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How many people visit Lassen Volcanic?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
504,777 recreation visits in 2025, #40 of 63 national parks. The record is 2020 (542,274). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts.
2025 visits
504,777
+41.1% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#40
of 63 national parks
Record year
2020
542,274 visits
vs 2015
+7.8%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+32.8%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Jul 2020
135,668 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.
0271K542K1979: 380,014 visits1980: 394,425 visits1981: 415,045 visits1982: 414,859 visits1983: 429,867 visits1984: 463,275 visits1985: 451,497 visits1986: 439,723 visits1987: 472,431 visits1988: 495,628 visits1989: 466,115 visits1990: 460,917 visits1991: 463,179 visits1992: 468,011 visits1993: 434,264 visits1994: 385,489 visits1995: 351,001 visits1996: 351,632 visits1997: 391,816 visits1998: 318,049 visits1999: 353,756 visits2000: 374,911 visits2001: 376,695 visits2002: 388,149 visits2003: 404,384 visits2004: 379,667 visits2005: 365,535 visits2006: 388,741 visits2007: 395,057 visits2008: 377,361 visits2009: 365,639 visits2010: 384,570 visits2011: 351,269 visits2012: 407,653 visits2013: 427,409 visits2014: 432,977 visits2015: 468,092 visits2016: 536,068 visits2017: 507,256 visits2018: 499,435 visits2019: 517,039 visits2020: 542,274 visits2021: 359,635 visits2022: 446,291 visits2023: 418,978 visits2024: 357,651 visits2025: 504,777 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025504,777+41.1%#40
2024357,651−14.6%#47
2023418,978−6.1%#43
2022446,291+24.1%#43
2021359,635−33.7%#43
2020542,274+4.9%#29
2019517,039+3.5%#42
2018499,435−1.5%#40
2017507,256−5.4%#41
2016536,068+14.5%#40
2015468,092+8.1%#42
2014432,977+1.3%#41
2013427,409+4.8%#42
2012407,653+16.1%#41
2011351,269−8.7%#46
2010384,570+5.2%#43
2009365,639−3.1%#43
2008377,361−4.5%#44
2007395,057+1.6%#43
2006388,741+6.3%#43
2005365,535−3.7%#44
2004379,667−6.1%#43
2003404,384+4.2%#42
2002388,149+3.0%#43
2001376,695+0.5%#43
2000374,911+6.0%#44
1999353,756+11.2%#45
1998318,049−18.8%#46
1997391,816+11.4%#42
1996351,632+0.2%#42
1995351,001−8.9%#44
1994385,489−11.2%#42
1993434,264−7.2%#40
1992468,011+1.0%#39
1991463,179+0.5%#40
1990460,917−1.1%#38
1989466,115−6.0%#39
1988495,628+4.9%#39
1987472,431+7.4%#38
1986439,723−2.6%#38
1985451,497−2.5%#37
1984463,275+7.8%#36
1983429,867+3.6%#36
1982414,859−0.0%#38
1981415,045+5.2%#38
1980394,425+3.8%#38
1979380,014—#38

By decade

The long view

1970s
380,014
avg · 1 yr
1980s
444,287
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
397,811
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
381,614
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
453,177
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
438,268
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 56% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 65% — visits have become more concentrated in the peak season.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 8,093, Feb 7,160, Mar 6,998, Apr 11,344, May 33,897, Jun 77,194, Jul 107,728, Aug 60,701, Sep 50,271, Oct 37,677, Nov 9,727, Dec 6,677.

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

Lassen Volcanic visitor questions

How many people visit Lassen Volcanic National Park each year?
504,777 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #40 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 453,177 a year.
What was Lassen Volcanic's busiest year?
2020, with 542,274 recreation visits — +7.4% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was July 2020 (135,668 visits).
Is Lassen Volcanic getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +7.8% compared with 2015 and +38.1% 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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