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National Parks in Wyoming.

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

By Nicholas Major · Last updated

Wyoming has Yellowstone and Grand Teton — two of the country's most-visited National Parks — plus Devils Tower, Fossil Butte, and a corridor of National Historic Sites. Jackson Hole (JAC) is the dominant anchor for the southern Teton entrance; Bozeman (BZN, Montana) and Cody (COD) are the main alternatives for Yellowstone's north and east entrances. Yellowstone's interior is closed to wheeled vehicles from early November through April; the year-round corridor from Gardiner through Mammoth to the Lamar Valley and out the Northeast Entrance is the winter alternative, with snowcoach and snowmobile access reaching the geyser basins. Grand Teton has Jackson Hole air and road access year-round but most interior services run late May through September. The state's NPS network is summer-dominant: roughly half its annual visits arrive between late June and early September.

Every NPS unit in Wyoming.

Wyoming's 10 NPS units: 4 National Historic Trails · 2 National Monuments · 2 National Parks · 1 National Recreation Area · 1 National Historic Site. Combined 5-year-average annual visits: 8,741,968 (multi-state units count their full visits in every state they touch — see methodology). The most-visited unit is Yellowstone National Park at about 4.43M annual visits.

UnitDesignation5-yr avg visitsBusiest month
Yellowstone National Park National ParkYELL 4,431,841 July
Grand Teton National Park National ParkGRTE 3,507,486 July
Devils Tower National Monument National MonumentDETO 519,765 July
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area National Recreation AreaBICA 220,619 July
Fort Laramie National Historic Site National Historic SiteFOLA 42,152 July
Fossil Butte National Monument National MonumentFOBU 20,105 July
California National Historic Trail National Historic TrailCALI
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail National Historic TrailMOPI
Oregon National Historic Trail National Historic TrailOREG
Pony Express National Historic Trail National Historic TrailPOEX

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.

Independence

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Last updated · 2026-05-19