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 326 million almost reached pre-pandemic levels.

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.

Travel Trends collects and displays stats on popular tourists destinations and National Parks including Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Travel Trends collects and displays stats on popular tourists destinations and National Parks including Grand Canyon National Park.

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.

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.

Travel Trends collects and displays stats on popular tourists destinations and National Parks including White Sands National Park.

Annual visitor records were downloaded for each NPS unit within the study area (Visitor Use Statistics, NPS 2015). NPS [National Park Service]. 2015. NPS Stats: National Park Service visitor use statistics. National Park Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C., USA.

This point dataset was created to show the visitor center locations in Rocky Mountain National Park. The point locations were extracted from the NPS FMSS. Edits were made by Glenn Hoffman at ROMO in November 2016 to incorporate the NPS Core Data Standard dated 08/10/2016.

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.

Travel Trends collects and displays stats on popular tourists destinations and National Parks including Glacier National Park.

Travel Trends collects and displays stats on popular tourists destinations and National Parks including Olympic National Park.

Travel Trends collects and displays stats on popular tourists destinations and National Parks including National Park of American Samoa.

National (natural) park recreation bases visitor numbers and vehicle numbers- classified by national park (data start time: January 2000)

The concept is mainly based on the model of VERP - Visitor Experience and Resource Protection Framework the principles of which are currently being used in many US National Parks (MANNING 2007). Yet, it was adapted to the needs of the National Park Gesaeuse, considering the legal situation of the protected area as well as the resource and tourist background. In addition, the Natura 2000 standards had to be included. On this behalf, the risk analysis concept for Natura 2000 species and habitats according to PROEBSTL et al. (2007) was adapted. It takes into account the conservation status of habitats and species, the relevance and intensity of tourism use, as well as the efficiency of management actions. The concept includes the following steps: Creation of an interdisciplinary project team Definition of park purpose and significance Collection of basic data on resources and visitor use Description of visitor experience and resource conditions Impact assessment of visitor use on sensitive habitats and species (risk analysis) Designation of management zones and areas of conflicts Definition of indicators and standards for each zone Definition of management actions Monitoring of resource and social indicators

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.

Taiwan Number of Tourist: NP: Shei-pa National Park data was reported at 82,522.000 Person in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 93,769.000 Person for Apr 2018. Taiwan Number of Tourist: NP: Shei-pa National Park data is updated monthly, averaging 73,780.000 Person from Jan 2007 (Median) to May 2018, with 137 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 219,275.000 Person in Feb 2012 and a record low of 23,714.000 Person in Sep 2008. Taiwan Number of Tourist: NP: Shei-pa National Park data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Taiwan – Table TW.Q007: Number of Tourists By Tourist Attractions.

This is a vector point dataset representing natural phenomena and human infrastructure in and around Yosemite National Park that are of interest to park visitors, such as campgrounds, lodging, post offices, waterfalls, and giant sequoia groves (woods). Information contained in this data set includes the type of feature, seasonal feature closure if applicable, and cartographic labels. This dataset is utilizing the draft NPS Points of Interest Spatial Data Standard dated 02/03/2017. IRMA Data Store Reference

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This dataset is used for the analysis in the publication entitled "Using data derived from cellular device locations to estimate visitation to natural areas: an application to the U.S. National Park system". It includes cell data purchased from Airsage Inc. at the monthly resolution for years 2018 and 2019 for 38 park units in the U.S. National Park system, corresponding monthly visitation obtained from the NPS Stats (https://irma.nps.gov/STATS/), and park attributes that are considered to affect the relationships between Cell and NPS data in the analysis.