Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

SELECTED RECORD

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

In the middle of a bustling urban setting, this 72 mile river park offers quiet stretches for fishing, boating and canoeing, birdwatching, bicycling, and hiking. And there are plenty of visitor centers and trails that highlight the fascinating human history of the Mississippi River. This a great place to start your exploration of this important river.

Activities: Biking · Birdwatching · Boating · Canoeing · Compass and GPS · Cross-Country Skiing · First Person Interpretation · Fishing · Freshwater Fishing · Front-Country Hiking · Geocaching · Hiking · Historic Weapons Demonstration · Hunting · Hunting and Gathering · Junior Ranger Program · Kayaking · Living History · Mountain Biking · Museum Exhibits · Paddling · Reenactments · Road Biking · Skiing · Snow Play · Wildlife Watching

Monthly recreation visits · 2025

January
13,309
February
12,516
March
25,517
April
21,984
May
21,591
June
26,535
July
25,606
August
25,626
September
14,550
October
12,000
November
15,686
December
9,802

Annual recreation visits · 1979–2025

2011
99,398
2012
106,733
2013
100,111
2014
85,637
2015
127,635
2016
256,944
2017
436,734
2018
417,022
2019
374,682
2020
204,707
2021
228,460
2022
303,882
2023
294,700
2024
256,133
2025
224,722

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

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area · We are a partnership park that overlaps many parks (regional, city, state), other public lands, museums, and historical sites. Check with the specific park site you plan on visiting for their hours. See http://www.nps.gov/miss/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm for more information. The National Park Service does not control the visiting hours for the partner sites. Coldwater Spring (NPS) is open from 6:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m., 365 days a year.

Coldwater Spring (NPS) · Coldwater Spring is open from 6 am to 10 pm daily, 365 days per year.

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

Minnesota has a continental climate characterized by cold winters and warm summers. Spring brings moderate temperatures and low humidity. Summer days may reach temperatures of more than 100°F (38°C), but are usually pleasant with temperatures in the low to mid-80°F (25-30°C). Autumn brings dry, warm days, cool nights and gorgeous fall colors. Winter daytime highs are around 25°F (-3°C). Rarely, winter daytime high temperatures may not get above -10°F (-23°C), sometimes with strong winds.

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195 matching records · Recreation visits
Place / record	Recreation visits	Context	Explore
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	436,734	2017 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	417,022	2018 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	374,682	2019 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	303,882	2022 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	294,700	2023 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	256,944	2016 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	256,133	2024 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	228,460	2021 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	224,722	2025 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	204,707	2020 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	127,635	2015 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	106,733	2012 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	100,111	2013 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	99,398	2011 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	85,637	2014 annual recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	56,804	May 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	52,060	June 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	52,053	August 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	50,597	July 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	48,892	May 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	48,023	July 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	47,694	September 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	47,268	July 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	44,731	May 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	44,205	August 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	41,873	August 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	40,915	June 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	39,590	June 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	39,366	July 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	38,178	September 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	36,909	June 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	36,498	September 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	35,327	August 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	34,603	October 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	34,404	March 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	34,073	August 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	32,420	July 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	32,300	September 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	32,117	August 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	30,778	October 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	30,730	March 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	30,617	April 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	30,038	June 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	28,621	May 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	28,584	March 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	28,378	March 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	28,310	August 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	28,286	February 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	28,260	October 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	27,707	April 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	27,629	February 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	27,544	February 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	27,536	July 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	27,380	November 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	27,366	July 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,966	January 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,680	August 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,615	January 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,535	June 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,475	May 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,417	November 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	26,124	July 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,998	January 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,982	June 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,819	May 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,626	August 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,606	July 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,517	March 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,516	March 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	25,388	June 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	24,591	October 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	24,517	April 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	24,273	April 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	24,073	March 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	24,066	November 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	23,989	February 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	23,986	December 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	23,536	May 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	23,434	September 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	23,220	December 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	23,005	May 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	22,831	May 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	22,657	June 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	22,234	October 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	22,040	April 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	21,984	April 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	21,808	December 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	21,591	May 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	21,411	February 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	21,106	May 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	21,025	April 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	20,858	December 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	20,568	September 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	20,523	November 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	20,402	February 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	20,227	January 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	20,200	August 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	19,810	November 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	19,660	September 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	19,643	January 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	19,431	November 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	19,386	October 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	19,087	November 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	18,856	July 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	18,463	December 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	18,290	February 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,761	October 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,741	June 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,691	December 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,620	December 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,527	December 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,510	October 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,493	February 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,373	September 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	17,255	May 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	16,559	October 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	16,434	November 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	16,333	March 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,827	March 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,686	November 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,640	January 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,427	May 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,367	September 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,219	April 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	15,183	September 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	14,748	January 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	14,550	September 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	14,537	March 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	14,030	October 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	13,309	January 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,962	July 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,723	November 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,516	February 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,079	January 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,014	December 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,000	April 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,000	May 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	12,000	October 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	11,679	October 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	10,363	November 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	10,248	September 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	10,164	January 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,874	July 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,802	December 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,687	July 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,573	August 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,568	October 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,505	January 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,448	March 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,353	August 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,352	May 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	9,007	September 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	8,772	March 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	8,510	March 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	8,503	February 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	8,411	February 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,971	July 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,863	April 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,660	February 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,616	August 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,611	March 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,462	June 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,449	December 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,428	August 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,421	January 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,332	January 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,304	February 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	7,177	January 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,940	April 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,610	December 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,588	April 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,523	June 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,219	October 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,079	April 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,063	November 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	6,055	January 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,863	June 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,829	August 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,788	April 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,734	November 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,719	July 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,470	June 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,376	February 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,216	December 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,023	June 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	5,003	April 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,864	December 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,744	December 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,668	February 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,430	November 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,122	March 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,107	September 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	4,001	November 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	3,628	October 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	2,902	September 2014 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