How many designated 'National Parks' are there in the U.S.?
Answer63
The 63 National Parks are only a small slice of the 433 units the Park Service manages.
Source: National Park Service, About the National Park System nps.gov
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Park facts & stats
6 sourced facts about parks, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
What share of U.S. residents visited a public park at least once in the past year?
Answer88%
More than half (54%) said they want to spend more time outside, and 71% use parks to be more physically active.
Source: Trust for Public Land, ParkScore 2026 release finance.yahoo.com
Going deeper
About how many visits did Great Smoky Mountains, the most-visited National Park, get in 2025?
Answer11,527,939 visits
It led the 'National Park' category by a wide margin; second-place Zion recorded just under 5 million visits.
Source: National Park Service, 2025 visitation statistics news release (2025) nps.gov
Which U.S. city ranked No. 1 for its park system in the 2026 ParkScore index?
AnswerWashington, D.C.
In D.C., 99% of residents live near a park and 21.5% of city land is used for parks. Irvine placed second.
Source: Trust for Public Land, ParkScore index tpl.org
Expert level
How many National Park Service sites set new visitation records in 2025?
Answer26 parks
Records were set as total system-wide visits came in at more than 323 million.
Source: National Park Service, 2025 visitation statistics news release (2025) nps.gov
For a typical U.S. local park agency, how many residents are served per park?
Answerone park for every 2,437 residents
The benchmark comes from the association's annual review of local park and recreation agencies across the U.S.
Source: National Recreation and Park Association, 2026 Agency Performance Review nrpa.org
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