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How many people visit Biscayne?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
486,567 recreation visits in 2025, #41 of 63 national parks. The record is 2019 (708,522). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts, including the years before it became a national park in 1980.
2025 visits
486,567
−5.0% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#41
of 63 national parks
Record year
2019
708,522 visits
vs 2015
−4.3%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+139.8%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Oct 2008
113,151 visits

1979–2025

Every year since the counts began

Recreation visits per calendar year, as reported to the NPS Visitor Use Statistics office. The 2025 bar is highlighted; a missing bar means the park did not report all twelve months that year.
0354K709K1979: 202,938 visits1980: 248,071 visits1981: 305,502 visits1982: 348,219 visits1983: 369,082 visits1984: 340,567 visits1985: 460,921 visits1986: 578,013 visits1987: 607,968 visits1988: 531,036 visits1989: 589,957 visits1990: 573,376 visits1991: 488,134 visits1992: 307,512 visits1993: 19,950 visits1994: 25,147 visits1995: 584,519 visits1996: 338,603 visits1997: 392,069 visits1998: 403,239 visits1999: 442,585 visits2000: 393,151 visits2001: 489,343 visits2002: 513,397 visits2003: 490,031 visits2004: 478,304 visits2005: 563,728 visits2006: 608,836 visits2007: 517,442 visits2008: 686,062 visits2009: 437,745 visits2010: 467,612 visits2011: 476,077 visits2012: 495,613 visits2013: 486,848 visits2014: 525,745 visits2015: 508,164 visits2016: 514,709 visits2017: 446,961 visits2018: 469,253 visits2019: 708,522 visits2020: 402,770 visits2021: 705,655 visits2022: 701,023 visits2023: 571,242 visits2024: 512,213 visits2025: 486,567 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025486,567−5.0%#41
2024512,213−10.3%#38
2023571,242−18.5%#36
2022701,023−0.7%#31
2021705,655+75.2%#33
2020402,770−43.2%#36
2019708,522+51.0%#30
2018469,253+5.0%#42
2017446,961−13.2%#43
2016514,709+1.3%#42
2015508,164−3.3%#39
2014525,745+8.0%#35
2013486,848−1.8%#38
2012495,613+4.1%#34
2011476,077+1.8%#35
2010467,612+6.8%#37
2009437,745−36.2%#39
2008686,062+32.6%#28
2007517,442−15.0%#34
2006608,836+8.0%#29
2005563,728+17.9%#33
2004478,304−2.4%#35
2003490,031−4.6%#37
2002513,397+4.9%#35
2001489,343+24.5%#37
2000393,151−11.2%#41
1999442,585+9.8%#39
1998403,239+2.8%#42
1997392,069+15.8%#41
1996338,603−42.1%#44
1995584,519+2224.4%#36
199425,147+26.1%#56
199319,950−93.5%#59
1992307,512−37.0%#44
1991488,134−14.9%#38
1990573,376−2.8%#35
1989589,957+11.1%#33
1988531,036−12.7%#37
1987607,968+5.2%#34
1986578,013+25.4%#34
1985460,921+35.3%#36
1984340,567−7.7%#41
1983369,082+6.0%#39
1982348,219+14.0%#39
1981305,502+23.2%#41
1980248,071+22.2%#43
1979202,938—#44

By decade

The long view

1970s
202,938
avg · 1 yr
1980s
437,934
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
357,513
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
517,804
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
509,950
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
563,245
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 35% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 31% — visits have spread out across the year.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 45,467, Feb 50,028, Mar 59,076, Apr 55,439, May 61,658, Jun 49,942, Jul 58,314, Aug 45,382, Sep 45,559, Oct 36,611, Nov 40,603, Dec 47,260.

Quietest: OctoberBusiest: May

The weather page puts these crowd levels beside each month’s temperatures.

About these numbers

Figures are the National Park Service’s monthly recreation-visit counts, retrieved from its public statistics service and summed by calendar year. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. The NPS revises recent months occasionally, so small differences from a later nps.gov table are normal. Rankings compare the 63 national parks for the same year. See every park ranked for 2025.

Sources · 2

  1. 1.NPS Visitor Use Statistics — monthly recreation visits by park, 1979–2025 · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
  2. 2.NPS Visitor Use Statistics Definitions · National Park Service

FAQ

Biscayne visitor questions

How many people visit Biscayne National Park each year?
486,567 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #41 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 509,950 a year.
What was Biscayne's busiest year?
2019, with 708,522 recreation visits — +45.6% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was October 2008 (113,151 visits).
Is Biscayne getting more crowded?
2025 visits were −4.3% compared with 2015 and −13.7% compared with 2005.
What counts as a recreation visit?
The NPS counts a recreation visit as one person entering the park for recreation; someone who leaves and re-enters is counted again, and commuters, through-traffic and staff are excluded. Counts come from gate and traffic counters with park-specific multipliers, so they are estimates.
Why does the record start before Biscayne became a national park?
The NPS counts visits by park unit, and the unit kept the same statistics code when it was redesignated a national park in 1980. Earlier years are visits to the same place under its previous designation.

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