News Release
Date: August 21, 2023
Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2022 resulted in a record high $50.3 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 378,400 jobs.
“At the Interior Department, we understand that nature is essential to the health, well-being and prosperity of every family and every community in America. But outdoor recreation is not just good for the soul, it’s a significant driver of our national and local economies and job sustainability,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “When people visit one of our amazing parks, they are contributing to the community around them. That’s why our Administration is working so hard through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to provide resources to the National Park System for critical infrastructure and maintenance needs.”
The National Park Service report, 2022 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, finds that nearly 312 million visitors spent $23.9 billion in communities within 60 miles of a national park. Of the 378,400 jobs supported by visitor spending, 314,600 jobs were in park gateway communities.
“Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers and partners, we safeguard these special places and share their stories with more than 300 million visitors every year. The impact of tourism to national parks is undeniable: bringing jobs and revenue to communities in every state in the country and making national parks an essential driver to the national economy,” said National Park Service Director Chuck Sams.
Annual appropriations for the NPS totaled $3.3 billion in fiscal year 2022, effectively turning a $1 investment in national parks into a more than $10 boost to the nation’s economy.
The latest report is informed by new socioeconomic monitoring survey data, which greatly increases the accuracy of spending estimates for each park and helps the National Park Service learn more about park visitors. This advanced monitoring also delivers a more accurate estimate of the economic contributions of parks to communities.
Results from the Visitor Spending Effects report series are available online via an interactive tool. Users can view year-by-year trend data and explore current year visitor spending, jobs, labor income, value-added, and economic output effects by sector for national, state and local economies. The interactive tool is available on the Visitor Spending Effects webpage.
The annual peer-reviewed economics report was prepared by economists from the National Park Service. Learn more about how NPS-managed lands and programs provide economic benefits on the NPS economics webpage.
National Park Visitor Spending Contributions to the U.S. Economy 2012-2022
|
|
Visitation |
Visitor Spending |
Jobs Supported |
Local Jobs |
Total Output |
|
2013 |
273,630,895 |
$14.6 billion |
237,599 |
197,343 |
$26.5 billion |
|
2014 |
292,800,082 |
$15.7 billion |
276,960 |
235,600 |
$29.7 billion |
|
2015 |
307,247,252 |
$16.9 billion |
295,339 |
252,030 |
$32 billion |
|
2016 |
330,971,689 |
$18.4 billion |
318,000 |
271,544 |
$34.9 billion |
|
2017 |
330,882,751 |
$18.2 billion |
306,000 |
255,900 |
$35.8 billion |
|
2018 |
318,211,833 |
$20.2 billion |
329,000 |
268,195 |
$40.1 billion |
|
2019 |
327,516,619 |
$21.0 billion |
340,500 |
278,173 |
$41.7 billion |
|
2020 |
237,064,332 |
$14.5 billion |
234,000 |
194,400 |
$28.6 billion |
|
2021 |
297,115,406 |
$20.5 billion |
322,600 |
268,900 |
$42.5 billion |
|
2022 |
311,985,998 |
$23.9 billion |
378,400 |
314,600 |
$50.3 billion |
Visitor Spending Contributions by Park 2022
|
Park Unit |
Total Recreation Visits |
Total Visitor Spending ($2022) |
Jobs |
Economic Output ($2022) |
|
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP |
265,707 |
$17,545,000 |
266 |
$25,544,000 |
|
Acadia NPa |
3,970,260 |
$478,821,000 |
6,695 |
$690,712,000 |
|
Adams NHP |
12,848 |
$849,000 |
11 |
$1,290,000 |
|
African Burial Ground NM |
29,743 |
$1,964,000 |
21 |
$2,884,000 |
|
Agate Fossil Beds NMa |
16,357 |
$1,378,000 |
18 |
$1,477,000 |
|
Alagnak WRc |
184 |
$7,000 |
0 |
$8,000 |
|
Alibates Flint Quarries NM |
7,520 |
$497,000 |
7 |
$638,000 |
|
Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS |
176,144 |
$11,631,000 |
167 |
$17,060,000 |
|
Amistad NRA |
912,283 |
$45,498,000 |
574 |
$49,145,000 |
|
Andersonville NHS |
60,109 |
$3,969,000 |
61 |
$5,109,000 |
|
Andrew Johnson NHS |
52,873 |
$3,491,000 |
49 |
$4,838,000 |
|
Aniakchak NM&PRES |
179 |
$344,000 |
5 |
$520,000 |
|
Antietam NB |
115,619 |
$7,630,000 |
95 |
$11,330,000 |
|
Apostle Islands NLa |
254,952 |
$45,212,000 |
623 |
$56,652,000 |
|
Appomattox Court House NHP |
83,483 |
$5,512,000 |
79 |
$7,307,000 |
|
Arches NPa,b |
1,460,652 |
$274,172,000 |
3,558 |
$335,174,000 |
|
Arkansas Post NMEM |
22,791 |
$1,505,000 |
20 |
$1,927,000 |
|
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial NMEM |
306,686 |
$20,251,000 |
249 |
$29,992,000 |
|
Assateague Island NS |
2,340,269 |
$116,445,000 |
1,414 |
$138,624,000 |
|
Aztec Ruins NM |
50,396 |
$3,328,000 |
44 |
$3,990,000 |
|
Badlands NP |
1,006,809 |
$73,746,000 |
991 |
$95,334,000 |
|
Bandelier NM |
210,941 |
$15,018,000 |
200 |
$19,649,000 |
|
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NMc |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Bent's Old Fort NHS |
26,057 |
$1,720,000 |
23 |
$2,226,000 |
|
Bering Land Bridge NPRES |
2,642 |
$4,363,000 |
61 |
$6,529,000 |
|
Big Bend NP |
514,107 |
$48,061,000 |
655 |
$55,676,000 |
|
Big Cypress NPRES |
2,903,159 |
$261,407,000 |
3,403 |
$387,985,000 |
|
Big Hole Nba |
54,781 |
$4,371,000 |
56 |
$4,845,000 |
|
Big South Fork NRRAa |
797,726 |
$28,195,000 |
333 |
$32,603,000 |
|
Big Thicket NPRES |
276,788 |
$20,113,000 |
263 |
$27,473,000 |
|
Bighorn Canyon NRA |
217,660 |
$10,805,000 |
145 |
$13,194,000 |
|
Biscayne NP |
701,023 |
$50,949,000 |
659 |
$74,118,000 |
|
Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP |
297,257 |
$20,930,000 |
243 |
$26,108,000 |
|
Blue Ridge PKWYa |
15,711,004 |
$1,286,018,000 |
17,824 |
$1,674,075,000 |
|
Bluestone NSRc |
14,113 |
$705,000 |
9 |
$849,000 |
|
Booker T Washington NM |
20,396 |
$1,347,000 |
20 |
$1,863,000 |
|
Boston African American NHS |
390,765 |
$25,803,000 |
323 |
$39,314,000 |
|
Boston Harbor Islands NRAc |
29,241 |
$1,460,000 |
17 |
$2,070,000 |
|
Boston NHP |
2,123,246 |
$140,202,000 |
1,752 |
$213,592,000 |
|
Brown V Board of Education NHS |
15,564 |
$1,028,000 |
15 |
$1,612,000 |
|
Bryce Canyon NPa,b |
2,354,660 |
$218,608,000 |
3,019 |
$234,954,000 |
|
Buck Island Reef NM |
45,365 |
$3,210,000 |
31 |
$4,011,000 |
|
Buffalo NR |
1,306,932 |
$64,953,000 |
864 |
$78,495,000 |
|
Cabrillo NM |
768,076 |
$50,718,000 |
638 |
$71,205,000 |
|
Camp Nelson NM |
16,217 |
$1,071,000 |
16 |
$1,479,000 |
|
Canaveral NSa |
2,122,075 |
$87,275,000 |
1,126 |
$124,122,000 |
|
Cane River Creole NHP |
14,811 |
$978,000 |
13 |
$1,232,000 |
|
Canyon De Chelly NM |
354,972 |
$26,964,000 |
352 |
$31,858,000 |
|
Canyonlands NPa,b |
779,147 |
$101,464,000 |
1,319 |
$123,758,000 |
|
Cape Cod NSa |
3,968,672 |
$548,247,000 |
6,683 |
$750,304,000 |
|
Cape Hatteras NSa,b |
2,862,844 |
$644,568,000 |
10,272 |
$864,609,000 |
|
Cape Krusenstern NM |
17,403 |
$28,727,000 |
403 |
$42,990,000 |
|
Cape Lookout NS |
541,533 |
$26,773,000 |
343 |
$29,648,000 |
|
Capitol Reef NPa,b |
1,227,608 |
$105,561,000 |
1,462 |
$121,297,000 |
|
Capulin Volcano NMa |
88,541 |
$3,029,000 |
38 |
$3,160,000 |
|
Carl Sandburg Home NHS |
79,123 |
$5,225,000 |
73 |
$6,912,000 |
|
Carlsbad Caverns NP |
390,932 |
$28,452,000 |
353 |
$31,166,000 |
|
Carter G. Woodson Home NHSc |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Casa Grande Ruins NM |
78,557 |
$5,187,000 |
71 |
$8,017,000 |
|
Castillo De San Marcos NM |
624,841 |
$41,259,000 |
592 |
$58,786,000 |
|
Castle Clinton NM |
3,471,661 |
$99,259,000 |
976 |
$125,214,000 |
|
Catoctin Mountain Pa,b |
450,322 |
$13,455,000 |
147 |
$16,460,000 |
|
Cedar Breaks NM |
688,644 |
$50,025,000 |
653 |
$62,189,000 |
|
Cesar E. Chavez NM |
11,585 |
$765,000 |
9 |
$1,118,000 |
|
Chaco Culture NHP |
41,594 |
$2,525,000 |
33 |
$3,152,000 |
|
Chamizal NMEMc |
17,673 |
$1,167,000 |
17 |
$1,515,000 |
|
Channel Islands NP |
323,245 |
$21,775,000 |
258 |
$31,853,000 |
|
Charles Pinckney NHS |
12,585 |
$831,000 |
11 |
$1,080,000 |
|
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers NM |
3,518 |
$232,000 |
3 |
$323,000 |
|
Chattahoochee River NRA |
3,537,848 |
$176,660,000 |
2,372 |
$259,566,000 |
|
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP |
4,286,185 |
$90,738,000 |
1,177 |
$139,746,000 |
|
Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP |
964,272 |
$63,644,000 |
905 |
$81,396,000 |
|
Chickasaw NRAa |
1,455,530 |
$27,957,000 |
258 |
$23,493,000 |
|
Chiricahua NM |
61,377 |
$4,063,000 |
49 |
$4,374,000 |
|
Christiansted NHS |
96,587 |
$6,378,000 |
65 |
$8,221,000 |
|
City Of Rocks NRES |
83,996 |
$5,546,000 |
73 |
$6,596,000 |
|
Clara Barton NHSc |
673 |
$45,000 |
1 |
$66,000 |
|
Colonial NHPa |
2,762,273 |
$303,110,000 |
4,509 |
$407,623,000 |
|
Colorado NM |
480,442 |
$34,055,000 |
438 |
$42,518,000 |
|
Congaree NPa |
204,522 |
$11,831,000 |
138 |
$14,224,000 |
|
Coronado NMEM |
131,359 |
$8,674,000 |
114 |
$11,384,000 |
|
Cowpens NB |
212,534 |
$15,469,000 |
213 |
$22,503,000 |
|
Crater Lake NP |
527,259 |
$51,208,000 |
728 |
$74,757,000 |
|
Craters Of The Moon NM&PRESa |
237,774 |
$9,362,000 |
124 |
$11,017,000 |
|
Cumberland Gap NHPa,b |
732,916 |
$23,245,000 |
284 |
$25,237,000 |
|
Cumberland Island NS |
64,387 |
$3,091,000 |
41 |
$4,085,000 |
|
Curecanti NRA |
992,749 |
$49,301,000 |
556 |
$57,818,000 |
|
Cuyahoga Valley NPa |
2,913,312 |
$55,996,000 |
778 |
$86,244,000 |
|
Dayton Aviation Heritage NHPa |
81,303 |
$5,362,000 |
85 |
$8,857,000 |
|
De Soto NMEM |
173,150 |
$11,433,000 |
163 |
$17,195,000 |
|
Death Valley NP |
1,128,862 |
$104,819,000 |
1,228 |
$139,299,000 |
|
Delaware Water Gap NRAa |
4,380,225 |
$167,208,000 |
2,329 |
$266,010,000 |
|
Denali NP&PRES |
427,562 |
$474,887,000 |
6,641 |
$713,505,000 |
|
Devils Postpile NM |
144,453 |
$10,514,000 |
127 |
$13,127,000 |
|
Devils Tower NM |
480,713 |
$34,868,000 |
459 |
$45,382,000 |
|
Dinosaur NM |
351,019 |
$23,829,000 |
270 |
$27,064,000 |
|
Dry Tortugas NP |
78,488 |
$5,403,000 |
58 |
$6,123,000 |
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower MEM |
760,603 |
$16,208,000 |
203 |
$24,844,000 |
|
Edgar Allan Poe NHSc |
10,726 |
$708,000 |
10 |
$1,123,000 |
|
Effigy Mounds NMa |
56,422 |
$4,053,000 |
61 |
$5,230,000 |
|
Eisenhower NHS |
22,250 |
$1,469,000 |
18 |
$2,149,000 |
|
El Malpais NM |
162,755 |
$10,747,000 |
153 |
$14,402,000 |
|
El Morro NM |
60,501 |
$4,319,000 |
56 |
$4,672,000 |
|
Eleanor Roosevelt NHS |
19,076 |
$1,260,000 |
15 |
$1,766,000 |
|
Eugene O'Neill NHS |
18,754 |
$1,238,000 |
13 |
$1,736,000 |
|
Everglades NP |
1,155,193 |
$124,649,000 |
1,730 |
$192,518,000 |
|
Federal Hall NMEMc |
40,229 |
$2,656,000 |
29 |
$3,896,000 |
|
Fire Island NS |
393,749 |
$19,610,000 |
193 |
$26,340,000 |
|
First Ladies NHS |
7,146 |
$472,000 |
7 |
$726,000 |
|
Flight 93 NMEM |
346,559 |
$22,884,000 |
328 |
$33,631,000 |
|
Florissant Fossil Beds NM |
67,174 |
$4,436,000 |
58 |
$6,698,000 |
|
Ford's Theatre NHS |
319,596 |
$6,810,000 |
85 |
$10,439,000 |
|
Fort Bowie NHSa,b |
7,913 |
$334,000 |
4 |
$357,000 |
|
Fort Caroline NMEM |
329,363 |
$21,748,000 |
312 |
$31,761,000 |
|
Fort Davis NHS |
45,401 |
$2,998,000 |
38 |
$3,222,000 |
|
Fort Donelson NB |
183,638 |
$13,365,000 |
158 |
$17,895,000 |
|
Fort Frederica NM |
245,214 |
$16,192,000 |
226 |
$22,534,000 |
|
Fort Laramie NHSa,b |
39,657 |
$1,221,000 |
15 |
$1,293,000 |
|
Fort Larned NHSa |
26,219 |
$1,811,000 |
24 |
$2,040,000 |
|
Fort Matanzas NM |
698,895 |
$46,149,000 |
663 |
$66,187,000 |
|
Fort McHenry NM&SHRINE |
223,957 |
$14,789,000 |
185 |
$21,943,000 |
|
Fort Necessity NB |
258,293 |
$17,051,000 |
247 |
$25,797,000 |
|
Fort Point NHS |
955,454 |
$63,090,000 |
672 |
$88,442,000 |
|
Fort Pulaski NM |
471,077 |
$34,286,000 |
429 |
$43,314,000 |
|
Fort Raleigh NHS |
287,650 |
$18,994,000 |
276 |
$25,459,000 |
|
Fort Scott NHSa |
26,854 |
$550,000 |
7 |
$575,000 |
|
Fort Smith NHS |
123,229 |
$8,137,000 |
119 |
$10,683,000 |
|
Fort Stanwix NMa |
71,716 |
$4,487,000 |
50 |
$5,649,000 |
|
Fort Sumter NM |
385,472 |
$25,453,000 |
330 |
$33,177,000 |
|
Fort Union NMa |
7,557 |
$583,000 |
7 |
$668,000 |
|
Fort Union Trading Post NHSa |
12,822 |
$1,178,000 |
12 |
$1,122,000 |
|
Fort Vancouver NHS |
964,318 |
$63,675,000 |
873 |
$97,441,000 |
|
Fort Washington P |
406,917 |
$26,869,000 |
325 |
$39,380,000 |
|
Fossil Butte NMa |
17,879 |
$1,011,000 |
12 |
$1,126,000 |
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt MEM |
3,291,313 |
$70,137,000 |
877 |
$107,508,000 |
|
Frederick Douglass NHSc |
211 |
$4,000 |
0 |
$7,000 |
|
Frederick Law Olmsted NHS |
14,148 |
$935,000 |
12 |
$1,423,000 |
|
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP |
756,296 |
$49,939,000 |
617 |
$72,073,000 |
|
Friendship Hill NHS |
16,395 |
$1,083,000 |
16 |
$1,627,000 |
|
Gates Of The Arctic NP&PRESc |
9,457 |
$15,611,000 |
219 |
$23,361,000 |
|
Gateway Arch NPa,b |
1,618,774 |
$112,076,000 |
1,781 |
$196,236,000 |
|
Gateway NRAa |
8,728,291 |
$259,269,000 |
2,852 |
$314,550,000 |
|
Gauley River NRA |
163,510 |
$8,112,000 |
104 |
$9,444,000 |
|
General Grant NMEMa,b |
132,542 |
$5,689,000 |
63 |
$8,244,000 |
|
George Rogers Clark NHP |
123,229 |
$8,137,000 |
113 |
$10,457,000 |
|
George Washington Birthplace NMa |
96,234 |
$4,976,000 |
59 |
$6,927,000 |
|
George Washington Carver NMa |
29,725 |
$630,000 |
8 |
$762,000 |
|
George Washington MEM PKWY |
7,397,120 |
$54,544,000 |
831 |
$87,497,000 |
|
Gettysburg NMP |
764,576 |
$55,648,000 |
668 |
$80,017,000 |
|
Gila Cliff Dwellings NM |
43,608 |
$2,880,000 |
37 |
$3,066,000 |
|
Glacier Bay NP&PRESa |
545,758 |
$223,677,000 |
2,824 |
$382,678,000 |
|
Glacier NPa |
2,908,458 |
$367,589,000 |
5,691 |
$548,417,000 |
|
Glen Canyon NRAa |
2,842,776 |
$300,543,000 |
3,486 |
$372,677,000 |
|
Golden Gate NRAa |
15,638,911 |
$1,095,491,000 |
10,432 |
$1,524,345,000 |
|
Golden Spike NHSa |
49,042 |
$3,169,000 |
43 |
$4,536,000 |
|
Governors Island NM |
44,345 |
$2,928,000 |
32 |
$4,295,000 |
|
Grand Canyon NPa |
4,732,101 |
$758,899,000 |
9,991 |
$1,010,477,000 |
|
Grand Portage NM |
93,108 |
$6,775,000 |
87 |
$7,229,000 |
|
Grand Teton NPa,b |
2,806,223 |
$597,470,000 |
7,608 |
$757,041,000 |
|
Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS |
24,351 |
$1,608,000 |
25 |
$2,255,000 |
|
Great Basin NP |
142,115 |
$9,151,000 |
122 |
$9,668,000 |
|
Great Sand Dunes NP&PRESa,b |
493,428 |
$32,538,000 |
408 |
$35,980,000 |
|
Great Smoky Mountains NPa,b |
12,937,633 |
$2,110,462,000 |
32,590 |
$3,262,390,000 |
|
Greenbelt Pc |
60,800 |
$4,365,000 |
52 |
$6,326,000 |
|
Guadalupe Mountains NPa,b |
219,987 |
$26,288,000 |
311 |
$31,165,000 |
|
Guilford Courthouse NMP |
389,057 |
$25,690,000 |
374 |
$37,627,000 |
|
Gulf Islands NS |
5,685,155 |
$282,833,000 |
3,655 |
$367,005,000 |
|
Hagerman Fossil Beds NM |
25,122 |
$1,659,000 |
23 |
$2,316,000 |
|
Haleakala NP |
1,087,616 |
$78,419,000 |
764 |
$98,412,000 |
|
Hamilton Grange NMEM |
45,198 |
$2,985,000 |
32 |
$4,363,000 |
|
Hampton NHS |
12,506 |
$826,000 |
10 |
$1,233,000 |
|
Harpers Ferry NHPa |
407,008 |
$22,339,000 |
302 |
$35,369,000 |
|
Harry S Truman NHS |
21,471 |
$1,417,000 |
21 |
$2,241,000 |
|
Hawaii Volcanoes NP |
1,580,961 |
$148,615,000 |
1,534 |
$195,158,000 |
|
Herbert Hoover NHS |
103,804 |
$6,855,000 |
101 |
$9,144,000 |
|
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt NHS |
100,665 |
$6,648,000 |
78 |
$9,409,000 |
|
Homestead NMa |
47,614 |
$1,802,000 |
24 |
$2,097,000 |
|
Hopewell Culture NHP |
51,850 |
$3,424,000 |
50 |
$5,216,000 |
|
Hopewell Furnace NHS |
57,238 |
$3,780,000 |
53 |
$5,991,000 |
|
Horseshoe Bend NMP |
67,773 |
$4,475,000 |
68 |
$6,203,000 |
|
Hot Springs NP |
2,646,133 |
$191,724,000 |
2,713 |
$257,732,000 |
|
Hovenweep NM |
28,446 |
$2,028,000 |
26 |
$2,482,000 |
|
Hubbell Trading Post NHS |
50,017 |
$3,302,000 |
45 |
$3,914,000 |
|
Independence NHP |
2,688,302 |
$177,513,000 |
2,442 |
$281,598,000 |
|
Indiana Dunes NL |
2,834,180 |
$141,327,000 |
1,685 |
$208,509,000 |
|
Isle Royale NPa,b,c |
25,454 |
$10,368,000 |
120 |
$12,738,000 |
|
James A Garfield NHSa |
32,173 |
$1,305,000 |
19 |
$2,019,000 |
|
Jean Lafitte NP&PRES |
269,748 |
$17,812,000 |
247 |
$24,420,000 |
|
Jewel Cave NM |
119,343 |
$7,880,000 |
109 |
$10,389,000 |
|
Jimmy Carter NHS |
35,308 |
$2,331,000 |
36 |
$2,985,000 |
|
John D Rockefeller Jr MEM PKWY |
1,091,196 |
$8,964,000 |
110 |
$10,688,000 |
|
John Day Fossil Beds NMa |
165,201 |
$9,093,000 |
110 |
$11,167,000 |
|
John F Kennedy NHSc |
100 |
$7,000 |
0 |
$10,000 |
|
John Muir NHS |
38,878 |
$2,567,000 |
27 |
$3,601,000 |
|
Johnstown Flood NMEMa |
148,142 |
$10,354,000 |
156 |
$15,872,000 |
|
Joshua Tree NPa |
3,058,294 |
$171,013,000 |
2,037 |
$209,054,000 |
|
Kalaupapa NHP |
38,771 |
$2,560,000 |
26 |
$3,300,000 |
|
Kaloko-Honokohau NHP |
291,342 |
$19,238,000 |
198 |
$24,797,000 |
|
Katahdin Woods and Waters NM |
43,231 |
$3,097,000 |
41 |
$3,960,000 |
|
Katmai NP&PRESc |
33,908 |
$55,973,000 |
785 |
$83,763,000 |
|
Kenai Fjords NP |
389,943 |
$76,465,000 |
1,320 |
$116,680,000 |
|
Kennesaw Mountain NBP |
1,322,003 |
$87,294,000 |
1,272 |
$137,541,000 |
|
Keweenaw NHP |
15,255 |
$1,007,000 |
14 |
$1,123,000 |
|
Kings Canyon NP |
640,986 |
$60,732,000 |
776 |
$78,599,000 |
|
Kings Mountain NMPa |
238,656 |
$10,809,000 |
149 |
$15,573,000 |
|
Klondike Gold Rush AK NHPa,c |
342,909 |
$57,411,000 |
869 |
$74,813,000 |
|
Klondike Gold Rush WA NHP |
60,423 |
$3,990,000 |
42 |
$5,490,000 |
|
Knife River Indian Villages NHS |
9,217 |
$609,000 |
8 |
$787,000 |
|
Kobuk Valley NP |
16,925 |
$27,939,000 |
392 |
$41,810,000 |
|
Korean War Veterans MEMa,b |
4,010,009 |
$112,205,000 |
1,499 |
$174,570,000 |
|
Lake Chelan NRA |
38,207 |
$3,047,000 |
30 |
$4,074,000 |
|
Lake Clark NP&PRESc |
18,187 |
$30,024,000 |
421 |
$44,930,000 |
|
Lake Mead NRA |
5,578,226 |
$279,845,000 |
3,021 |
$342,944,000 |
|
Lake Meredith NRAa,b |
1,276,717 |
$31,286,000 |
240 |
$22,364,000 |
|
Lake Roosevelt NRA |
1,128,725 |
$56,623,000 |
649 |
$70,394,000 |
|
Lassen Volcanic NP |
446,291 |
$30,014,000 |
371 |
$35,786,000 |
|
Lava Beds NMa |
130,969 |
$6,448,000 |
74 |
$7,208,000 |
|
Lewis and Clark NHP |
279,924 |
$18,484,000 |
242 |
$27,315,000 |
|
Lincoln Boyhood NMEMa |
105,819 |
$5,649,000 |
87 |
$8,210,000 |
|
Lincoln Home NHSa |
145,144 |
$9,926,000 |
138 |
$13,211,000 |
|
Lincoln MEM |
7,825,397 |
$166,756,000 |
2,086 |
$255,608,000 |
|
Little Bighorn Battlefield NM |
168,433 |
$11,121,000 |
163 |
$14,679,000 |
|
Little River Canyon NPRES |
726,239 |
$47,955,000 |
707 |
$65,582,000 |
|
Little Rock Central High School NHS |
92,108 |
$6,082,000 |
90 |
$8,449,000 |
|
Longfellow NHS |
60,558 |
$3,998,000 |
50 |
$6,094,000 |
|
Lowell NHP |
209,284 |
$13,819,000 |
173 |
$21,041,000 |
|
Lyndon B Johnson NHP |
87,386 |
$5,770,000 |
85 |
$8,718,000 |
|
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac NMEM |
242,325 |
$16,000,000 |
197 |
$23,697,000 |
|
Maggie L Walker NHS |
4,815 |
$318,000 |
5 |
$454,000 |
|
Mammoth Cave NP |
663,147 |
$62,024,000 |
828 |
$89,639,000 |
|
Manassas NBP |
532,727 |
$35,177,000 |
428 |
$51,676,000 |
|
Manhattan Project (New Mexico) NHP |
9,616 |
$635,000 |
8 |
$767,000 |
|
Manhattan Project (Tennessee) NHP |
10,546 |
$227,000 |
3 |
$278,000 |
|
Manhattan Project (Washington) NHPc |
7,103 |
$264,000 |
3 |
$303,000 |
|
Manzanar NHSa |
116,843 |
$13,903,000 |
164 |
$17,296,000 |
|
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller NHP |
63,956 |
$4,223,000 |
53 |
$5,675,000 |
|
Martin Luther King Jr NHSc |
242,789 |
$16,032,000 |
233 |
$25,307,000 |
|
Martin Luther King, Jr. MEM |
3,321,897 |
$70,789,000 |
885 |
$108,507,000 |
|
Martin Van Buren NHSa,b |
11,702 |
$553,000 |
7 |
$742,000 |
|
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHSc |
1,995 |
$43,000 |
1 |
$65,000 |
|
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home NM |
11,231 |
$741,000 |
11 |
$1,049,000 |
|
Mesa Verde NPa |
499,790 |
$58,031,000 |
762 |
$73,794,000 |
|
Minidoka (Idaho) NHS |
4,971 |
$98,000 |
1 |
$106,000 |
|
Minidoka (Washington) NHS |
8,746 |
$577,000 |
7 |
$670,000 |
|
Minute Man NHP |
960,343 |
$63,413,000 |
796 |
$96,768,000 |
|
Minuteman Missile NHSa |
105,776 |
$8,924,000 |
120 |
$11,581,000 |
|
Mississippi NRRA |
303,882 |
$15,173,000 |
200 |
$22,101,000 |
|
Missouri NRR |
133,162 |
$6,650,000 |
86 |
$8,103,000 |
|
Mojave NPRES |
773,463 |
$51,030,000 |
598 |
$66,827,000 |
|
Monocacy NBa |
127,111 |
$4,865,000 |
61 |
$6,164,000 |
|
Montezuma Castle NM |
364,014 |
$24,037,000 |
327 |
$36,711,000 |
|
Moores Creek NB |
53,681 |
$3,904,000 |
52 |
$4,846,000 |
|
Morristown NHPa,b |
245,231 |
$5,298,000 |
47 |
$6,387,000 |
|
Mount Rainier NPa |
1,622,395 |
$67,234,000 |
687 |
$87,612,000 |
|
Mount Rushmore NMEMa,b |
2,440,449 |
$385,563,000 |
5,694 |
$551,293,000 |
|
Muir Woods NMa |
798,625 |
$98,253,000 |
910 |
$138,003,000 |
|
Natchez NHP |
64,691 |
$4,272,000 |
59 |
$5,484,000 |
|
Natchez Trace PKWYa,b |
6,543,533 |
$474,052,000 |
5,659 |
$640,352,000 |
|
National Capital Parks Centrala,b |
920,643 |
$88,584,000 |
1,186 |
$137,836,000 |
|
National Capital Parks East |
1,267,873 |
$27,017,000 |
348 |
$41,979,000 |
|
National Park of American Samoac |
1,887 |
$125,000 |
1 |
$161,000 |
|
Natural Bridges NM |
71,249 |
$5,028,000 |
58 |
$5,797,000 |
|
Navajo NM |
41,118 |
$2,899,000 |
34 |
$3,324,000 |
|
New Bedford Whaling NHPa |
13,570 |
$810,000 |
11 |
$1,297,000 |
|
New Orleans Jazz NHP |
37,410 |
$2,470,000 |
34 |
$3,470,000 |
|
New River Gorge NR |
1,593,523 |
$79,328,000 |
1,044 |
$96,080,000 |
|
Nez Perce NHP |
344,517 |
$22,749,000 |
288 |
$29,683,000 |
|
Nicodemus NHSa |
5,307 |
$333,000 |
4 |
$328,000 |
|
Ninety Six NHS |
108,082 |
$7,137,000 |
101 |
$9,649,000 |
|
Niobrara NSRa,b |
80,071 |
$8,021,000 |
111 |
$9,378,000 |
|
Noatak NPRES |
18,393 |
$30,365,000 |
426 |
$45,440,000 |
|
North Cascades NPc |
30,154 |
$1,639,000 |
15 |
$1,955,000 |
|
Obed W&SRa |
306,502 |
$6,462,000 |
68 |
$6,723,000 |
|
Ocmulgee NM |
155,242 |
$10,252,000 |
155 |
$12,964,000 |
|
Olympic NP |
2,432,972 |
$227,620,000 |
2,453 |
$320,238,000 |
|
Oregon Caves NM |
72,923 |
$6,763,000 |
93 |
$9,112,000 |
|
Organ Pipe Cactus NM |
133,317 |
$8,630,000 |
112 |
$12,712,000 |
|
Ozark NSR |
1,291,305 |
$63,776,000 |
873 |
$73,310,000 |
|
Padre Island NS |
531,624 |
$26,152,000 |
356 |
$31,620,000 |
|
Palo Alto Battlefield NHP |
196,252 |
$12,959,000 |
196 |
$17,145,000 |
|
Paterson Great Falls NHP |
248,293 |
$16,396,000 |
200 |
$23,451,000 |
|
Pea Ridge NMP |
81,992 |
$5,414,000 |
81 |
$7,493,000 |
|
Pearl Harbor NMEM |
1,545,582 |
$294,598,000 |
3,177 |
$435,118,000 |
|
Pecos NHP |
49,683 |
$3,281,000 |
45 |
$4,383,000 |
|
Pennsylvania Avenue NHSc |
56,928 |
$1,213,000 |
15 |
$1,859,000 |
|
Perry's Victory & International Peace MEMa |
90,988 |
$9,034,000 |
145 |
$15,256,000 |
|
Petersburg NB |
180,907 |
$11,946,000 |
174 |
$17,512,000 |
|
Petrified Forest NP |
505,209 |
$36,752,000 |
434 |
$42,065,000 |
|
Petroglyph NMb |
339,394 |
$15,043,000 |
208 |
$19,945,000 |
|
Pictured Rocks NL |
925,685 |
$45,873,000 |
549 |
$48,775,000 |
|
Pinnacles NPa,b |
275,023 |
$18,922,000 |
162 |
$21,802,000 |
|
Pipe Spring NM |
23,001 |
$1,519,000 |
21 |
$1,924,000 |
|
Pipestone NM |
78,036 |
$5,153,000 |
72 |
$6,876,000 |
|
Piscataway P |
243,212 |
$16,060,000 |
195 |
$23,541,000 |
|
Point Reyes NS |
2,336,202 |
$116,888,000 |
1,119 |
$149,158,000 |
|
Port Chicago Naval Magazine NMEM |
1,129 |
$75,000 |
1 |
$105,000 |
|
President's Park |
714,224 |
$15,220,000 |
190 |
$23,329,000 |
|
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS |
6,078 |
$402,000 |
6 |
$499,000 |
|
Prince William Forest P |
294,916 |
$19,149,000 |
222 |
$26,976,000 |
|
Pu`uhonua O Honaunau NHP |
311,441 |
$20,565,000 |
211 |
$26,507,000 |
|
Puukohola Heiau NHS |
31,602 |
$2,087,000 |
21 |
$2,690,000 |
|
Rainbow Bridge NMc |
81 |
$5,000 |
0 |
$6,000 |
|
Reconstruction Era NHP |
18,262 |
$1,206,000 |
15 |
$1,424,000 |
|
Redwood NP |
458,400 |
$32,830,000 |
428 |
$41,991,000 |
|
Richmond NBP |
173,124 |
$11,432,000 |
164 |
$16,434,000 |
|
Rio Grande W&SRc |
263 |
$242,000 |
4 |
$302,000 |
|
River Raisin NB |
241,998 |
$15,979,000 |
216 |
$23,630,000 |
|
Rock Creek P |
2,026,156 |
$43,176,000 |
544 |
$66,437,000 |
|
Rocky Mountain NPa,b |
4,300,424 |
$583,794,000 |
8,082 |
$911,894,000 |
|
Roger Williams NMEM |
33,838 |
$2,235,000 |
28 |
$3,355,000 |
|
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front NHP |
37,359 |
$2,467,000 |
26 |
$3,459,000 |
|
Ross Lake NRA |
998,019 |
$50,572,000 |
469 |
$61,901,000 |
|
Russell Cave NM |
16,988 |
$1,122,000 |
16 |
$1,447,000 |
|
Sagamore Hill NHS |
91,735 |
$6,057,000 |
64 |
$8,756,000 |
|
Saguaro NP |
908,194 |
$66,012,000 |
876 |
$99,981,000 |
|
Saint-Gaudens NHSa |
25,513 |
$1,412,000 |
19 |
$2,204,000 |
|
Saint Croix Island IHS |
12,139 |
$801,000 |
11 |
$1,043,000 |
|
Saint Croix NSR |
833,773 |
$41,088,000 |
544 |
$59,329,000 |
|
Saint Paul's Church NHS |
8,790 |
$581,000 |
6 |
$843,000 |
|
Salem Maritime NHS |
392,836 |
$25,940,000 |
322 |
$39,545,000 |
|
Salinas Pueblo Missions NM |
37,190 |
$2,456,000 |
34 |
$3,246,000 |
|
Salt River Bay NHP&EP |
12,155 |
$803,000 |
8 |
$1,035,000 |
|
San Antonio Missions NHPa |
1,238,920 |
$98,296,000 |
1,538 |
$155,220,000 |
|
San Francisco Maritime NHP |
3,034,750 |
$86,772,000 |
803 |
$102,967,000 |
|
San Juan Island NHP |
700,325 |
$46,243,000 |
468 |
$60,999,000 |
|
San Juan NHS |
1,027,264 |
$67,832,000 |
697 |
$87,432,000 |
|
Sand Creek Massacre NHS |
4,772 |
$315,000 |
4 |
$335,000 |
|
Santa Monica Mountains NRA |
795,217 |
$39,708,000 |
462 |
$56,592,000 |
|
Saratoga NHP |
70,742 |
$4,671,000 |
59 |
$6,126,000 |
|
Saugus Iron Works NHS |
27,478 |
$1,814,000 |
23 |
$2,768,000 |
|
Scotts Bluff NM |
174,651 |
$11,533,000 |
153 |
$13,728,000 |
|
Sequoia NPa |
1,153,198 |
$96,798,000 |
1,157 |
$117,862,000 |
|
Shenandoah NP |
1,449,300 |
$104,152,000 |
1,239 |
$145,464,000 |
|
Shiloh NMP |
387,205 |
$25,567,000 |
358 |
$30,531,000 |
|
Sitka NHP |
134,451 |
$26,014,000 |
450 |
$39,698,000 |
|
Sleeping Bear Dunes NLa |
1,501,117 |
$181,614,000 |
2,392 |
$234,042,000 |
|
Springfield Armory NHS |
14,486 |
$957,000 |
12 |
$1,386,000 |
|
Statue Of Liberty NM |
3,141,213 |
$207,420,000 |
2,251 |
$304,308,000 |
|
Steamtown NHSa |
71,232 |
$4,351,000 |
62 |
$6,285,000 |
|
Stones River NB |
417,791 |
$27,587,000 |
360 |
$40,068,000 |
|
Stonewall NMc |
1,581,961 |
$104,460,000 |
1,137 |
$153,520,000 |
|
Sunset Crater Volcano NMc |
54,787 |
$3,618,000 |
45 |
$4,274,000 |
|
Tallgrass Prairie NPRES |
24,795 |
$1,638,000 |
23 |
$2,137,000 |
|
Thaddeus Kosciuszko NMEM |
1,680 |
$111,000 |
2 |
$176,000 |
|
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS |
7,948 |
$525,000 |
6 |
$772,000 |
|
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS |
19,728 |
$1,303,000 |
16 |
$1,765,000 |
|
Theodore Roosevelt Island P |
171,500 |
$11,324,000 |
139 |
$16,771,000 |
|
Theodore Roosevelt NP |
668,679 |
$47,721,000 |
570 |
$52,799,000 |
|
Thomas Edison NHPa,b,c |
33,095 |
$777,000 |
7 |
$996,000 |
|
Thomas Jefferson MEMa,b |
2,975,148 |
$100,374,000 |
1,337 |
$156,569,000 |
|
Thomas Stone NHS |
4,821 |
$318,000 |
4 |
$464,000 |
|
Timpanogos Cave NM |
155,995 |
$10,301,000 |
145 |
$15,589,000 |
|
Timucuan EHP |
1,102,223 |
$72,782,000 |
1,045 |
$105,969,000 |
|
Tonto NM |
31,504 |
$2,080,000 |
29 |
$3,207,000 |
|
Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM |
47,674 |
$3,148,000 |
36 |
$4,306,000 |
|
Tumacacori NHP |
38,786 |
$2,561,000 |
34 |
$3,361,000 |
|
Tuskegee Airmen NHS |
16,137 |
$1,065,000 |
16 |
$1,358,000 |
|
Tuskegee Institute NHS |
9,769 |
$645,000 |
10 |
$822,000 |
|
Tuzigoot NM |
116,639 |
$7,702,000 |
105 |
$11,782,000 |
|
Ulysses S Grant NHS |
32,354 |
$2,137,000 |
32 |
$3,355,000 |
|
Upper Delaware NSR&NRR |
270,718 |
$13,518,000 |
129 |
$17,098,000 |
|
Valles Caldera NPRES |
63,738 |
$4,612,000 |
61 |
$6,025,000 |
|
Valley Forge NHPa |
1,645,298 |
$23,386,000 |
357 |
$38,503,000 |
|
Vanderbilt Mansion NHSa,b |
326,012 |
$13,831,000 |
173 |
$18,031,000 |
|
Vicksburg NMP |
410,487 |
$27,105,000 |
403 |
$36,538,000 |
|
Vietnam Veterans MEM |
4,886,254 |
$104,124,000 |
1,302 |
$159,605,000 |
|
Virgin Islands NPa |
196,752 |
$31,028,000 |
347 |
$43,520,000 |
|
Voyageurs NP |
221,434 |
$20,136,000 |
278 |
$25,414,000 |
|
Waco Mammoth NM |
88,240 |
$5,826,000 |
83 |
$7,772,000 |
|
Walnut Canyon NM |
179,396 |
$11,846,000 |
147 |
$13,996,000 |
|
War In The Pacific NHP |
380,578 |
$25,130,000 |
258 |
$32,391,000 |
|
Washington Monument |
260,317 |
$5,548,000 |
69 |
$8,503,000 |
|
Washita Battlefield NHS |
12,658 |
$835,000 |
12 |
$945,000 |
|
Weir Farm NHS |
37,977 |
$2,508,000 |
27 |
$3,619,000 |
|
Whiskeytown NRA |
1,505,134 |
$74,987,000 |
886 |
$87,778,000 |
|
White Housec |
236,380 |
$5,037,000 |
63 |
$7,721,000 |
|
White Sands NPa |
705,127 |
$42,405,000 |
572 |
$50,919,000 |
|
Whitman Mission NHS |
52,000 |
$3,434,000 |
40 |
$4,116,000 |
|
William Howard Taft NHS |
27,740 |
$1,832,000 |
27 |
$2,785,000 |
|
Wilson's Creek NB |
282,914 |
$18,681,000 |
276 |
$25,296,000 |
|
Wind Cave NPa |
607,418 |
$52,696,000 |
741 |
$75,038,000 |
|
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts |
445,497 |
$29,417,000 |
365 |
$43,803,000 |
|
Women's Rights NHPa |
34,294 |
$2,788,000 |
32 |
$3,702,000 |
|
World War I MEM |
848,634 |
$18,084,000 |
196 |
$24,487,000 |
|
World War II Memorial |
4,815,309 |
$102,612,000 |
1,283 |
$157,287,000 |
|
Wrangell - St Elias NP&PRES |
65,236 |
$107,689,000 |
1,510 |
$161,154,000 |
|
Wright Brothers NMEM |
437,391 |
$28,881,000 |
421 |
$39,101,000 |
|
Wupatki NM |
194,448 |
$14,153,000 |
170 |
$16,660,000 |
|
Yellowstone NPa |
3,290,242 |
$452,025,000 |
6,234 |
$599,600,000 |
|
Yosemite NPa |
3,667,550 |
$497,552,000 |
6,314 |
$683,739,000 |
|
Yukon - Charley Rivers NPRESc |
744 |
$1,074,000 |
15 |
$1,621,000 |
|
Zion NPa,b |
4,692,417 |
$672,427,000 |
10,777 |
$961,270,000 |
a For these parks, results are based on a visitor survey at the designated park. For other parks, visitor characteristics and spending averages are from generic profiles or best available data.
b Trip characteristic data, spending data, and/or local area definitions were updated for these parks in 2021.
c Area was closed for one or more months in 2021.
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Last updated: August 21, 2023