Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns Visitation By Year

Below is a table showing the annual visitation for every year that the statistic has been kept. In the case of Carlsbad Caverns, this runs from 1924 to present. These are the official numbers reported by the National Park Service. Counting methods sometimes change over time, which may account for occasional irregularities.

YearVisitors
2021349,244
2020183,835
2019440,691
2018465,912
2017520,026
2016466,773
2015445,720
2014397,309
2013388,566
2012381,058
2011365,000
2010428,524
2009432,639
2008400,381
2007409,560
2006407,367
2005413,786
2004419,599
2003457,631
2002476,259
2001455,621
2000469,303
1999514,418
1998522,076
1997540,797
1996557,217
1995588,609
1994617,087
1993687,161
1992688,742
1991679,450
1990747,016
1989792,378
1988786,135
1987781,300
1986752,552
1985732,482
1984712,989
1983712,247
1982781,963
1981771,766
1980672,963
1979721,647
1978867,277
1977862,800
1976876,500
1975790,000
1974672,400
1973840,100
1972856,086
1971791,600
1970712,700
1969672,900
1968668,400
1967630,800
1966604,800
1965591,000
1964588,000
1963586,600
1962556,000
1961590,000
1960537,000
1959483,900
1958435,200
1957451,100
1956455,000
1955466,200
1954444,300
1953510,318
1952531,751
1951493,618
1950467,283
1949431,187
1948435,481
1947405,266
1946380,465
1945193,237
1944122,467
194389,128
1942124,809
1941285,418
1940236,653
1939212,348
1938205,765
1937201,333
1936148,129
1935113,753
193488,349
193353,768
193261,474
193181,275
193090,104
192976,822
192846,335
192726,436
192610,904
19251,794
19241,280