How many people visit Everglades?
- 2025 visits
- 778,198
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Rank, 2025
- #31
- of 63 national parks
- Record year
- 1991
- 1,292,014 visits
- vs 2015
- −27.8%
- ten-year change
- vs 1979
- +8.4%
- since the first full year
- Busiest month ever
- Mar 2007
- 241,397 visits
1979–2025
Every year since the counts began
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
| Year | Recreation visits | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 778,198 | +4.9% | #31 |
| 2024 | 741,983 | −8.4% | #29 |
| 2023 | 810,189 | −29.9% | #27 |
| 2022 | 1,155,193 | +22.6% | #23 |
| 2021 | 942,130 | +34.1% | #27 |
| 2020 | 702,319 | −37.2% | #25 |
| 2019 | 1,118,300 | +87.3% | #25 |
| 2018 | 597,124 | −41.4% | #36 |
| 2017 | 1,018,557 | +9.4% | #27 |
| 2016 | 930,907 | −13.6% | #27 |
| 2015 | 1,077,427 | −3.0% | #25 |
| 2014 | 1,110,901 | +6.1% | #23 |
| 2013 | 1,047,116 | −8.3% | #22 |
| 2012 | 1,141,906 | +22.2% | #19 |
| 2011 | 934,351 | +2.1% | #25 |
| 2010 | 915,538 | +1.6% | #26 |
| 2009 | 900,882 | +9.6% | #25 |
| 2008 | 822,118 | −23.5% | #26 |
| 2007 | 1,074,764 | +12.7% | #20 |
| 2006 | 954,022 | −22.7% | #22 |
| 2005 | 1,233,837 | +4.4% | #19 |
| 2004 | 1,181,355 | +13.5% | #21 |
| 2003 | 1,040,648 | +7.4% | #22 |
| 2002 | 968,909 | −7.7% | #22 |
| 2001 | 1,049,851 | +5.5% | #23 |
| 2000 | 995,390 | −7.3% | #25 |
| 1999 | 1,073,982 | −4.0% | #24 |
| 1998 | 1,118,215 | +13.0% | #24 |
| 1997 | 989,532 | +11.2% | #25 |
| 1996 | 890,167 | +8.5% | #25 |
| 1995 | 820,466 | −7.4% | #29 |
| 1994 | 886,455 | −9.0% | #27 |
| 1993 | 973,706 | −5.1% | #26 |
| 1992 | 1,025,686 | −20.6% | #22 |
| 1991 | 1,292,014 | +34.9% | #18 |
| 1990 | 957,925 | +4.9% | #24 |
| 1989 | 913,372 | −11.0% | #24 |
| 1988 | 1,026,188 | +30.3% | #21 |
| 1987 | 787,493 | +6.6% | #24 |
| 1986 | 739,072 | +5.9% | #27 |
| 1985 | 697,646 | +11.0% | #26 |
| 1984 | 628,658 | +8.9% | #29 |
| 1983 | 577,439 | +5.0% | #31 |
| 1982 | 550,168 | −2.6% | #32 |
| 1981 | 564,721 | −24.1% | #31 |
| 1980 | 744,244 | +3.6% | #22 |
| 1979 | 718,102 | — | #23 |
By decade
The long view
- 1970s
- 718,102
- avg · 1 yr
- 1980s
- 722,900
- avg · 10 yrs
- 1990s
- 1 million
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2000s
- 1.02 million
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2010s
- 989,213
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2020s
- 855,002
- avg · 6 yrs
Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 42% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 36% — visits have spread out across the year.
Average visits by month
2021–2025 · NPS IRMAQuietest: OctoberBusiest: February
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.NPS Visitor Use Statistics — monthly recreation visits by park, 1979–2025 · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.NPS Visitor Use Statistics Definitions · National Park Service
FAQ
Everglades visitor questions
- How many people visit Everglades National Park each year?
- 778,198 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #31 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 989,213 a year.
- What was Everglades's busiest year?
- 1991, with 1,292,014 recreation visits — +66.0% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was March 2007 (241,397 visits).
- Is Everglades getting more crowded?
- 2025 visits were −27.8% compared with 2015 and −36.9% 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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