How many people visit Wrangell–St. Elias?
- 2025 visits
- 108,840
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Rank, 2025
- #55
- of 63 national parks
- Record year
- 2025
- 108,840 visits
- vs 2015
- +35.4%
- ten-year change
- vs 1982
- +631.9%
- since the first full year
- Busiest month ever
- Jul 2025
- 37,120 visits
1982–2025
Every year since the counts began
Show the full table (44 years) ↓
| Year | Recreation visits | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108,840 | +33.3% | #55 |
| 2024 | 81,670 | +4.3% | #56 |
| 2023 | 78,305 | +20.0% | #56 |
| 2022 | 65,236 | +30.0% | #56 |
| 2021 | 50,189 | +201.3% | #56 |
| 2020 | 16,655 | −77.6% | #57 |
| 2019 | 74,518 | −6.2% | #57 |
| 2018 | 79,450 | +16.3% | #55 |
| 2017 | 68,292 | −13.6% | #56 |
| 2016 | 79,047 | −1.6% | #55 |
| 2015 | 80,366 | +7.6% | #55 |
| 2014 | 74,722 | +6.8% | #55 |
| 2013 | 69,984 | −19.7% | #55 |
| 2012 | 87,158 | +33.6% | #55 |
| 2011 | 65,225 | −10.9% | #56 |
| 2010 | 73,170 | +22.0% | #55 |
| 2009 | 59,966 | −8.7% | #55 |
| 2008 | 65,693 | +7.5% | #55 |
| 2007 | 61,085 | +21.4% | #56 |
| 2006 | 50,336 | −10.5% | #57 |
| 2005 | 56,224 | −1.7% | #55 |
| 2004 | 57,221 | +32.1% | #56 |
| 2003 | 43,311 | +7.3% | #57 |
| 2002 | 40,352 | +40.9% | #57 |
| 2001 | 28,643 | +1.1% | #57 |
| 2000 | 28,331 | −3.1% | #57 |
| 1999 | 29,252 | +5.0% | #57 |
| 1998 | 27,859 | −12.5% | #58 |
| 1997 | 31,833 | +1.2% | #56 |
| 1996 | 31,467 | −42.2% | #56 |
| 1995 | 54,430 | +8.5% | #56 |
| 1994 | 50,146 | +10.6% | #55 |
| 1993 | 45,335 | +7.4% | #55 |
| 1992 | 42,229 | +8.4% | #55 |
| 1991 | 38,971 | +8.3% | #55 |
| 1990 | 35,976 | +8.3% | #56 |
| 1989 | 33,221 | +7.0% | #56 |
| 1988 | 31,046 | +6.4% | #56 |
| 1987 | 29,191 | +9.9% | #57 |
| 1986 | 26,557 | +14.6% | #56 |
| 1985 | 23,171 | +4.5% | #56 |
| 1984 | 22,183 | +18.2% | #55 |
| 1983 | 18,760 | +26.2% | #54 |
| 1982 | 14,871 | — | #54 |
By decade
The long view
- 1980s
- 24,875
- avg · 8 yrs
- 1990s
- 38,750
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2000s
- 49,116
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2010s
- 75,193
- avg · 10 yrs
- 2020s
- 66,816
- avg · 6 yrs
Seasonality: in 1982–1986 the three busiest months carried 80% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 83% — visits have become more concentrated in the peak season.
Average visits by month
2021–2025 · NPS IRMAQuietest: JanuaryBusiest: 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
Wrangell–St. Elias visitor questions
- How many people visit Wrangell–St. Elias National Park & Preserve each year?
- 108,840 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #55 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 75,193 a year.
- What was Wrangell–St. Elias's busiest year?
- 2025, with 108,840 recreation visits — the current record. The single busiest month on record was July 2025 (37,120 visits).
- Is Wrangell–St. Elias getting more crowded?
- 2025 visits were +35.4% compared with 2015 and +93.6% 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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