National parks with boat tour
Bright dots offer boat tour. Tap any park to tick it off your checklist.
Quietest picks for boat tour
- 1Isle Royale National Park29,091 visits
- 2North Cascades National Park46,925 visits
- 3Dry Tortugas National Park89,355 visits
By 2025 recreation visits (NPS).
Most parks for boat tour
- Florida 3
- Alaska 2
- Montana 2
- Wyoming 2
- California 1
- Idaho 1
- Maine 1
- Michigan 1
16 parks
Where to go for boat tour
Photo: NPS Photo by Kent MillerAcadia National Park
Maine
4,079,318 visits in 2025Quietest: February$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPS photoBiscayne National Park
Florida
486,567 visits in 2025Quietest: OctoberFree entry
Photo: NPS/Rhodes SmarttCanyonlands National Park
Utah
796,057 visits in 2025Quietest: January$30 / vehicle
Photo: NPS/Brett SeymourChannel Islands National Park
California
227,186 visits in 2025Quietest: JanuaryFree entry
Photo: NPS PhotoCrater Lake National Park
Oregon
632,242 visits in 2025Quietest: January$30 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo / Brett SeymourDry Tortugas National Park
Florida
89,355 visits in 2025Quietest: October$15 / person
Photo: NPS Photo by Miguel SalasEverglades National Park
Florida
778,198 visits in 2025Quietest: October$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo/Sue FordGateway Arch National Park
Missouri
2,209,028 visits in 2025Quietest: JanuaryFree entry
Photo: NPS / T. VandenBergGlacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Alaska
740,044 visits in 2025Quietest: FebruaryFree entry
Photo: NPS PhotoGlacier National Park
Montana
3,136,557 visits in 2025Quietest: February$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo/TobiasonGrand Teton National Park
Wyoming
3,800,648 visits in 2025Quietest: December$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo / Paul BrownIsle Royale National Park
Michigan
29,091 visits in 2025Quietest: January$7 / person
Photo: NPS Photo, S. RainoneKenai Fjords National Park
Alaska
425,369 visits in 2025Quietest: NovemberFree entry
Photo: NPS Photo/D.DixonNorth Cascades National Park
Washington
46,925 visits in 2025Quietest: DecemberFree entry
Photo: NPS Photo / Daniel DendlerVoyageurs National Park
Minnesota
206,326 visits in 2025Quietest: AprilFree entry
Photo: NPS / Jacob W. FrankYellowstone National Park
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
4,762,988 visits in 2025Quietest: November$35 / vehicle
Ideas from the National Park Service
Boat Tour ideas, park by park
- Flamingo Boat Tours90 Minutes · All year
Flamingo is the launching point for water excursions into Everglades National Park. Whitewater Bay and Florida Bay offer abundant wildlife and a chance to visit the parts of the Everglades only accessible by boat.
Reservation/permitFee - Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour90 Minutes · All year
Experience the natural beauty of Everglades National Park's Ten Thousand Islands with a boat tour on Chokoloskee Bay.
Reservation/permitFeePets OK
- Explore Kenai Fjords by Boat3-9 Hours · Summer
Boat tours depart Seward's small boat harbor daily during the summer months, making it easy to travel deeper into the park.
Reservation/permitFee
- Take a boat tour of Voyageurs National Park90-390 Minutes
See Voyageurs National Park from a boat on a tour guided by a park ranger. A variety of boat tours leave from Rainy Lake Visitor Center and Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center primarily from June to August and last from 90…
Reservation/permitFee
From the NPS Data API's things-to-do records, checked 2026-10-01.
FAQ
Boat Tour, quickly
- Which national parks offer boat tour?
- 16 of the 63 national parks list boat tour as an activity, according to the National Park Service: Acadia, Biscayne, Canyonlands, Channel Islands, Crater Lake, Dry Tortugas, Everglades, Gateway Arch, Glacier Bay, Glacier, Grand Teton, Isle Royale, Kenai Fjords, North Cascades, Voyageurs, Yellowstone.
- What's the least crowded national park for boat tour?
- By 2025 recreation visits, Isle Royale National Park (29,091 visits), then North Cascades (46,925). The busiest park on this list is Yellowstone, with 4,762,988.
- Which state has the most national parks for boat tour?
- Florida, with 3, followed by Alaska (2).
Sources · 2
- 1.NPS Data API — /parks (all park units) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.NPS Visitor Use Statistics — monthly recreation visits, 2021–2025 (IRMA stats REST service) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior) — Visitor Use Statistics Program
Activities are the ones each park lists in the NPS Data API. Check the park's own nps.gov page for current trail, water and permit conditions.
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