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How many people visit Voyageurs?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
206,326 recreation visits in 2025, #53 of 63 national parks. The record is 1980 (266,935). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts.
2025 visits
206,326
+3.7% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#53
of 63 national parks
Record year
1980
266,935 visits
vs 2015
−13.4%
ten-year change
vs 1979
+5.7%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Jul 2010
70,657 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.
0133K267K1979: 195,277 visits1980: 266,935 visits1981: 257,490 visits1982: 143,724 visits1983: 146,454 visits1984: 154,723 visits1985: 183,984 visits1986: 172,137 visits1987: 201,727 visits1988: 223,735 visits1989: 209,626 visits1990: 223,554 visits1991: 221,857 visits1992: 227,498 visits1993: 228,143 visits1994: 224,181 visits1995: 210,938 visits1996: 246,588 visits1997: 223,418 visits1998: 231,958 visits1999: 228,898 visits2000: 227,371 visits2001: 243,374 visits2002: 238,227 visits2003: 234,231 visits2004: 249,041 visits2005: 234,577 visits2006: 231,875 visits2007: 220,650 visits2008: 221,585 visits2009: 222,429 visits2010: 253,891 visits2011: 177,184 visits2012: 214,841 visits2013: 233,390 visits2014: 239,160 visits2015: 238,313 visits2016: 241,912 visits2017: 237,250 visits2018: 239,656 visits2019: 232,974 visits2020: 263,091 visits2021: 243,042 visits2022: 221,434 visits2023: 220,825 visits2024: 199,030 visits2025: 206,326 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025206,326+3.7%#53
2024199,030−9.9%#53
2023220,825−0.3%#53
2022221,434−8.9%#50
2021243,042−7.6%#50
2020263,091+12.9%#44
2019232,974−2.8%#49
2018239,656+1.0%#49
2017237,250−1.9%#50
2016241,912+1.5%#49
2015238,313−0.4%#49
2014239,160+2.5%#49
2013233,390+8.6%#49
2012214,841+21.3%#50
2011177,184−30.2%#50
2010253,891+14.1%#49
2009222,429+0.4%#48
2008221,585+0.4%#49
2007220,650−4.8%#49
2006231,875−1.2%#49
2005234,577−5.8%#48
2004249,041+6.3%#48
2003234,231−1.7%#49
2002238,227−2.1%#48
2001243,374+7.0%#49
2000227,371−0.7%#49
1999228,898−1.3%#49
1998231,958+3.8%#49
1997223,418−9.4%#50
1996246,588+16.9%#49
1995210,938−5.9%#50
1994224,181−1.7%#46
1993228,143+0.3%#47
1992227,498+2.5%#47
1991221,857−0.8%#47
1990223,554+6.6%#48
1989209,626−6.3%#49
1988223,735+10.9%#47
1987201,727+17.2%#48
1986172,137−6.4%#50
1985183,984+18.9%#47
1984154,723+5.6%#48
1983146,454+1.9%#48
1982143,724−44.2%#48
1981257,490−3.5%#43
1980266,935+36.7%#42
1979195,277—#45

By decade

The long view

1970s
195,277
avg · 1 yr
1980s
196,054
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
226,703
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
232,336
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
230,857
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
225,625
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 54% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 64% — visits have become more concentrated in the peak season.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 3,118, Feb 6,100, Mar 3,331, Apr 157, May 28,084, Jun 44,555, Jul 47,081, Aug 48,459, Sep 23,639, Oct 10,909, Nov 2,427, Dec 271.

Quietest: AprilBusiest: August

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

Voyageurs visitor questions

How many people visit Voyageurs National Park each year?
206,326 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #53 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 230,857 a year.
What was Voyageurs's busiest year?
1980, with 266,935 recreation visits — +29.4% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was July 2010 (70,657 visits).
Is Voyageurs getting more crowded?
2025 visits were −13.4% compared with 2015 and −12.0% 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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