2019 National Park Visitors

US national park visits exceeded 327 million in 2019.

In 2019, the national parks of the United States experienced immense popularity, with several iconic destinations consistently attracting the largest crowds, such as the Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, and Zion National Park, which collectively welcomed millions of visitors seeking unparalleled natural beauty. Among these beloved natural treasures, Zion National Park in southwestern Utah, securing its place as one of the top five most visited with nearly 4.5 million guests in 2019, offered a truly unique and breathtaking experience. Famed for its monumental sandstone cliffs, sculpted over millennia by the Virgin River into dramatic canyons of cream, pink, and red, Zion presents a landscape of awe-inspiring scale. Visitors flock to traverse challenging yet rewarding trails like Angels Landing, offering dizzying panoramic views, or to wade through the iconic, water-filled slot canyon known as The Narrows, where towering walls plunge thousands of feet. The park's unique geology creates a vibrant contrast, where verdant hanging gardens and waterfalls emerge from the arid desert landscape, nestled against the sheer, towering rock faces, providing an immersive natural spectacle that captivated countless adventurers.

Data Source: National Park Service Stats