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How many people visit Great Basin?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
161,210 recreation visits in 2025, #54 of 63 national parks. The record is 2017 (168,028). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts, including the years before it became a national park in 1986.
2025 visits
161,210
+6.0% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#54
of 63 national parks
Record year
2017
168,028 visits
vs 2015
+38.8%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+438.3%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Jul 2025
36,940 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.
084K168K1979: 29,947 visits1980: 33,383 visits1981: 33,367 visits1982: 32,264 visits1983: 30,335 visits1984: 37,676 visits1985: 36,343 visits1986: 40,359 visits1987: 63,532 visits1988: 73,559 visits1989: 70,259 visits1990: 65,026 visits1991: 63,864 visits1992: 69,144 visits1993: 91,915 visits1994: 88,024 visits1995: 87,829 visits1996: 86,635 visits1997: 90,760 visits1998: 80,363 visits1999: 90,119 visits2000: 81,045 visits2001: 81,712 visits2002: 85,777 visits2003: 87,020 visits2004: 79,879 visits2005: 77,741 visits2006: 78,524 visits2007: 81,364 visits2008: 69,235 visits2009: 84,974 visits2010: 88,870 visits2011: 91,451 visits2012: 94,850 visits2013: 92,893 visits2014: 107,526 visits2015: 116,123 visits2016: 144,846 visits2017: 168,028 visits2018: 153,094 visits2019: 131,802 visits2020: 120,248 visits2021: 144,875 visits2022: 142,115 visits2023: 143,265 visits2024: 152,068 visits2025: 161,210 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025161,210+6.0%#54
2024152,068+6.1%#54
2023143,265+0.8%#54
2022142,115−1.9%#54
2021144,875+20.5%#53
2020120,248−8.8%#50
2019131,802−13.9%#54
2018153,094−8.9%#52
2017168,028+16.0%#53
2016144,846+24.7%#53
2015116,123+8.0%#53
2014107,526+15.8%#54
201392,893−2.1%#54
201294,850+3.7%#54
201191,451+2.9%#54
201088,870+4.6%#54
200984,974+22.7%#54
200869,235−14.9%#54
200781,364+3.6%#55
200678,524+1.0%#54
200577,741−2.7%#53
200479,879−8.2%#54
200387,020+1.4%#54
200285,777+5.0%#54
200181,712+0.8%#54
200081,045−10.1%#55
199990,119+12.1%#53
199880,363−11.5%#54
199790,760+4.8%#53
199686,635−1.4%#53
199587,829−0.2%#53
199488,024−4.2%#52
199391,915+32.9%#52
199269,144+8.3%#53
199163,864−1.8%#53
199065,026−7.4%#54
198970,259−4.5%#54
198873,559+15.8%#53
198763,532+57.4%#53
198640,359+11.1%#55
198536,343−3.5%#53
198437,676+24.2%#53
198330,335−6.0%#52
198232,264−3.3%#52
198133,367−0.0%#52
198033,383+11.5%#52
197929,947—#52

By decade

The long view

1970s
29,947
avg · 1 yr
1980s
45,108
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
81,368
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
80,727
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
118,948
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
143,964
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 59% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 52% — visits have spread out across the year.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 2,084, Feb 1,907, Mar 2,739, Apr 8,053, May 15,173, Jun 25,726, Jul 26,101, Aug 21,676, Sep 24,632, Oct 16,599, Nov 2,230, Dec 1,787.

Quietest: DecemberBusiest: 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. 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

Great Basin visitor questions

How many people visit Great Basin National Park each year?
161,210 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #54 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 118,948 a year.
What was Great Basin's busiest year?
2017, with 168,028 recreation visits — +4.2% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was July 2025 (36,940 visits).
Is Great Basin getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +38.8% compared with 2015 and +107.4% 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.
Why does the record start before Great Basin 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 1986. Earlier years are visits to the same place under its previous designation.

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