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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park Visitation
 

Over 9,000,000 visitors enter the park each year. The following table lists the number of visitors entering the park each month for the past five years.

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

January

307,017

345,009

363,998

350,818

322,865

February

336,212

347,144

332,912

342,540

340,558

March

506,804

524,650

557,555

564,878

553,078

April

675,350

652,265

725,298

701,353

628,593

May

774,049

767,056

732,978

810,438

783,847

June

1,076,888

1,124,130

1,113,186

1,116,371

1,063,589

July

1,355,683

1,333,994

1,280,865

1,313,210

1,257,396

August

1,002,046

997,352

920,331

1,011,693

1,049,206

September

876,758

854,342

928,487

951,432

819,816

October

1,158,267

1,054,311

1,128,927

1,092,798

1,096,711

November

630,539

721,684

702,589

677,203

652,023

December

467,433

470,540

502,089

439,519

476,328

Total

9,167,044

9,192,477

9,289,214

9,372,253

9,044,010

 

Additional visitation information:
Chart of visitation by entrance station 2008 (pdf file)



 

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is America's most visited national park.  

Did You Know?
Between 8-10 million people visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year, making it the most visited national park in the country.

Last Updated: January 29, 2009 at 15:49 EST