How many people visit Gates of the Arctic?
- 2025 visits
- 14,923
- +25.3% vs 2024
- Rank, 2025
- #62
- of 63 national parks
- Record year
- 2025
- 14,923 visits
- vs 2015
- +38.9%
- ten-year change
- vs 1982
- +980.6%
- since the first full year
- Busiest month ever
- Jul 2000
- 5,959 visits
1982–2025
Every year since the counts began
Show the full table (44 years) ↓
| Year | Recreation visits | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,923 | +25.3% | #62 |
| 2024 | 11,907 | +7.8% | #63 |
| 2023 | 11,045 | +16.8% | #63 |
| 2022 | 9,457 | +28.5% | #62 |
| 2021 | 7,362 | +156.3% | #63 |
| 2020 | 2,872 | −72.7% | #63 |
| 2019 | 10,518 | +9.7% | #63 |
| 2018 | 9,591 | −14.2% | #63 |
| 2017 | 11,177 | +11.2% | #63 |
| 2016 | 10,047 | −6.5% | #63 |
| 2015 | 10,745 | −15.2% | #62 |
| 2014 | 12,669 | +15.0% | #62 |
| 2013 | 11,012 | +1.0% | #63 |
| 2012 | 10,899 | −6.2% | #62 |
| 2011 | 11,623 | +7.2% | #60 |
| 2010 | 10,840 | +8.7% | #60 |
| 2009 | 9,975 | −12.5% | #60 |
| 2008 | 11,397 | +4.2% | #59 |
| 2007 | 10,942 | +9.6% | #60 |
| 2006 | 9,982 | +5.5% | #60 |
| 2005 | 9,459 | −8.0% | #59 |
| 2004 | 10,282 | +102.6% | #60 |
| 2003 | 5,075 | −23.7% | #60 |
| 2002 | 6,648 | +47.6% | #60 |
| 2001 | 4,505 | −60.1% | #60 |
| 2000 | 11,278 | +38.1% | #60 |
| 1999 | 8,166 | −1.2% | #60 |
| 1998 | 8,266 | +19.0% | #61 |
| 1997 | 6,949 | +7.8% | #61 |
| 1996 | 6,448 | −8.8% | #60 |
| 1995 | 7,074 | +309.8% | #60 |
| 1994 | 1,726 | −23.1% | #62 |
| 1993 | 2,245 | +6.1% | #62 |
| 1992 | 2,116 | +83.4% | #62 |
| 1991 | 1,154 | +14.3% | #62 |
| 1990 | 1,010 | +22.9% | #62 |
| 1989 | 822 | −34.7% | #62 |
| 1988 | 1,258 | +18.7% | #62 |
| 1987 | 1,060 | −62.2% | #61 |
| 1986 | 2,801 | +102.8% | #61 |
| 1985 | 1,381 | −43.4% | #61 |
| 1984 | 2,440 | +14.1% | #60 |
| 1983 | 2,138 | +54.8% | #60 |
| 1982 | 1,381 | — | #60 |
By decade
The long view
- 1980s
- 1,660
- avg · 8 yrs
- 1990s
- 4,515
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2000s
- 8,954
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2010s
- 10,912
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2020s
- 9,594
- avg · 6 yrs
Seasonality: in 1982–1986 the three busiest months carried 78% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 84% — visits have become more concentrated in the peak season.
Average visits by month
2021–2025 · NPS IRMAQuietest: JanuaryBusiest: July
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
Gates of the Arctic visitor questions
- How many people visit Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve each year?
- 14,923 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #62 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 10,912 a year.
- What was Gates of the Arctic's busiest year?
- 2025, with 14,923 recreation visits — the current record. The single busiest month on record was July 2000 (5,959 visits).
- Is Gates of the Arctic getting more crowded?
- 2025 visits were +38.9% compared with 2015 and +57.8% 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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