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Most visited units of the national park system in the United States 2017

Most visited units of the national park system in the United States in 2017 (in millions)

The data displays the most visited units of the national park system in the U.S. in 2017. With 11.34 million recreational visits in 2017, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee was the third most visited National Park system unit.

In 2016, the total number of visitors to all national park sites reached 330.97 million people, and this decreased to 330.88 million in 2017.

Blue Ridge Parkway (NC, VA)	16.09
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (CA)	14.98
Great Smoky Moutains National Park (TN, NC)	11.34
Gateway National Recreation Area (NY, NJ)	9.19
Lincoln Memorial (DC)	7.96
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NV, AZ)	7.88
George Washington Memorial Parkway (MD,VA, DC)	7.56
Natchez Trace Parkway (MS, AL, TN)	6.33
Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)	6.25
Vietnam Veterans MEM	5.07

Most visited units of the national park system in the United States 2017

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