How many people visit Lake Clark?
- 2025 visits
- 19,778
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Rank, 2025
- #61
- of 63 national parks
- Record year
- 2017
- 22,755 visits
- vs 2015
- +11.0%
- ten-year change
- vs 1982
- +89.4%
- since the first full year
- Busiest month ever
- Jul 2025
- 7,087 visits
1982–2025
Every year since the counts began
Show the full table (44 years) ↓
| Year | Recreation visits | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,778 | +6.9% | #61 |
| 2024 | 18,505 | +10.6% | #60 |
| 2023 | 16,728 | −8.0% | #61 |
| 2022 | 18,187 | −0.5% | #60 |
| 2021 | 18,278 | +269.4% | #59 |
| 2020 | 4,948 | −71.2% | #61 |
| 2019 | 17,157 | +18.5% | #61 |
| 2018 | 14,479 | −36.4% | #62 |
| 2017 | 22,755 | +7.8% | #61 |
| 2016 | 21,102 | +18.4% | #61 |
| 2015 | 17,818 | +10.7% | #60 |
| 2014 | 16,100 | +23.8% | #59 |
| 2013 | 13,000 | +11.7% | #62 |
| 2012 | 11,639 | +125.6% | #61 |
| 2011 | 5,158 | −48.1% | #63 |
| 2010 | 9,931 | +2.3% | #61 |
| 2009 | 9,711 | +42.8% | #61 |
| 2008 | 6,802 | +22.6% | #61 |
| 2007 | 5,549 | +4.3% | #62 |
| 2006 | 5,320 | −1.6% | #61 |
| 2005 | 5,408 | +10.2% | #60 |
| 2004 | 4,906 | +8.9% | #61 |
| 2003 | 4,505 | +4.2% | #61 |
| 2002 | 4,325 | −1.6% | #61 |
| 2001 | 4,397 | −32.3% | #61 |
| 2000 | 6,493 | +4.9% | #61 |
| 1999 | 6,190 | −45.4% | #62 |
| 1998 | 11,335 | +23.6% | #60 |
| 1997 | 9,173 | −27.9% | #60 |
| 1996 | 12,727 | +0.2% | #59 |
| 1995 | 12,698 | +4.6% | #59 |
| 1994 | 12,143 | −0.1% | #60 |
| 1993 | 12,153 | +31.6% | #60 |
| 1992 | 9,233 | +123.4% | #60 |
| 1991 | 4,133 | −59.5% | #60 |
| 1990 | 10,196 | −31.5% | #60 |
| 1989 | 14,879 | −21.1% | #60 |
| 1988 | 18,863 | +14.9% | #59 |
| 1987 | 16,418 | +20.6% | #59 |
| 1986 | 13,611 | +7.2% | #60 |
| 1985 | 12,701 | +1.6% | #59 |
| 1984 | 12,505 | +1.4% | #57 |
| 1983 | 12,332 | +18.1% | #56 |
| 1982 | 10,440 | — | #58 |
By decade
The long view
- 1980s
- 13,969
- avg · 8 yrs
- 1990s
- 9,998
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2000s
- 5,742
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2010s
- 14,914
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2020s
- 16,071
- avg · 6 yrs
Seasonality: in 1982–1986 the three busiest months carried 66% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 87% — 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
Lake Clark visitor questions
- How many people visit Lake Clark National Park & Preserve each year?
- 19,778 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #61 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 14,914 a year.
- What was Lake Clark's busiest year?
- 2017, with 22,755 recreation visits — +15.1% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was July 2025 (7,087 visits).
- Is Lake Clark getting more crowded?
- 2025 visits were +11.0% compared with 2015 and +265.7% 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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