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How many people visit Theodore Roosevelt?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
729,893 recreation visits in 2025, #33 of 63 national parks. The record is 2021 (796,085). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts.
2025 visits
729,893
−0.4% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#33
of 63 national parks
Record year
2021
796,085 visits
vs 2015
+25.8%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+23.4%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Jul 2018
176,271 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.
0398K796K1979: 591,646 visits1980: 595,734 visits1981: 702,873 visits1982: 677,014 visits1983: 415,118 visits1984: 361,139 visits1985: 377,152 visits1986: 390,553 visits1987: 424,846 visits1988: 413,527 visits1989: 459,171 visits1990: 460,718 visits1991: 468,926 visits1992: 475,937 visits1993: 475,160 visits1994: 505,349 visits1995: 460,699 visits1996: 436,081 visits1997: 393,265 visits1998: 448,286 visits1999: 431,311 visits2000: 431,813 visits2001: 446,609 visits2002: 471,551 visits2003: 490,295 visits2004: 474,589 visits2005: 493,198 visits2006: 435,359 visits2007: 456,588 visits2008: 516,804 visits2009: 586,928 visits2010: 623,748 visits2011: 563,407 visits2012: 640,555 visits2013: 545,090 visits2014: 559,580 visits2015: 580,033 visits2016: 753,880 visits2017: 708,003 visits2018: 749,389 visits2019: 691,658 visits2020: 551,303 visits2021: 796,085 visits2022: 668,679 visits2023: 746,862 visits2024: 732,951 visits2025: 729,893 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025729,893−0.4%#33
2024732,951−1.9%#31
2023746,862+11.7%#30
2022668,679−16.0%#32
2021796,085+44.4%#30
2020551,303−20.3%#28
2019691,658−7.7%#32
2018749,389+5.8%#28
2017708,003−6.1%#31
2016753,880+30.0%#31
2015580,033+3.7%#33
2014559,580+2.7%#30
2013545,090−14.9%#31
2012640,555+13.7%#29
2011563,407−9.7%#32
2010623,748+6.3%#30
2009586,928+13.6%#32
2008516,804+13.2%#34
2007456,588+4.9%#38
2006435,359−11.7%#37
2005493,198+3.9%#36
2004474,589−3.2%#36
2003490,295+4.0%#36
2002471,551+5.6%#38
2001446,609+3.4%#40
2000431,813+0.1%#38
1999431,311−3.8%#40
1998448,286+14.0%#39
1997393,265−9.8%#40
1996436,081−5.3%#40
1995460,699−8.8%#42
1994505,349+6.4%#37
1993475,160−0.2%#38
1992475,937+1.5%#38
1991468,926+1.8%#39
1990460,718+0.3%#39
1989459,171+11.0%#40
1988413,527−2.7%#42
1987424,846+8.8%#43
1986390,553+3.6%#42
1985377,152+4.4%#40
1984361,139−13.0%#39
1983415,118−38.7%#37
1982677,014−3.7%#27
1981702,873+18.0%#24
1980595,734+0.7%#27
1979591,646—#27

By decade

The long view

1970s
591,646
avg · 1 yr
1980s
481,713
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
455,573
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
480,373
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
641,534
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
704,296
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 64% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 61% — visits have spread out across the year.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 2,883, Feb 2,865, Mar 9,332, Apr 10,833, May 73,030, Jun 137,380, Jul 160,797, Aug 149,801, Sep 120,432, Oct 54,275, Nov 11,282, Dec 1,983.

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

Theodore Roosevelt visitor questions

How many people visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park each year?
729,893 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #33 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 641,534 a year.
What was Theodore Roosevelt's busiest year?
2021, with 796,085 recreation visits — +9.1% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was July 2018 (176,271 visits).
Is Theodore Roosevelt getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +25.8% compared with 2015 and +48.0% 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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