10 Most Visited National Parks
#10 Glacier National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
2,190,374 vs 2,162,035 (+1.3%)
Location: Montana, on border with Canada
Area: 1,583 sq miles
#9 Acadia National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
2,254,922 vs 2,431,052 (-7.25%)
Location: Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Area: 74.14 sq miles
#8 Grand Teton National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
2,688,795 vs 2,705,256 (-0.6%)
Location: Northwestern Wyoming
Area: 484 sq miles
#7 Zion National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
2,807,387 vs 2,973,607 (-5.6%)
Location: Near Springdale, Utah
Area: 229.1 sq miles
#6 Rocky Mountain National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
2,991,141 vs 3,229,617 (-7.4%)
Location: North-central Colorado
Area: 415 sq miles
#5 Olympic National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
3,085,340 vs 2,824,908 (+9.2%)
Location: Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Area: 1,442 sq miles
#4 Yellowstone National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
3,188,030 vs 3,447,729 (-7.5%)
Location: Wyoming, Montana and Idaho
Area: 3,468 sq miles
#3 Yosemite National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
3,691,192 vs 3,853,404 (-4.2%)
Location: Central-eastern California
Area: 1,190 sq miles
#2 Grand Canyon National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
4,564,841 vs 4,421,352 (+3.25%)
Location: Arizona
Area: 1,902 sq miles
#1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visits, 2013 vs 2012 (% change):
9,354,695 vs 9,685,829 (-3.4%)
Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, Tennessee
Area: 816 sq miles