STATISTICS
Park and outdoor statistics
Each line has a number and the agency that published it. The latest finished official park year is 2025. Calendar 2026 totals are not out yet.
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Park visits
The National Park System recorded 323,014,305 recreation visits in 2025. Source: National Park Service, 13 March 2026.
From the np.guide field guides
np.guide has published guides for 10 national parks. Those 10 parks are also the 10 most visited national parks in 2025. Sample: the 10 published guides in this site.
Those guides list 95 places. 90 of the 95 have weak, limited, or no mobile signal. Sample: 95 mapped places.
The same guides list 50 short hikes and 41 permit notes.
Pages
- National park statistics 2026. Visits, overnight stays, spending, deaths, search and rescue.
- Hiking statistics 2026. Hikers in the U.S. and hiking visits on federal land.
- Camping statistics 2026. Overnight stays, campers, and why there is no 2026 national permit total.
- Outdoor recreation statistics 2026. Forest Service, BLM, wildlife refuges, and recreation areas.
How to cite
Use the number, the year, and the named agency. A recreation visit is one entry by one person on one day. It is not a unique person.
Do not add National Park Service, Forest Service, and BLM visit totals together. They do not use one counting method.