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List of National Park Units by Number of Visitors

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

1910

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

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

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

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

Query WD

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. }
}

RUN

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

[1] "America's Public Lands Explained". www.doi.gov. 2016-06-10. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-20.

[:6-2] Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[national-3] "The National Park Service Organic Act (1916)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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