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Here Are the Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in 2025
California’s nine national parks saw nearly 12 million visits in 2025 despite staffing cuts, a federal shutdown, and policy changes, setting new attendance records, National Park Service data shows.
- The nine national parks in the Golden State attracted nearly 12 million recreational visits last year, part of the 323 million visits recorded nationwide in 2025, according to the agency.
- Workforce reductions and a 43-day shutdown from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 left the agency coping with staff cuts, straining operations last year.
- Site counts show Yosemite with 4.3 million visits, Joshua Tree 2.9 million, and Death Valley 1.3 million last year, with 26 parks setting new records.
- The agency says visitation data helps manage safety and visitor experience, but overnight stays fell 2.4% last year while staff morale remains low despite unpaid work during the shutdown.
- The Trump administration raised the foreign annual pass to $250 while critics say the removal of historical content erases park history, Douce said.
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California national parks set attendance record, despite controversy
LOS ANGELES — Despite morale-sapping staff layoffs, bizarre executive orders and a 43-day federal government shutdown last fall, the grandeur and serenity of national parks in California remain irresistible to outdoors lovers looking to unwind. The nine national parks in…
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