How many people visit Kenai Fjords?
- 2025 visits
- 425,369
- +1.4% vs 2024
- Rank, 2025
- #45
- of 63 national parks
- Record year
- 2025
- 425,369 visits
- vs 2015
- +43.4%
- ten-year change
- vs 1982
- +2539.1%
- since the first full year
- Busiest month ever
- Jul 2025
- 132,250 visits
1982–2025
Every year since the counts began
Show the full table (44 years) ↓
| Year | Recreation visits | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 425,369 | +1.4% | #45 |
| 2024 | 419,468 | +8.2% | #46 |
| 2023 | 387,525 | −0.6% | #46 |
| 2022 | 389,943 | −5.3% | #46 |
| 2021 | 411,782 | +255.3% | #42 |
| 2020 | 115,882 | −67.5% | #52 |
| 2019 | 356,601 | +10.9% | #48 |
| 2018 | 321,596 | +5.9% | #47 |
| 2017 | 303,598 | −12.4% | #49 |
| 2016 | 346,534 | +16.8% | #48 |
| 2015 | 296,697 | +9.6% | #48 |
| 2014 | 270,666 | −4.5% | #48 |
| 2013 | 283,502 | +0.8% | #46 |
| 2012 | 281,279 | −18.9% | #46 |
| 2011 | 346,852 | +16.6% | #47 |
| 2010 | 297,596 | +36.3% | #46 |
| 2009 | 218,358 | −19.8% | #49 |
| 2008 | 272,190 | −4.4% | #48 |
| 2007 | 284,604 | +13.1% | #48 |
| 2006 | 251,630 | −2.6% | #48 |
| 2005 | 258,297 | +5.8% | #47 |
| 2004 | 244,232 | +0.2% | #49 |
| 2003 | 243,719 | −3.2% | #48 |
| 2002 | 251,799 | −4.0% | #47 |
| 2001 | 262,353 | +3.0% | #48 |
| 2000 | 254,790 | −12.3% | #48 |
| 1999 | 290,673 | +10.1% | #47 |
| 1998 | 263,948 | −13.8% | #48 |
| 1997 | 306,164 | +11.7% | #47 |
| 1996 | 274,034 | +18.8% | #48 |
| 1995 | 230,657 | +10.1% | #48 |
| 1994 | 209,516 | +10.4% | #48 |
| 1993 | 189,712 | +75.4% | #50 |
| 1992 | 108,130 | +1.0% | #52 |
| 1991 | 107,041 | +61.9% | #52 |
| 1990 | 66,115 | −12.5% | #53 |
| 1989 | 75,557 | +28.0% | #53 |
| 1988 | 59,017 | −2.3% | #54 |
| 1987 | 60,428 | +11.3% | #54 |
| 1986 | 54,296 | +51.8% | #53 |
| 1985 | 35,758 | +16.5% | #54 |
| 1984 | 30,703 | +27.7% | #54 |
| 1983 | 24,048 | +49.2% | #53 |
| 1982 | 16,118 | — | #53 |
By decade
The long view
- 1980s
- 44,491
- avg · 8 yrs
- 1990s
- 204,599
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2000s
- 254,197
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2010s
- 310,492
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2020s
- 358,328
- avg · 6 yrs
Seasonality: in 1982–1986 the three busiest months carried 77% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 81% — visits have become more concentrated in the peak season.
Average visits by month
2021–2025 · NPS IRMAQuietest: NovemberBusiest: 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
Kenai Fjords visitor questions
- How many people visit Kenai Fjords National Park each year?
- 425,369 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #45 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 310,492 a year.
- What was Kenai Fjords's busiest year?
- 2025, with 425,369 recreation visits — the current record. The single busiest month on record was July 2025 (132,250 visits).
- Is Kenai Fjords getting more crowded?
- 2025 visits were +43.4% compared with 2015 and +64.7% 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.
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