Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally significant remnant of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Here the tallgrass makes its last stand.

Activities: Arts and Culture · Astronomy · Backcountry Hiking · Birdwatching · Bookstore and Park Store · Cultural Demonstrations · Fishing · Food · Freshwater Fishing · Front-Country Hiking · Guided Tours · Hands-On · Hiking · Junior Ranger Program · Living History · Park Film · Picnicking · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Shopping · Stargazing · Wildlife Watching

Monthly recreation visits · 2025

January
261
February
382
March
1,827
April
2,164
May
4,185
June
3,909
July
3,441
August
3,577
September
3,749
October
1,392
November
1,611
December
1,033

Annual recreation visits · 1979–2025

1998
18,994
1999
21,786
2000
18,049
2001
18,149
2002
16,385
2003
16,762
2004
15,281
2005
17,615
2006
27,260
2007
23,000
2008
20,075
2009
23,713
2010
22,047
2011
17,893
2012
18,918
2013
16,128
2014
17,776
2015
29,558
2016
29,378
2017
30,773
2018
27,715
2019
33,750
2020
29,009
2021
35,001
2022
24,795
2023
28,776
2024
29,955
2025
27,531

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

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Hours · Hiking trails are open 24/7; no camping, no open flames, no drones. Prescribed fire and cattle/bison operations may close specific trails. Watch for signs. Trail maps available at the Visitor Center and most trailheads. Cell phone tour information is available at the kiosk and on the waysides. Visitor Center and historic buildings are open daily from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm May 1st through October 31 and 9 am to 4:30 pm November 1 - April 30. Visitor Center closed Monday and Tuesday, from November 1 to March 31.

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

Typical weather for the preserve ranges from lows of 0 degrees in the winter and highs of 90 + degrees in the summer. Prevailing prairie winds attribute to winter blizzards and occasional summer storms. Thunderstorms that form on the Great Plains have a rare chance of producing tornadoes. Lightning poses a danger when hiking into the prairie. Please check current weather conditions at NOAA before hiking into the preserve.

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364 matching records · Recreation visits
Place / record	Recreation visits	Context	Explore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	35,001	2021 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	33,750	2019 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	30,773	2017 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	29,955	2024 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	29,558	2015 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	29,378	2016 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	29,009	2020 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	28,776	2023 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	27,715	2018 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	27,531	2025 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	27,260	2006 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	24,795	2022 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	23,713	2009 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	23,000	2007 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	22,047	2010 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	21,786	1999 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	20,075	2008 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	18,994	1998 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	18,918	2012 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	18,149	2001 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	18,049	2000 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	17,893	2011 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	17,776	2014 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	17,615	2005 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	16,762	2003 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	16,385	2002 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	16,128	2013 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	15,281	2004 annual recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	10,657	June 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	9,180	June 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	5,677	June 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	5,024	June 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	5,022	July 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,822	July 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,812	July 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,532	May 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,254	September 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,242	May 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,225	October 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,216	August 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,185	May 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,134	June 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,115	June 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,073	October 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,051	June 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,016	June 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,015	May 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	4,003	July 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,993	July 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,919	July 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,909	June 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,884	October 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,859	September 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,853	August 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,850	May 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,848	September 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,827	May 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,820	August 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,778	September 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,768	October 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,768	June 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,754	May 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,749	September 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,747	June 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,709	September 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,704	May 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,695	May 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,693	June 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,649	July 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,577	August 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,503	June 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,486	September 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,467	August 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,466	May 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,462	May 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,456	September 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,441	July 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,439	September 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,431	July 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,428	June 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,399	May 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,335	May 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,273	June 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,236	May 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,232	July 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,230	May 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,204	September 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,185	October 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,136	September 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,136	August 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,135	May 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,091	October 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,076	July 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,070	October 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,045	May 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,043	October 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,042	October 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,016	August 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	3,008	July 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,990	September 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,988	July 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,986	October 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,983	June 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,947	June 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,933	October 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,923	June 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,901	July 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,894	October 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,888	September 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,839	April 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,821	August 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,813	September 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,811	May 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,756	June 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,753	October 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,735	June 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,730	July 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,728	August 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,721	September 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,707	October 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,685	July 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,661	May 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,645	September 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,640	June 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,631	May 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,621	July 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,615	May 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,604	June 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,578	May 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,549	June 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,546	March 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,545	May 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,543	June 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,536	October 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,455	April 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,450	May 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,446	July 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,436	September 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,428	August 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,427	May 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,420	August 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,413	October 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,391	June 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,388	October 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,370	October 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,367	June 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,332	October 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,325	April 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,323	October 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,307	May 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,307	October 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,301	July 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,301	July 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,288	July 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,285	August 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,284	September 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,270	July 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,268	October 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,253	July 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,230	August 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,226	April 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,221	August 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,204	May 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,192	October 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,192	September 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,189	September 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,174	April 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,171	July 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,164	April 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,160	June 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,148	August 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,141	August 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,137	November 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,119	October 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,117	November 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,099	September 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,098	April 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,090	September 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,089	November 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,080	July 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,061	May 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,048	September 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,035	September 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,033	September 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,030	March 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,024	August 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	2,011	June 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,993	April 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,953	March 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,946	August 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,928	October 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,874	September 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,864	November 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,835	August 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,834	September 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,834	August 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,827	March 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,819	July 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,803	March 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,778	March 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,768	August 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,767	July 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,763	September 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,754	October 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,746	November 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,690	March 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,687	November 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,658	July 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,654	April 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,643	April 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,627	November 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,623	August 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,622	April 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,616	April 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,615	April 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,611	November 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,604	August 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,587	April 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,575	April 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,574	April 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,573	November 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,551	April 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,549	August 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,522	November 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,509	August 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,492	November 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,485	April 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,472	April 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,459	April 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,459	March 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,447	August 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,447	March 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,432	November 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,407	August 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,392	October 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,374	November 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,364	August 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,363	December 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,345	March 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,331	April 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,329	April 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,284	April 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,225	April 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,215	March 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,206	April 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,189	March 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,175	November 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,169	November 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,163	December 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,157	November 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,135	February 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,108	March 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,097	March 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,084	November 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,084	April 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,081	February 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,077	April 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,069	March 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,041	November 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,033	December 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	1,029	November 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	987	November 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	984	March 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	976	November 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	969	November 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	953	March 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	953	April 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	944	February 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	940	March 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	939	March 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	919	March 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	910	March 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	901	March 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	880	February 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	874	November 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	870	January 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	867	January 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	860	March 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	860	March 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	849	December 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	828	October 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	827	December 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	824	December 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	805	November 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	805	December 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	739	November 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	736	February 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	734	February 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	723	November 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	699	February 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	685	December 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	675	March 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	671	March 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	664	January 2020 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	630	January 2023 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	629	November 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	623	November 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	604	January 2017 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	601	March 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	590	February 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	536	February 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	532	February 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	526	December 2022 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	524	January 2016 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	513	December 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	504	February 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	490	February 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	487	December 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	484	February 2021 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	458	December 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	457	January 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	457	December 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	445	December 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	443	December 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	443	January 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	440	January 2012 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	440	February 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	435	January 2015 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	435	December 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	424	December 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	402	December 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	392	December 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	389	February 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	387	March 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	387	January 2024 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	382	February 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	381	January 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	380	February 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	379	February 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	377	February 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	365	January 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	365	January 2002 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	351	January 2018 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	345	December 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	332	February 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	330	February 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	328	January 2001 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	325	January 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	318	December 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	316	December 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	312	December 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	309	December 2003 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	306	February 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	298	January 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	294	February 2006 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	285	December 2009 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	281	January 1999 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	277	February 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	261	January 2025 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	260	December 2013 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	258	January 2014 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	254	January 2011 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	250	February 2005 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	245	January 2019 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	241	January 2004 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	231	February 2008 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	229	December 2000 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	205	February 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	196	February 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	193	January 2010 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	172	January 1998 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	166	January 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	158	December 2007 recreation visits	Source record
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	122	January 2005 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