All however two of the nationwide parks in California had extra guests final yr than in 2020, and several other even rebounded previous their 2019 customer numbers.
The numbers within the chart under are the annual customer counts up to date this week by the Nationwide Park Service for the highest 21 of the company’s parks, monuments and different websites in California.
Once more main the record is Golden Gate Nationwide Recreation Space, which encompasses a swath of vacationer locations in San Francisco and Marin County and on the Peninsula. Yosemite reclaimed its No. 2 spot, having been bumped by Joshua Tree in 2020.
The 2 parks that had higher 2020 numbers — Lassen Volcanic and Lava Beds — have been closely affected by final summer time’s wildfires.
The chart and the map exclude the 5 parks that every received fewer than 100,000 guests final yr: 4 within the Bay Space — the John Muir and Eugene O’Neill historic websites, Rosie the Riveter and Port Chicago — plus the Cesar Chavez web site in Kern County.
| Park | 2021 | Chg. from ’20 | Chg. from ’19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gate | 13.7 million | +10% from ’20 | -9% from ’19 |
| 2 | Yosemite | 3.29 million | +45% from ’20 | -25% from ’19 |
| 3 | Joshua Tree | 3.06 million | +28% from ’20 | +2% from ’19 |
| 4 | S.F. Maritime | 2.83 million | +46% from ’20 | -30% from ’19 |
| 5 | Level Reyes | 2.74 million | +22% from ’20 | +21% from ’19 |
| 6 | Loss of life Valley | 1.15 million | +40% from ’20 | -34% from ’19 |
| 7 | Sequoia | 1.06 million | +32% from ’20 | -15% from ’19 |
| 8 | Fort Level | 947,238 | +8% from ’20 | -33% from ’19 |
| 9 | Mojave | 866,635 | +42% from ’20 | +3% from ’19 |
| 10 | Santa Monica Mtns. | 830,451 | +13% from ’20 | +17% from ’19 |
| 11 | Whiskeytown | 816,608 | +1% from ’20 | +19% from ’19 |
| 12 | Cabrillo | 683,613 | +31% from ’20 | -10% from ’19 |
| 13 | Muir Woods | 657,722 | +103% from ’20 | -19% from ’19 |
| 14 | Kings Canyon | 562,918 | +36% from ’20 | -11% from ’19 |
| 15 | Redwood | 435,879 | +65% from ’20 | -14% from ’19 |
| 16 | Lassen Volcanic | 359,635 | -34% from ’20 | -30% from ’19 |
| 17 | Pinnacles | 348,857 | +111% from ’20 | +97% from ’19 |
| 18 | Channel Islands | 319,252 | +91% from ’20 | -22% from ’19 |
| 19 | Devils Postpile | 145,387 | +34% from ’20 | -1% from ’19 |
| 20 | Manzanar | 117,113 | +80% from ’20 | +21% from ’19 |
| 21 | Lava Beds | 103,946 | -6% from ’20 | -4% from ’19 |