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How many people visit Pinnacles?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
343,208 recreation visits in 2025, #47 of 63 national parks. The record is 2011 (393,219). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts, including the years before it became a national park in 2013.
2025 visits
343,208
−3.1% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#47
of 63 national parks
Record year
2011
393,219 visits
vs 2015
+66.2%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+123.3%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
May 2011
59,878 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.
0197K393K1979: 153,717 visits1980: 163,626 visits1981: 155,205 visits1982: 171,026 visits1983: 170,631 visits1984: 166,258 visits1985: 191,578 visits1986: 198,236 visits1987: 204,705 visits1988: 212,094 visits1989: 218,601 visits1990: 214,268 visits1991: 192,610 visits1992: 191,683 visits1993: 194,757 visits1994: 172,642 visits1995: 177,527 visits1996: 164,465 visits1997: 171,971 visits1998: 94,639 visits1999: 164,854 visits2000: 162,110 visits2001: 178,243 visits2002: 162,266 visits2003: 162,791 visits2004: 157,397 visits2005: 170,994 visits2006: 158,824 visits2007: 161,019 visits2008: 166,988 visits2009: 171,112 visits2010: 246,575 visits2011: 393,219 visits2012: 224,476 visits2013: 237,677 visits2014: 196,635 visits2015: 206,533 visits2016: 215,555 visits2017: 233,334 visits2018: 222,152 visits2019: 177,224 visits2020: 165,740 visits2021: 348,857 visits2022: 275,023 visits2023: 341,220 visits2024: 354,076 visits2025: 343,208 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025343,208−3.1%#47
2024354,076+3.8%#48
2023341,220+24.1%#49
2022275,023−21.2%#49
2021348,857+110.5%#45
2020165,740−6.5%#48
2019177,224−20.2%#51
2018222,152−4.8%#50
2017233,334+8.2%#51
2016215,555+4.4%#51
2015206,533+5.0%#51
2014196,635−17.3%#50
2013237,677+5.9%#48
2012224,476−42.9%#49
2011393,219+59.5%#42
2010246,575+44.1%#50
2009171,112+2.5%#52
2008166,988+3.7%#50
2007161,019+1.4%#52
2006158,824−7.1%#52
2005170,994+8.6%#50
2004157,397−3.3%#52
2003162,791+0.3%#52
2002162,266−9.0%#52
2001178,243+10.0%#52
2000162,110−1.7%#52
1999164,854+74.2%#52
199894,639−45.0%#52
1997171,971+4.6%#52
1996164,465−7.4%#52
1995177,527+2.8%#52
1994172,642−11.4%#51
1993194,757+1.6%#49
1992191,683−0.5%#49
1991192,610−10.1%#50
1990214,268−2.0%#49
1989218,601+3.1%#48
1988212,094+3.6%#49
1987204,705+3.3%#47
1986198,236+3.5%#47
1985191,578+15.2%#45
1984166,258−2.6%#47
1983170,631−0.2%#45
1982171,026+10.2%#47
1981155,205−5.1%#47
1980163,626+6.4%#46
1979153,717—#47

By decade

The long view

1970s
153,717
avg · 1 yr
1980s
185,196
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
173,942
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
165,174
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
235,338
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
304,687
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 38% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 35% — about the same shape as before.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
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Monthly recreation visits: Jan 23,508, Feb 26,157, Mar 37,688, Apr 38,961, May 37,145, Jun 30,380, Jul 28,047, Aug 21,800, Sep 19,821, Oct 21,236, Nov 24,668, Dec 23,066.

Quietest: SeptemberBusiest: April

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

Pinnacles visitor questions

How many people visit Pinnacles National Park each year?
343,208 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #47 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 235,338 a year.
What was Pinnacles's busiest year?
2011, with 393,219 recreation visits — +14.6% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was May 2011 (59,878 visits).
Is Pinnacles getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +66.2% compared with 2015 and +100.7% 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.
Why does the record start before Pinnacles 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 2013. Earlier years are visits to the same place under its previous designation.

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