Kobuk Valley National Park, located in northwestern Alaska, was the least-visited national park in the United States last year, with fewer than 7,700 visitors, accounting for just .01 percent of all national park visitors.
A new study by the travel experiences booking platform analyzed five years of visitor data and Google reviews to find which U.S. national parks are most popular during the fall. The study analyzed National Park Service data from 2020 to 2024, combining visitor numbers, time spent in each park, and online reviews to create a "fall score" out of 100. After crunching all the numbers, Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee took first place, with a score of 96.9 out of 100
In a world where we are still facing the financial challenges coming out of Covid, high inflation and static public funding, balancing community use with ticketed events is crucial.
