Things to do · 4 of 63 parks
National parks with tubing
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4 of the 63 US national parks list tubing as an activity. Here's every one, with how busy it got in 2025, its quietest month and what it costs to get in. Then tick off the ones you've done.
Bright dots offer tubing. Tap any park to tick it off your checklist.
Quietest picks for tubing
- 1Voyageurs National Park206,326 visits
- 2Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve432,498 visits
- 3Olympic National Park3,584,187 visits
By 2025 recreation visits (NPS).
Most parks for tubing
- California 1
- Colorado 1
- Minnesota 1
- Washington 1
4 parks
Where to go for tubing
Photo: NPS/Patrick MyersGreat Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Colorado
432,498 visits in 2025Quietest: January$25 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo/Jon PrestonOlympic National Park
Washington
3,584,187 visits in 2025Quietest: January$30 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo / Daniel DendlerVoyageurs National Park
Minnesota
206,326 visits in 2025Quietest: AprilFree entry
Photo: NPS PhotoYosemite National Park
California
4,278,413 visits in 2025Quietest: January$35 / vehicle
FAQ
Tubing, quickly
- Which national parks offer tubing?
- 4 of the 63 national parks list tubing as an activity, according to the National Park Service: Great Sand Dunes, Olympic, Voyageurs, Yosemite.
- What's the least crowded national park for tubing?
- By 2025 recreation visits, Voyageurs National Park (206,326 visits), then Great Sand Dunes (432,498). The busiest park on this list is Yosemite, with 4,278,413.
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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