10 units · National Seashore

National Seashores

The National Park System has 10 units designated National Seashore, spread across 10 states and territories. Gulf Islands National Seashore draws more people than any of them, 7.6 million in 2025. About half charge an entrance fee and the rest are free to enter.

Where they are

Free to enter Charges an entrance feePoints are the Park Service reference point for each unit, not a boundary.

Ranked by 2025 visits

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No. 1 · 7,576,923 visits · FL, MS
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Entrance fee5 campgrounds
No. 2 · 3,682,771 visits · MA
Cape Cod National Seashore
Entrance feeNo alerts
No. 3 · 2,684,009 visits · NC
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Free to enter4 campgrounds
No. 4 · 2,496,947 visits · FL
Canaveral National Seashore
Entrance fee1 campground
No. 5 · 2,429,601 visits · CA
Point Reyes National Seashore
Free to enter5 campgrounds
No. 6 · 2,325,195 visits · MD, VA
Assateague Island National Seashore
Entrance fee11 campgrounds
No. 7 · 573,255 visits · TX
Padre Island National Seashore
Entrance fee2 campgrounds
No. 8 · 512,737 visits · NC
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Free to enter3 campgrounds
No. 9 · 305,520 visits · NY
Fire Island National Seashore
Free to enter2 campgrounds
No. 10 · 60,299 visits · GA
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Entrance fee5 campgrounds

States with this designation

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California 1Florida 2Georgia 1Massachusetts 1Maryland 1Mississippi 1North Carolina 2New York 1Texas 1Virginia 1

Visit counts are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Designations, fees, alerts and campgrounds are from the NPS API. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other unit types.