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List of National Park Units by Number of Visitors

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The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.[1][2] The United States Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the National Park Service Organic Act.[3] Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C., within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior.

Timeline

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1910

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Visitors per year in 1910
Rank Park Visitors
1 Hot Springs National Park 120,000
2 Yellowstone NP [Wikidata] 19,575
3 Yosemite NP [Wikidata] 13,619
4 Mount Rainier National Park 8,000
5 Crater Lake NP [Wikidata] 5,000
6 Wind Cave National Park 3,387
7 Sequoia NP [Wikidata] 2,407
8 Kings Canyon NP [Wikidata] 1,178
9 Mesa Verde National Park 250

1920

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Visitors per year in 1920
Rank Park Name Visitors per year
1 Rocky Mountain National Park 240,966
2 Hot Springs National Park 162,850
3 Yellowstone National Park 159,554
4 Muir Woods National Monument 77,577
5 Yosemite National Park 68,906
6 Grand Canyon National Park 67,315
7 Acadia National Park 66,500
8 Mount Rainier National Park 56,491
9 Wind Cave National Park 38,000
10 Sequoia National Park 31,508
11 Petrified Forest National Park 30,390
12 Glacier National Park 22,449
13 Crater Lake National Park 20,135
14 Kings Canyon National Park 19,661
15 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 7,720
16 Saguaro National Park 5,000
17 Scotts Bluff National Monument 5,000
18 Tumacácori National Historical Park 4,300
19 Zion National Park 3,692
20 Capulin Volcano National Monument 3,200
21 Mesa Verde National Park 2,890
22 Montezuma Castle National Monument 2,500
23 El Morro National Monument 2,000
24 Lassen Volcanic National Park 2,000
25 Colorado National Monument 1,200
26 Navajo National Monument 64
bold parks added since 1910.

1930

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Visitors per year in 1930
Rank Park Name Visitors per year
1 Yosemite National Park 458,566
2 Yellowstone National Park 455,802
3 Mount Rainier National Park 265,620
4 Rocky Mountain National Park 255,874
5 Grand Canyon National Park 172,763
6 Hot Springs National Park 167,062
7 Crater Lake National Park 157,693
8 Acadia National Park 154,734
9 Sequoia National Park 129,221
10 Petrified Forest National Park 105,433
11 Carlsbad Caverns National Park 90,104
12 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 89,578
13 Wind Cave National Park 88,000
14 Muir Woods National Monument 77,311
15 Glacier National Park 73,776
16 Grand Teton National Park 60,000
17 Zion National Park 55,297
18 Saguaro National Park 50,000
19 Scotts Bluff National Monument 48,500
20 Kings Canyon National Park 43,547
21 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 36,656
22 Bryce Canyon National Park 35,982
23 Lassen Volcanic National Park 31,755
24 Montezuma Castle National Monument 19,298
25 Mesa Verde National Park 16,656
26 Capulin Volcano National Monument 16,500
27 Tumacácori National Historical Park 15,603
28 Devils Tower National Monument 14,720
29 Colorado National Monument 13,000
30 Aztec Ruins National Monument 12,906
31 Pinnacles National Park 11,862
32 George Washington Birthplace National Monument 10,000
33 Pipe Spring National Monument 8,765
34 Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve 7,365
35 Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument 4,812
36 El Morro National Monument 3,500
37 Sitka National Historical Park 3,000
38 Chaco Culture National Historical Park 2,300
39 Denali National Park and Preserve 951
40 Hovenweep National Monument 800
41 Wupatki National Monument 684
42 Arches National Park 400
43 Rainbow Bridge National Monument 325
44 Natural Bridges National Monument 300
45 Navajo National Monument 215

1940

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Top 25 Parks by Visitors per year in 1940
Rank Park Name Visitors per year
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1,721,920
2 Lincoln Memorial 1,538,573
3 Lake Mead National Recreation Area 1,311,820
4 Yellowstone National Park 1,052,874
5 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park 962,762
6 Washington Monument 959,624
7 Shenandoah National Park 950,807
8 Gettysburg National Military Park 629,832
9 Rocky Mountain National Park 627,847
10 Colonial National Historical Park 526,686
11 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 515,823
12 Yosemite National Park 506,781
13 Mount Rainier National Park 456,637
14 Statue of Liberty National Monument 395,633
15 Acadia National Park 382,084
16 Grand Canyon National Park 371,613
17 Arlington House 361,174
18 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 287,810
19 Sequoia National Park 282,198
20 Crater Lake National Park 252,482
21 Carlsbad Caverns National Park 236,653
22 Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 235,277
23 Morristown National Historical Park 213,858
24 Cabrillo National Monument 213,355
25 Shiloh National Military Park 203,987

See also

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Query WD

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  • Report by inception (P571)
Parks by inception date
SELECT DISTINCT ?item ?itemLabel ?inception WHERE {
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE]". }
  {
    SELECT DISTINCT ?item WHERE {
      ?item p:P4083 ?statement0.
      ?statement0 ps:P4083 _:anyValueP4083.
    }
    LIMIT 100
  }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P571 ?inception. }
}

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  1. ^ "America's Public Lands Explained". www.doi.gov. 2016-06-10. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The National Park Service Organic Act (1916)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.