U.S. National Parks are immensely popular, attracting millions of visitors every year for the opportunity to experience pristine natural landscapes and historical sites. Even the least visited National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park in Alaska, saw thousands of visitors throughout 2025 (7,786 visitors) despite how difficult it is to access.
The National Park Service manages a wide variety of sites beyond the full blown National Parks, some of which are hugely popular while some are given a little less attention. 19 sites saw less than 5,000 visitors in 2025, but 2 of those sites were closed throughout the year. All of these parks protect vital natural and historical landscapes/buildings. Their lack of visits is often due to size or remoteness and has no bearing on their beauty, information, or importance.
17 National Park Sites That Saw Less Than 5,000 Visitors in 2025
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site, MD – 4,910
- Tule Lake National Monument, CA – 4,868
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, VA – 4,657
- Noatak National Preserve, AK – 4,621
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, OH – 4,412
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, CO – 4,338
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, MA – 4,276
- Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, IL, MS – 3,763
- Cape Krusenstern National Monument, AK – 3,357
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, D.C. – 3,123
- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, AK – 2,674
- Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, AK – 962
- Harriet Tubman National Historic Park, NY – 941
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, CA – 782
- Alagnak Wild River, AK – 375
- Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, TX – 120
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site and Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site were both closed throughout 2025.
