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National Parks in Oregon.

Oregon's NPS network at a glance — units, designations, visit totals, and what shapes the visiting season.

By Nicholas Major · Last updated

Oregon's headline NPS unit is Crater Lake — the deepest lake in the United States, formed in the caldera of a collapsed stratovolcano. Other Oregon units include Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds, Fort Vancouver (jointly administered with Washington), and Nez Perce. Portland (PDX) is the main anchor for the northern and central units; Medford (MFR) is closer to Crater Lake. Crater Lake's rim road typically opens in late June and closes with the first major storm in October. Snow depth at Park Headquarters routinely exceeds forty feet annually — the rim sits at 7,100 feet of elevation. The park is open year-round but most services run late May through September. The summer window is the only reliable time to drive the rim and access the boat tours.

Every NPS unit in Oregon.

Oregon's 10 NPS units: 3 National Historic Trails · 2 National Historical Parks · 1 National Park · 1 National Historic Site · 1 National Geologic Trail · 1 National Monument · 1 National Monument & Preserve. Combined 5-year-average annual visits: 2,358,864 (multi-state units count their full visits in every state they touch — see methodology). The most-visited unit is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site at about 964K annual visits.

UnitDesignation5-yr avg visitsBusiest month
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site National Historic SiteFOVA 964,072 July
Crater Lake National Park National ParkCRLA 574,434 July
Nez Perce National Historical Park National Historical ParkNEPE 343,582 June
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park National Historical ParkLEWI 270,041 July
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument National MonumentJODA 147,228 June
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve National Monument & PreserveORCA 59,507 July
California National Historic Trail National Historic TrailCALI — —
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail National Geologic TrailIAFL — —
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail National Historic TrailLECL — —
Oregon National Historic Trail National Historic TrailOREG — —

Methodology

Unit list and per-unit visit counts come from the official NPS Visitor Use Statistics Data Package, 2025. The "5-year average visits" column is the mean of 2021-2025 Recreation Visits. Multi-state NPS units (Yellowstone, Death Valley, Great Smoky Mountains and others) are listed under every state they touch; the per-unit visit count is the unit's total, not a per-state share. Independent site, not affiliated with the National Park Service.

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Last updated · 2026-05-19