The number of recreational visits to U.S. National Park Service sites increased in 2023 over the previous year. This rise in visitation, the recorded figure of roughly *** million almost reached pre-pandemic levels.

The National Parks dataset is frequently updated by the National Park Service (NPS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset depicts National Park Service boundary data that was created by the Land Resources Division. NPS Director's Order #25 states: "Land status maps will be prepared to identify the ownership of the lands within the authorized boundaries of the park unit. These maps, showing ownership and acreage, are the 'official record' of the acreage of Federal and non-federal lands within the park boundaries. While these maps are the official record of the lands and acreage within the unit's authorized boundaries, they are not of survey quality and not intended to be used for survey purposes." As such this data is intended for use as a tool for GIS analysis. It is in no way intended for engineering or legal purposes. For the full data description, please go to https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545?lnv=True. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529046

With approximately **** million recreational visits in 2023, the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia was the most visited National Park Service site in the United States. Meanwhile, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California was the second most visited site in the country.

National parks are key for conserving biodiversity and supporting people´s well-being. However, anthropogenic pressures challenge the existence of national parks and their conservation effectiveness. Therefore, it is crucial to assess how people perceive national parks in order to enhance socio-political support for conservation. User-generated data shared by visitors on social media provide opportunities to understand how people perceive (e.g. preferences, feelings, opinions) national parks during nature-based recreational experiences. In this study, we applied methods from automated natural language processing to assess visitors' sentiment when describing experiences in Instagram posts geolocated inside four national parks in South Africa. We found that visitors' sentiment was positive, and mostly included emotions such as joy, anticipation, trust and surprise, with only a small occurrence of posts with negative feelings. Appreciation of nature, in association with a diverse set of other aspects, such as activities, geographical features and tourist attractions, was used to describe experiences related to nature, wilderness, traveling, holidays and adventures. The type of nature-based experience described by visitors was park specific, revealing different profiles of parks providing wildlife or scenery experiences. Findings support and highlight the societal role of national parks in providing visitors with opportunities to develop positive connections with nature. Social media data may be used to understand visitors' perceptions, and how the image of national parks is constructed by users in the virtual social environment. This may help inform management for promoting a high quality tourism experience, as well as conservation marketing aimed at fostering socio-political support for national parks and their long-term conservation effectiveness.

This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was prepared for the park. The report presents the results of surface water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3) Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5) Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments. The small-scale GIS data layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations, industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water impoundments. The data layers included in the maps (and this dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source but are generally 1:100,000.

In 2023, the number of visitors to national parks and sites in the United States varied by type. There were approximately 92.39 million visitors to National Parks in the U.S. in 2023.

In 2023, Yosemite National Park welcomed a total of 3.9 million visitors. This was an increase from the previous year when the park had 3.67 million visitors. However, the 2023 figure was still lower than the visitation rates experienced before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, when over four million visitors passed through Yosemite's gates between 2015 and 2019. Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is a large national forest located in central California. It was founded in 1864 and boasts over 1,200 square miles of vast wilderness, glaciers and winter sports. The park is known for the famous El Capitan rock formation that is popular among climbers around the world. Yosemite is among the most visited national parks in the U.S. with other big names such as Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Zion National Park. Looking at attendance at park attractions and similar sites in the United States, national parks attracted the largest number of visitors in 2021. Climbing and Hiking in the U.S. Rock climbing and hiking is a popular past time at parks like Yosemite. Hiking and climbing have been increasing in popularity across the United States. In 2021, the number of people participating in hiking in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 57.81 million individuals. In 2021, running, jogging, and trail running was the only outdoor activity more popular than hiking in the U.S..

Mid-year (30 June) estimates of the usual resident population for the 13 National Parks in England and Wales. These are official statistics in development.

The National Parks and National Park Reserves of Canada Legislative Boundaries web service includes the following lands: 1) National Parks of Canada as defined in Schedule 1 of the Canada National Parks Act, 2) National Park Reserves of Canada as defined in Schedule 2 of the Canada National Parks Act, 3) Rouge National Urban Park as defined in the Rouge National Urban Park Act and 4) Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park as defined in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act. The Data available for download is the former National Framework Canada Lands Administrative Boundaries Level 1 product. There are some attribute differences between the data available for download and the web service; however both contain the same underlying data. Please refer to the Supporting Documents for additional information on the National Framework Canada Lands Administrative Boundaries Level 1 dataset. Work is under way to align these two data products. As well, the Comprehensive Claims Settlement Areas have been removed from this dataset, but can be obtained from the Post-1975 Treaties (Modern Treaties) dataset produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

These ESRI shape files are of National Park Service tract and boundary data that was created by the Land Resources Division. Tracts are numbered and created by the regional cartographic staff at the Land Resources Program Centers and are associated to the Land Status Maps. This data should be used to display properties that NPS owns and properties that NPS may have some type of interest such as scenic easements or right of ways.

This report documents the acquisition of source data, and calculation of land cover summary statistics datasets for four National Park Service Greater Yellowstone Network park units and six custom areas of analysis: Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Teton National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, Yellowstone National Park, and the six custom areas of analysis. The source data and land cover calculations are available for use within the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program. Land cover summary statistics datasets can be calculated for all geographic regions within the extent of the NPS; this report includes statistics calculated for the conterminous United States. The land cover summary statistics datasets are calculated from multiple sources, including Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium products in the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) and the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center products in the Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) raster dataset. These summary statistics calculate land cover at up to three classification scales: Level 1, modified Anderson Level 2, and Natural versus Converted land cover. The output land cover summary statistics datasets produced here for the four Greater Yellowstone Network park units and six custom areas of analysis utilize the most recent versions of the source datasets (NLCD and LCMAP). These land cover summary statistics datasets are used in the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program, including the NPS Environmental Settings Monitoring Protocol and may be used by networks and parks for additional efforts.

This layer is sourced from gis.wim.usgs.gov.

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The number of wild species in the national (natural) park area - by national (natural) park (data starting time: 88 years)

This statistic shows the number of recreational visitors to the Rocky Mountain National Park in the United States from 2008 to 2023. The number of visitors to the Rocky Mountain National Park amounted to approximately 4.1 million in 2023.

Yellowstone National Park in the United States – the country’s oldest national park - attracted a total of approximately 4.5 million visitors in 2023. The park received over three million visitors annually since 2008 and reached its visitation peak in 2021.  U.S. National Park Service  Established in 1872 and located predominantly in Wyoming, Yellowstone remains one of the most popular national parks in the United States, ranking third in terms of visitor numbers in 2021. However, with over 14 million recreational park visits in 2021, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, was by far the most visited national park in the country. All national parks in the U.S. are managed, protected and presented by the National Park Service, an agency of the U.S. federal government. There were approximately 92 million visitors to national parks in the U.S. in 2021. National parks and the hospitality industry Visitors to national parks are a valuable source of income to the United States economy. In 2021, national park visitors spent roughly seven billion U.S. dollars on lodging and four billion on restaurants and bars.

This repository contains park and neighborhood data for the Mount Rainier National Park (MORA) in support of the NSF-funded project on Sustainability and Safety in the Pacific West Region National Parks.Internal park data include trail and roads within park boundary as well as yearly data on visitation and staffing for 2003-2013.Neighborhood data include census demographics, county crime, roads, parcel ownership, and land cover.Details provided in NPS PWR Crime Metadata.pdf.

A 2022 survey found that 81 percent of respondents from the United States would visit a national park in their home country in order to see nature, making it the main reason to visit a national park. Other leading motivations for visiting a national park include seeing new places, taking scenic drives, and vacationing. Meanwhile, mountain climbing was the least common reason to go to a national park, with only 10 percent of respondents saying so.

Glacier National Park in the United States attracted a little less than three million visitors in 2023. This figure shows a slight decrease from the previous year's value of 2.91 million. The park's attendance fell dramatically in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

This release provides key 2011 Census estimates that describe the usual resident population (as at March 2011) of national parks in England and Wales. The 35 Key Statistics tables included provide census estimates for the populations within the exact boundaries of the 13 national parks in England and Wales.

The number of visitors to Zion National Park, located in Utah in the United States, fluctuated in recent years. In 2023, the park saw a decrease in the number of visitors with under 4.65 million visitors, compared to the 4.69 million visitors welcomed in 2022. Zion National Park Zion NP is a park in the desert of Utah that boasts a variety of plants and animals as well as archaeological sites. Many visitors to the park engage in hiking, climbing, and camping within the park. In 2021, Zion National Park was among the top 3 most visited parks in the United States. The U.S. national parks are hugely popular and there has been a general growth in attendance since 2008. Outdoor Recreation in the U.S. As of 2021, some of the most popular outdoor activities among U.S. residents include running, fishing, biking, hiking, and camping, to name a few. Among campers in North America, fishing was the second most popular recreational activity. Overall, approximately 52.4 million people participated in recreational fishing in the U.S. in 2021.