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How many people visit Redwood?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
1,202,480 recreation visits in 2025, #25 of 63 national parks. The record is 2025 (1,202,480). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts.
2025 visits
1,202,480
+93.1% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#25
of 63 national parks
Record year
2025
1,202,480 visits
vs 2015
+128.1%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+190.5%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Jun 2025
222,029 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.
0601K1.2M1979: 413,917 visits1980: 471,710 visits1981: 549,461 visits1982: 467,126 visits1983: 473,711 visits1984: 467,155 visits1985: 505,791 visits1986: 567,849 visits1987: 610,897 visits1988: 677,135 visits1989: 654,115 visits1990: 348,458 visits1991: 366,280 visits1992: 387,781 visits1993: 421,027 visits1994: 475,033 visits1995: 552,464 visits1996: 426,938 visits1997: 382,488 visits1998: 383,188 visits1999: 369,726 visits2000: 383,253 visits2001: 388,352 visits2002: 404,789 visits2003: 408,126 visits2004: 392,029 visits2005: 394,144 visits2006: 383,780 visits2007: 385,171 visits2008: 396,899 visits2009: 444,426 visits2010: 418,820 visits2011: 380,167 visits2012: 352,517 visits2013: 393,364 visits2014: 429,166 visits2015: 527,143 visits2016: 536,297 visits2017: 445,000 visits2018: 482,536 visits2019: 504,722 visits2020: 265,177 visits2021: 435,879 visits2022: 458,400 visits2023: 409,105 visits2024: 622,883 visits2025: 1,202,480 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
20251,202,480+93.1%#25
2024622,883+52.3%#35
2023409,105−10.8%#44
2022458,400+5.2%#42
2021435,879+64.4%#41
2020265,177−47.5%#43
2019504,722+4.6%#43
2018482,536+8.4%#41
2017445,000−17.0%#44
2016536,297+1.7%#39
2015527,143+22.8%#38
2014429,166+9.1%#42
2013393,364+11.6%#43
2012352,517−7.3%#44
2011380,167−9.2%#43
2010418,820−5.8%#42
2009444,426+12.0%#37
2008396,899+3.0%#43
2007385,171+0.4%#44
2006383,780−2.6%#44
2005394,144+0.5%#42
2004392,029−3.9%#42
2003408,126+0.8%#41
2002404,789+4.2%#42
2001388,352+1.3%#41
2000383,253+3.7%#43
1999369,726−3.5%#44
1998383,188+0.2%#43
1997382,488−10.4%#43
1996426,938−22.7%#41
1995552,464+16.3%#37
1994475,033+12.8%#39
1993421,027+8.6%#41
1992387,781+5.9%#42
1991366,280+5.1%#42
1990348,458−46.7%#43
1989654,115−3.4%#31
1988677,135+10.8%#31
1987610,897+7.6%#33
1986567,849+12.3%#35
1985505,791+8.3%#32
1984467,155−1.4%#35
1983473,711+1.4%#34
1982467,126−15.0%#36
1981549,461+16.5%#33
1980471,710+14.0%#36
1979413,917—#36

By decade

The long view

1970s
413,917
avg · 1 yr
1980s
544,495
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
411,338
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
398,097
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
446,973
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
565,654
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 47% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 41% — visits have spread out across the year.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
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Monthly recreation visits: Jan 24,578, Feb 24,451, Mar 31,915, Apr 40,599, May 64,976, Jun 95,116, Jul 91,104, Aug 80,684, Sep 71,819, Oct 49,415, Nov 28,514, Dec 22,579.

Quietest: DecemberBusiest: June

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

Redwood visitor questions

How many people visit Redwood National and State Parks each year?
1,202,480 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #25 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 446,973 a year.
What was Redwood's busiest year?
2025, with 1,202,480 recreation visits — the current record. The single busiest month on record was June 2025 (222,029 visits).
Is Redwood getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +128.1% compared with 2015 and +205.1% compared with 2005. The low point of recent years was 2020 (265,177).
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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