In 2021, July was the busiest month for National Park Service sites in the United States. That month, national sites attracted about 1.3 million visitors per day, denoting a 25 percent increase in the average daily number of people going to sites over the same month in the previous year.
Average number of visits per day to National Park Service sites in the United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by month
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National Park Service. (May 2, 2022). Average number of visits per day to National Park Service sites in the United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by month [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206816/average-number-of-visitors-per-day-to-national-parks-in-2010-by-month/
National Park Service. "Average number of visits per day to National Park Service sites in the United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by month." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206816/average-number-of-visitors-per-day-to-national-parks-in-2010-by-month/
National Park Service. (2022). Average number of visits per day to National Park Service sites in the United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by month. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206816/average-number-of-visitors-per-day-to-national-parks-in-2010-by-month/
National Park Service. "Average Number of Visits per Day to National Park Service Sites in The United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by Month." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206816/average-number-of-visitors-per-day-to-national-parks-in-2010-by-month/
National Park Service, Average number of visits per day to National Park Service sites in the United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by month Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206816/average-number-of-visitors-per-day-to-national-parks-in-2010-by-month/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Average number of visits per day to National Park Service sites in the United States from January 2019 to December 2021 (in 1,000s), by month [Graph], National Park Service, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206816/average-number-of-visitors-per-day-to-national-parks-in-2010-by-month/