How many people visit Mount Rainier?
- 2025 visits
- 1,635,342
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Rank, 2025
- #20
- of 63 national parks
- Record year
- 2023
- 1,674,294 visits
- vs 2015
- +32.2%
- ten-year change
- vs 1979
- +7.8%
- since the first full year
- Busiest month ever
- Jul 2021
- 449,446 visits
1979–2025
Every year since the counts began
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
| Year | Recreation visits | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,635,342 | +0.9% | #20 |
| 2024 | 1,620,006 | −3.2% | #19 |
| 2023 | 1,674,294 | +3.2% | #18 |
| 2022 | 1,622,395 | −2.9% | #16 |
| 2021 | 1,670,063 | +43.9% | #18 |
| 2020 | 1,160,754 | −22.7% | #18 |
| 2019 | 1,501,621 | −1.1% | #18 |
| 2018 | 1,518,491 | +7.2% | #18 |
| 2017 | 1,415,867 | +4.3% | #19 |
| 2016 | 1,356,913 | +9.7% | #19 |
| 2015 | 1,237,231 | −2.1% | #20 |
| 2014 | 1,264,259 | +10.1% | #19 |
| 2013 | 1,148,552 | +9.5% | #18 |
| 2012 | 1,049,178 | +1.1% | #24 |
| 2011 | 1,038,229 | −12.9% | #21 |
| 2010 | 1,191,754 | +3.5% | #19 |
| 2009 | 1,151,654 | −1.0% | #18 |
| 2008 | 1,163,227 | +11.0% | #19 |
| 2007 | 1,047,685 | −5.9% | #21 |
| 2006 | 1,113,601 | −5.1% | #19 |
| 2005 | 1,173,897 | −3.6% | #20 |
| 2004 | 1,217,750 | −3.5% | #20 |
| 2003 | 1,262,351 | −3.7% | #18 |
| 2002 | 1,310,390 | +0.7% | #18 |
| 2001 | 1,301,103 | −3.3% | #18 |
| 2000 | 1,344,833 | +4.1% | #18 |
| 1999 | 1,291,397 | −4.6% | #20 |
| 1998 | 1,353,793 | +2.9% | #19 |
| 1997 | 1,315,773 | −1.7% | #19 |
| 1996 | 1,338,961 | −6.9% | #18 |
| 1995 | 1,438,227 | +0.8% | #18 |
| 1994 | 1,426,244 | +4.5% | #18 |
| 1993 | 1,365,213 | −10.3% | #17 |
| 1992 | 1,522,057 | −1.8% | #15 |
| 1991 | 1,549,412 | +16.8% | #15 |
| 1990 | 1,327,101 | −2.0% | #15 |
| 1989 | 1,354,302 | +7.9% | #15 |
| 1988 | 1,255,618 | −2.8% | #15 |
| 1987 | 1,292,027 | −0.5% | #16 |
| 1986 | 1,298,457 | +11.4% | #15 |
| 1985 | 1,165,640 | +1.1% | #16 |
| 1984 | 1,152,411 | +4.2% | #16 |
| 1983 | 1,106,306 | +9.8% | #17 |
| 1982 | 1,007,300 | −18.3% | #19 |
| 1981 | 1,233,671 | −2.7% | #15 |
| 1980 | 1,268,256 | −16.4% | #14 |
| 1979 | 1,516,703 | — | #13 |
By decade
The long view
- 1970s
- 1.52 million
- avg · 1 yr
- 1980s
- 1.21 million
- avg · 10 yrs
- 1990s
- 1.39 million
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2000s
- 1.21 million
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2010s
- 1.27 million
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2020s
- 1.56 million
- avg · 6 yrs
Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 58% 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 IRMAQuietest: FebruaryBusiest: 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
Mount Rainier visitor questions
- How many people visit Mount Rainier National Park each year?
- 1,635,342 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #20 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 1,272,210 a year.
- What was Mount Rainier's busiest year?
- 2023, with 1,674,294 recreation visits — +2.4% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was July 2021 (449,446 visits).
- Is Mount Rainier getting more crowded?
- 2025 visits were +32.2% compared with 2015 and +39.3% 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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