Visitation · National Preserve

Noatak National Preserve visitation by month and year

November is the busiest month at Noatak. April is the quietest. November runs about 3.3 times the visits of April. Annual visits fell 73.2 percent, from 17,216 in 2019 to 4,621 in 2025.

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Visits by month

Visits by month, Noatak06001.2k1.8k2.4kJanuary: 762 visits on averageJanFebruary: 749 visits on averageFebMarch: 696 visits on averageMarApril: 667 visits on averageAprMay: 794 visits on averageMayJune: 1,256 visits on averageJunJuly: 1,404 visits on averageJulAugust: 1,626 visits on averageAugSeptember: 1,450 visits on averageSepOctober: 1,477 visits on averageOctNovember: 2,185 visits on averageNovDecember: 1,598 visits on averageDecVisits
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025.

Annual visits, 1982 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Noatak05k10k15k20k25k30k198019902000201020201982: 4,1701983: 4,6051984: 7,8351985: 7,0051986: 5,5701987: 4,4751988: 5,3501989: 5,2801990: 5,1261991: 5,5691992: 5,4661993: 7,0531994: 7,1031995: 7,1031996: 7,1031997: 7,1031998: 2,1001999: 3,9272000: 2,2572001: 3,9122002: 3,5862003: 3,6742004: 8,3932005: 7,0102006: 3,2722007: 1,3842008: 2,1472009: 2,4742010: 3,2572011: 11,7222012: 31,0002013: 16,9072014: 02015: 02016: 17,0002017: 17,0002018: 16,3872019: 17,2162020: 12,5332021: 12,8912022: 18,3932023: 19,1082024: 18,3112025: 4,6212025: 5k
Recreation visits per calendar year. A year with a missing month is left blank rather than estimated.

The last ten years

YearRecreation visitsChange on prior year
20254,621-74.8%
202418,311-4.2%
202319,108+3.9%
202218,393+42.7%
202112,891+2.9%
202012,533-27.2%
201917,216+5.1%
201816,387-3.6%
201717,0000.0%
201617,000

Visitation at other parks

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical ParkGlacier Bay National Park & PreserveBig Cypress National PreserveLittle River Canyon National Preserve

Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, monthly recreation visits, as compiled for Publicopia Labs. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.