Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2009

Updated February 12, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The following table lists the most visited National Parks, according to rank, park name, and number of recorded visitors in 2009. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was ranked number one in 2009 with 9,491,437 visitors.

Rank Name and location Number
of visitors
1. Great Smoky Mountains NP 9,491,437
2. Grand Canyon NP 4,348,068
3. Yosemite NP 3,737,472
4. Yellowstone NP 3,295,187
5. Olympic NP 3,276,459
6. Rocky Mountain NP 2,822,325
7. Zion NP 2,735,402
8. Cuyahoga Valley NP 2,589,288
9. Grand Teton NP 2,580,081
10. Acadia NP 2,227,698

Source: Based on data from the National Park Service. Web: www.nps.gov .

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