318 million people visited U.S. parks in 2018. Which were the most popular?
Those massive crowds keep coming because of the parks’ enduring power. Parks—“America’s best idea”—preserve wildlife and wild places, provide vital recreation, and create priceless cultural spaces. And while it’s well worth a trip to each of the system’s 418 parks (60 of which are “national”), there are certainly some heavy hitters among them.
Check out this photo gallery to learn about each of the top 10 most visited national parks, and explore this graphic to see how their stats stack up.
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