Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area remains popular, NPS stats show
According to data on recreation visits recently released by the National Park Service for 2024, the park ranked 20th in the nation out of 378, drawing 4,079,763 visitors. The most visited site that year was Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which welcomed 17,187,508 visitors.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has experienced shifts in its national ranking among U.S. parks. Here's where it has been ranked over the years.
More: What is the No. 1 national park? Here are the 10 most (and least) visited in 2024.
2023 visitation
Ranked 17th, bringing in 4,207,541 visitors. Blue Ridge Parkway held the top spot with number 16,757,635 visitors.
2022 visitation
Went up to 14th place with 4,380,225 visitors with Blue Ridge Parkway leading the rankings again with 15,711,004 visitors.
2021 visitation
Dropped to 15th place, attracting 4,340,902 visitors. Blue Ridge Parkway remained No. 1 with 15,948,148 visitors.
2020 visitation
Climbed to 10th place with 4,068,529 visitors. The most visited park was Blue Ridge Parkway with 14,099,485 visitors.
More: Visits to the Poconos and Pa. state parks soared during COVID. What comes next?
2019 visitation
Ranked 29th with 3,374,865 visitors. The top-ranked site was Golden Gate National Recreation Area with 15,002,227 visitors.
Emmanuella Pierre is the trending and breaking news reporter at the Pocono Record. Reach her at epierre@gannett.com.
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