Congaree National Park is popular to visit because of its beauty and vastness. The park offers many activities for visitors including camping, hiking, fishing, and kayaking. The park is also home to many different types of wildlife.
The park saw a decrease in visitors in 2020 due to the pandemic, but is expected to rebound in 2021. The park is one of the most popular in the country, with over 215,000 visitors annually.
Annual Visitor Counts for Congaree National Park
There are many reasons why Congaree National Park is popular. The most recent year, 2021, saw the most visitors of any year with 215.2 thousand visitors. This was a 35 percent increase from 2019. The temporary decrease in annual visits in 2020 was due to being shutdown at the start of the global pandemic. The expected total count of visitors in 2022 will be approximately 215.4 thousand visitors. Denali National Park and Preserve and Voyageurs National Park are the two National Parks with similar annual count of visitors.
Here is the most accurate data for the annual visitaiton counts. These counts come from the official NPS.gov website. Slight innacuracies may exist since counting practices have changed over time.
| Year | Count of Visitors |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 215,181 |
| 2020 | 119,306 |
| 2019 | 159,445 |
| 2018 | 145,929 |
| 2017 | 159,595 |
| 2016 | 143,843 |
| 2015 | 87,513 |
| 2014 | 120,122 |
| 2013 | 120,340 |
| 2012 | 109,685 |
| 2011 | 120,166 |
| 2010 | 121,208 |
| 2009 | 122,970 |
| 2008 | 104,913 |
| 2007 | 115,524 |
| 2006 | 134,045 |
| 2005 | 84,301 |
| 2004 | 126,247 |
| 2003 | 107,114 |
| 2002 | 101,620 |
| 2001 | 119,738 |
| 2000 | 95,619 |
| 1999 | 82,223 |
| 1998 | 93,725 |
| 1997 | 70,716 |
| 1996 | 62,614 |
| 1995 | 67,949 |
| 1994 | 67,756 |
| 1993 | 54,669 |
| 1992 | 40,018 |
Sourced from irma.nps.gov
Updated 2022-04-29
How many people visited Congaree National Park last year?
In 2021 there was a total of 215.2 thousand visitors to Congaree National Park.
