916, the National Park Service preserves America’s most treasured natural and cultural places for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of current and future generations.

Learn more at nps.gov.