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How many people visit Canyonlands?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
796,057 recreation visits in 2025, #29 of 63 national parks. The record is 2021 (911,594). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts.
2025 visits
796,057
−2.7% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#29
of 63 national parks
Record year
2021
911,594 visits
vs 2015
+25.4%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+967.9%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
May 2021
134,778 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.
0456K912K1979: 74,545 visits1980: 56,505 visits1981: 89,915 visits1982: 97,079 visits1983: 100,022 visits1984: 102,533 visits1985: 116,672 visits1986: 172,987 visits1987: 172,384 visits1988: 212,100 visits1989: 257,411 visits1990: 276,831 visits1991: 339,315 visits1992: 395,698 visits1993: 434,844 visits1994: 429,921 visits1995: 448,769 visits1996: 447,527 visits1997: 432,697 visits1998: 436,524 visits1999: 446,160 visits2000: 401,558 visits2001: 368,592 visits2002: 367,078 visits2003: 386,986 visits2004: 371,706 visits2005: 393,381 visits2006: 392,537 visits2007: 417,560 visits2008: 436,715 visits2009: 436,241 visits2010: 435,908 visits2011: 473,773 visits2012: 452,952 visits2013: 462,242 visits2014: 542,431 visits2015: 634,607 visits2016: 776,218 visits2017: 742,271 visits2018: 739,449 visits2019: 733,996 visits2020: 493,914 visits2021: 911,594 visits2022: 779,147 visits2023: 800,322 visits2024: 818,492 visits2025: 796,057 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025796,057−2.7%#29
2024818,492+2.3%#27
2023800,322+2.7%#28
2022779,147−14.5%#29
2021911,594+84.6%#28
2020493,914−32.7%#30
2019733,996−0.7%#29
2018739,449−0.4%#29
2017742,271−4.4%#29
2016776,218+22.3%#29
2015634,607+17.0%#30
2014542,431+17.3%#32
2013462,242+2.1%#39
2012452,952−4.4%#38
2011473,773+8.7%#36
2010435,908−0.1%#40
2009436,241−0.1%#40
2008436,715+4.6%#38
2007417,560+6.4%#41
2006392,537−0.2%#41
2005393,381+5.8%#43
2004371,706−3.9%#44
2003386,986+5.4%#43
2002367,078−0.4%#44
2001368,592−8.2%#44
2000401,558−10.0%#40
1999446,160+2.2%#37
1998436,524+0.9%#40
1997432,697−3.3%#39
1996447,527−0.3%#39
1995448,769+4.4%#43
1994429,921−1.1%#41
1993434,844+9.9%#39
1992395,698+16.6%#41
1991339,315+22.6%#43
1990276,831+7.5%#44
1989257,411+21.4%#47
1988212,100+23.0%#48
1987172,384−0.3%#50
1986172,987+48.3%#48
1985116,672+13.8%#52
1984102,533+2.5%#52
1983100,022+3.0%#50
198297,079+8.0%#50
198189,915+59.1%#49
198056,505−24.2%#51
197974,545—#51

By decade

The long view

1970s
74,545
avg · 1 yr
1980s
137,761
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
408,829
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
397,235
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
599,385
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
766,588
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 47% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 40% — visits have spread out across the year.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 11,501, Feb 17,354, Mar 77,847, Apr 106,825, May 121,964, Jun 93,121, Jul 71,855, Aug 64,013, Sep 98,545, Oct 96,016, Nov 42,203, Dec 19,880.

Quietest: JanuaryBusiest: 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

Canyonlands visitor questions

How many people visit Canyonlands National Park each year?
796,057 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #29 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 599,385 a year.
What was Canyonlands's busiest year?
2021, with 911,594 recreation visits — +14.5% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was May 2021 (134,778 visits).
Is Canyonlands getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +25.4% compared with 2015 and +102.4% 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.

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