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Contact: Abby Wines, 760-786-3221
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park welcomed 1,146,551 visitors in 2021. This was about two-thirds of the park’s highest visitation level, set in 2019.Winter and spring visitation was close to pre-pandemic levels. January through April 2021 had visitation at 86% of record levels.
Most of the drop in visitation was in the summer. Visitation from May through September 2021 was only 38% of 2019 visitation levels. In a typical year, most of the park’s summer visitors are international travelers.
People recreated in the park at high levels again in the fall, which was 88% of record visitation. This year saw the park’s busiest November ever, with 133,130 visitors.
Last updated: February 22, 2022