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Visitors Flock to Less Popular Parks - U.S. News & World Report

Visits to lesser-known parks have increased since 2019, with several dozen breaking records, according to the National Park Service.

List of the U.S. National Parks by Visitation (the Most and Least ...

Some national parks have millions of visitors but plenty of room to spread out (like Great Smokies, Yellowstone, and Yosemite), so things don't ...

The 15 Most Visited National Parks In America (And The Least)

It's no secret that America's national parks became a refuge during the pandemic, as travelers flocked to the wide open spaces in record ...

Too Many People: A Tale of Our National Parks

While the National Parks Service asks visitors to manage their trash and 'leave no trace' while making the most out of their visit to America's ...

How Crowded Are America's National Parks? See for Yourself.

Americans are flocking to national parks in record numbers, in many cases leading to long lines and overcrowded facilities.

13 National Parks that Have Been Overrun by Tourists

Unfortunately, many of these spaces have become so busy in recent years that visits to the parks more closely ...

As crowds swell on public lands, visitors learn how to minimize their ...

As the coronavirus pandemic canceled or changed most Americans' travel plans, people flocked to public lands in record numbers—many for the ...

The least-visited national parks in the United States | CNN

It's safe to say the people who accounted for its 7,362 recreation visits in 2021 were very committed to a wilderness experience. Denali National Park in Alaska ...

Overcrowding the Outdoors – Voice - Carleton College

Almost 312 million people visited America's national parks in 2022, and more than a quarter of those visits occurred in the top eight most ...

US national parks are crowded – and so are many national forests ...

To manage the crowds, some parks are experimenting with timed-entry vehicle reservation systems and permits for popular trails. For all of their ...

Crisis in our national parks: how tourists are loving nature to death

In 2016 and 2017, the national parks saw an unprecedented 330.9 million visitors, the highest ever recorded. That's not far off the US ...

9 National Parks Overrun by Crowds (and How You Can Avoid Them)

The National Park Service is a wonderful example of all the natural wonders in the United States, which is why so many visitors flock to the ...

The 10 Most-Visited Parks — and Less-Visited Side Trips

It's no surprise millions of people flock to America's most celebrated national parks. But did ... Visitors can hike the park's one public ...

Why Is Yellowstone National Park Such a Crowded Mess?

Maybe I'd look down my nose at the tourists around me only to end up as wolf food myself. Like most other Yellowstone visitors, I was not ...

27 Least Visited National Park Ideas To Skip The Crowds In 2024

1) Lesser-Known National Parks Offer Unique Experiences: Consider visiting national parks that are less popular. These include parks like Lassen National Park ...

How A Surge in Visitors Is Overwhelming America's National Parks

The visitor crush is creating two main problems – a steep decline in the quality of visitor experience that a national park is supposed to ...

10 least-visited US national parks for 2022 - Lonely Planet

9. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida · 9. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida · 2021 visitors: ...

Ranked: least-visited US national parks | Atlas & Boots

Looking ahead, it may be worth considering alternatives to congested public lands such as the Great Smoky Mountains (14.1 million visitors in ...

Top 10 Most Visited National Parks - Johnson Outdoors

10. Olympic National Park: 2,947,503 Visitors · 9. Joshua Tree National Park: 3,270,404 Visitors · 8. Grand Teton National Park: 3,417,106 ...

The National Parks Have Never Been More Popular | FiveThirtyEight

But this is just recreational visitors, who make up about three-quarters of all visitors to the national parks. The other quarter are ...