Gauley River National Recreation Area

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Gauley River National Recreation Area

The 25 miles of free-flowing Gauley River and the six miles of the Meadow River pass through scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide variety of natural and cultural features. The Gauley River contains several class V+ rapids, making it one of the most adventurous white water boating rivers in the east.

Activities: Boating · Camping · Car or Front Country Camping · Fishing · Freshwater Fishing · Junior Ranger Program · Kayaking · Paddling · RV Camping · Whitewater Rafting

Monthly recreation visits · 2025

January
1,998
February
3,246
March
10,990
April
13,776
May
15,040
June
16,565
July
16,476
August
19,492
September
56,488
October
51,391
November
5,072
December
3,062

Annual recreation visits · 1979–2025

1993
195,314
1994
258,747
1995
200,277
1996
214,880
1997
248,878
1998
230,226
1999
236,918
2000
253,375
2001
236,192
2002
188,613
2003
148,793
2004
155,183
2005
128,796
2006
116,854
2007
118,169
2008
112,262
2009
113,185
2010
107,223
2011
109,780
2012
115,283
2013
135,309
2014
117,354
2015
105,374
2016
115,888
2017
118,733
2018
97,778
2019
119,282
2020
109,378
2021
167,794
2022
163,510
2023
187,223
2024
272,898
2025
213,596

Published entrance fees

No fee entries were supplied in this snapshot. Check the official park page.

Published passes

No fee entries were supplied in this snapshot. Check the official park page.

Published operating hours

Gauley River National Recreation Area · The area is open year round. The official Gauley boating season is from early September through mid October. Boating is occasionally possible at other times, depending on water releases from Summersville Dam. There is no visitor center for Gauley River National Recreation Area. Please visit the Canyon Rim Visitor Center for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve for information.

Fees, facilities and activities are the 2026-10-03 NPS snapshot. Historical visitation describes recorded visits, not crowding forecasts or present conditions.

Plan your visit

Weather in the Appalachian Mountains can be unpredictable and can change quickly. Always be prepared for the possibility of sudden storms. Weather in the mountains is often cooler and wetter than the surrounding area. On average, the warmest month is July. The maximum average precipitation also occurs in July.

Campgrounds (1)

Gauley Tailwaters

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429 matching records · Recreation visits
Place / record	Recreation visits	Context	Explore
Gauley River National Recreation Area	272,898	2024 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	258,747	1994 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	253,375	2000 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	248,878	1997 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	236,918	1999 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	236,192	2001 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	230,226	1998 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	214,880	1996 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	213,596	2025 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	200,277	1995 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	195,314	1993 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	188,613	2002 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	187,223	2023 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	167,794	2021 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	163,510	2022 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	155,183	2004 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	148,793	2003 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	135,309	2013 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	128,796	2005 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	119,282	2019 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	118,733	2017 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	118,169	2007 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	117,354	2014 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	116,854	2006 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	115,888	2016 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	115,283	2012 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	113,185	2009 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	112,262	2008 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	109,780	2011 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	109,378	2020 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	107,223	2010 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	105,374	2015 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	97,778	2018 annual recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	87,008	September 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	83,845	September 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	79,441	October 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	78,880	September 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	78,563	September 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	77,345	September 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	76,913	September 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	75,263	September 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	74,500	October 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	73,208	September 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	73,048	October 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	72,875	September 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	72,033	September 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	71,713	October 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	70,975	October 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	60,670	October 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	57,040	September 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	56,488	September 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	56,298	October 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	52,610	September 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	52,488	October 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	51,391	October 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	50,789	September 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	49,885	September 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	48,895	September 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	48,403	October 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	46,430	October 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	41,098	September 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	39,983	September 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	39,405	September 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	38,628	September 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	38,563	September 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	38,538	September 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	37,598	September 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	37,493	October 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	37,338	October 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	37,254	September 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	37,173	September 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	37,022	September 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	36,980	September 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	36,980	September 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	35,460	September 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	34,612	September 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	32,645	October 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	32,208	September 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	31,688	September 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	30,757	September 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	30,493	October 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	27,535	October 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	26,605	August 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	24,308	July 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	22,953	October 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	22,553	August 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	22,048	October 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	21,950	July 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	21,798	July 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	21,553	October 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	21,488	October 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	21,163	August 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	20,958	October 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	20,510	August 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	20,403	August 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	20,043	October 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	19,916	October 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	19,492	August 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	19,450	October 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	19,448	October 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	19,350	July 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	18,765	June 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	18,755	July 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	18,360	August 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	18,276	July 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	18,160	October 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	18,080	August 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,973	July 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,620	October 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,348	June 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,128	October 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,120	October 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,075	October 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	17,069	October 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,791	October 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,565	June 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,565	June 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,476	July 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,338	May 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,338	June 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,252	August 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,200	May 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,073	August 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,035	August 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	16,002	July 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,970	June 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,765	May 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,653	May 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,563	May 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,543	May 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,516	October 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,455	June 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,315	May 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,313	July 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,293	July 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,215	June 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,148	August 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,135	July 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,128	August 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,075	June 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	15,040	May 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,915	July 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,898	July 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,778	June 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,770	June 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,673	May 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,328	May 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	14,188	July 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,965	June 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,955	December 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,776	April 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,662	May 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,425	June 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,263	August 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,224	August 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,148	June 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,083	May 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	13,005	July 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,964	July 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,926	July 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,850	June 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,815	July 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,755	May 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,730	July 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,730	November 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,678	July 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,638	July 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,583	May 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,463	June 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,448	July 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,288	May 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,243	May 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	12,148	July 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,955	July 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,825	April 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,805	May 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,683	April 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,650	April 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,586	August 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,383	June 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,305	June 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	11,108	June 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,990	March 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,960	June 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,923	April 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,923	April 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,902	June 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,865	August 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,780	June 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,762	June 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,758	November 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,715	April 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,710	June 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,703	July 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,585	August 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,528	August 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,408	June 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,378	June 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,378	June 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,359	May 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,192	June 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,190	July 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,135	April 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	10,110	May 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,735	June 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,685	June 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,680	August 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,668	August 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,583	July 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,570	August 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,530	August 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,480	August 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,469	August 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,332	July 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,270	July 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,250	March 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,247	March 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,136	July 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	9,135	June 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,875	May 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,752	August 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,745	August 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,563	April 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,537	March 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,440	August 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,430	April 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,402	August 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,308	July 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,240	March 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,225	April 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,172	May 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,152	June 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,118	August 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,042	August 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	8,038	June 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,963	April 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,958	March 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,933	April 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,932	May 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,928	May 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,902	July 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,898	August 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,862	March 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,855	April 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,822	April 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,703	April 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,613	March 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,325	May 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	7,318	April 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,965	May 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,930	April 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,853	March 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,842	March 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,838	November 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,808	March 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,722	March 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,713	April 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,690	March 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,663	March 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,652	April 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,550	November 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,548	March 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,548	November 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,470	February 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,392	March 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,208	April 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,208	May 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,208	May 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,205	April 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,155	February 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,093	April 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	6,070	May 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,970	May 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,875	February 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,865	May 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,864	April 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,855	April 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,825	December 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,725	May 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,660	February 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,638	March 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,588	April 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,570	April 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,545	April 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,484	December 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,482	March 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,405	March 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,398	March 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,262	May 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,248	February 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,210	February 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,072	November 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,072	November 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,065	August 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	5,013	November 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,993	March 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,948	March 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,935	March 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,925	March 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,903	March 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,860	March 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,858	November 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,835	February 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,811	February 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,788	November 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,778	February 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,748	March 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,740	February 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,738	January 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,650	November 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,650	December 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,650	January 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,650	February 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,650	March 1994 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,595	April 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,415	November 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,318	March 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,210	January 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,148	December 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,105	November 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,100	November 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,095	January 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	4,008	November 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,998	February 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,978	January 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,965	December 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,963	November 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,942	March 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,789	March 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,765	November 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,748	March 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,700	November 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,645	January 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,413	April 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,413	April 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,385	November 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,383	November 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,345	November 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,313	February 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,312	February 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,278	November 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,246	February 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,188	February 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,145	January 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,132	November 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,130	January 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,078	February 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,062	December 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,035	February 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	3,002	February 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,973	February 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,958	February 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,929	December 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,908	February 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,898	November 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,830	January 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,815	November 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,815	November 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,815	November 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,770	December 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,738	November 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,710	December 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,605	February 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,588	November 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,585	December 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,578	January 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,560	November 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,498	January 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,493	November 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,457	April 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,390	November 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,365	January 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,345	December 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,145	December 1997 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,138	December 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,108	February 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,102	February 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	2,100	December 1995 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,998	January 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,953	December 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,942	February 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,875	December 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,800	February 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,800	February 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,800	February 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,742	December 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,735	December 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,724	December 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,717	December 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,653	December 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,528	January 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,513	February 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,506	January 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,505	December 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,480	January 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,425	December 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,400	December 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,383	December 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,382	February 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,379	December 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,350	January 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,350	January 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,350	January 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,320	January 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,320	January 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,302	May 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,243	December 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,193	November 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,190	February 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,180	January 1996 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,150	January 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,130	January 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,115	January 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,015	January 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,003	January 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	1,003	January 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	953	January 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	888	December 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	888	December 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	878	December 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	825	December 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	815	December 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	793	January 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	708	January 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	550	January 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	0	January 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	0	February 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	0	March 1993 recreation visits	Source record
Gauley River National Recreation Area	0	April 1993 recreation visits	Source record

SOURCES & DEFINITIONS

Know what the map counts.

Source: National Park Service API for sites, facilities, campground locations and published fee entries; NPS Public Use Statistics for monthly recreation visits, 1979–2025. Snapshot retrieved 2026-10-03. 474 NPS site records include 62 national-park API records; Sequoia and Kings Canyon share one API record. These record counts are not the official count of individually designated parks. 392 API site records have matched visitation history, including the separately reported Sequoia and Kings Canyon visit totals combined for their shared API record. 665 campgrounds are included.

Complete monthly series reconcile with the source’s annual totals. Published annual totals remain available for years with partial monthly reporting. Four monthly entries contain negative accounting corrections. They remain in the archived data and annual totals, and are unavailable as ordinary monthly visit counts. Blank data is not zero. Recreation visits are visits, not unique people. Month as percent of annual peak = selected month visits ÷ largest monthly count that year × 100, requiring twelve nonnegative monthly values. This helps compare recorded seasonality; it is not a crowding forecast, reservation forecast, or present-condition report.

Activities and amenities reflect published NPS entries, rather than a guarantee of access on a particular day. Fees and pass categories are dated 2026-10-03; official site and reservation links provide current conditions and rules. Campground points are published NPS coordinates. Offshore sites can be viewed on the world extent. Broader public-land agencies are outside this reviewed NPS snapshot.

World outlines: Natural Earth 1:50m map units, public domain. U.S. state outlines: Census via us-atlas. Source licenses apply to their respective inputs and derived data. Download the derived parks snapshot · Source manifest, retrieval dates and SHA-256 hashes.

Archived inputs and attribution (14)

nps-parks.json · National Park Service · NPS federal data; media rights vary by credit · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 3,921,936 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 29b719dea3c3361c4ef1d7c0f068da09ee366e5335907442453b08db7737072b
nps-campgrounds.json · National Park Service · NPS federal data; media rights vary by credit · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 3,464,748 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 9762634332c69e5ed729fbe4751a163cab534722c07c7e595b857e9a372b75e3
nps-campgrounds-500.json · National Park Service · NPS federal data; media rights vary by credit · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 967,966 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 4160009fb0ddc173680428bba03b765398deeca9d303a518821967c7db5fea20
nps-visitation-2025-2025.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 1,071,221 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 878c51940ae94a29c7e47518d2321713e6d48ad9b008408530723745ca5fab5a
nps-visitation-2021-2024.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,209,731 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 508548d54089885eb78af5a81c63856ba289c01ee8f39c2d096267b3cf9ce243
nps-visitation-1979-1983.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 3,868,488 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 494795b9ffb6da1f00e10614cde87ef8b18aca67e9c504c2196ba0346c21ddd7
nps-visitation-1984-1988.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,171,732 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: cd6e3b86c83ecc9ab11d123ea8f560f0590446020fe66eea21e272eb8d931eb7
nps-visitation-1989-1993.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,393,574 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 22960690990cec0c7af0e7a55d87ef7ee3d8a116afd81bf753c821f65e50ad00
nps-visitation-1994-1998.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,538,236 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: c021fdd6108c9d3e1047b954376cf8e01c4f8abf0f327dfe081596dff7939e48
nps-visitation-1999-2003.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,704,673 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: da3f808031e6f26e1e36c42cc11403b415e24e67844762ac51f33998d2c1cd5f
nps-visitation-2004-2008.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,844,655 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 373f1d9ae9eff33e2e73b3bfc26d26c6504d2f831fc5b41c5c1e3df7bade6047
nps-visitation-2009-2013.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 4,928,350 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 968591a7dd40985cc44fea48568b8a0880953c7b982b328a6c88077d064c12c2
nps-visitation-2014-2018.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 5,057,268 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 76f1e2173bee73eee3550e4e2e3a987e19d67d4f6841c9c726fa412360a3fb20
nps-visitation-2019-2020.csv · National Park Service · NPS federal data · retrieved 2026-10-03 · 2,028,678 uncompressed bytes. Published source · Archived input (gzip)
SHA-256: 661d426529aa1b5771d52e29c90758b943edf883fa8e1f9c53f76851e450e5f1