Visitor Counts

VISITATION STATISTICS

Death Valley National Monument and Park, 1933 to 2007 (visitors per year)

1933 … 9,970 Death Valley becomes a National Monument

1934 … 19,768

1935 … 42,061

1936 … 40,815

1937 … 48,874

1938 … 58,320

1939 … 61,301

1940 … 80,842

1941 … 100,829

1942 … 44,755

1943 … 14,374

1944 … 13,661 Height of World War Two

1945 … 31,112

1946 … 100,976

1947 … 161,953 Dad brings mom to Death Valley on his Harley

1948 … 162,150

1949 … 208,557

1950 … 189,045

1951 … 219,520

1952 … 296,106

1953 … 338,899

1954 … 337,900

1955 … 342,200 The Old Trailmaster’s first visit at age four

1956 … 300,100

1957 … 333,400

1958 … 334,300

1959 … 335,700

1960 … 355,900

1961 … 397,900

1962 … 363,400

1963 … 408,100

1964 … 403,600

1965 … 453,000 My buddy Tom begins his tales of Jeeping around Ballarat

1966 … 437,800

1967 … 476,700

1968 … 469,600

1969 … 458,800

1970 … 580,500

1971 … 290,900

1972 … 293,999

1973 … 315,400

1974 … 368,800

1975 … 545,500 Steve’s first year in his own Jeep

1976 … 582,400

1977 … 620,400

1978 … 673,610

1979 … 631,152

1980 … 618,140

1981 … 630,402

1982 … 679,992

1983 … 635,582

1984 … 621,197

1985 … 576,679

1986 … 586,668

1987 … 665,345

1988 … 692,267

1989 … 664,449

1990 … 690,965

1991 … 743,608

1992 … 869,183

1993 … 998,474

1994 … 971,487 Death Valley becomes a National Park

1995 … 1,109,421

1996 … 1,189,215

1997 … 1,188,212

1998 … 1,177,746

1999 … 1,227,583

2000 … 1,179,094

2001 … 1,014,636 World Trade Center is attacked

2002 … 897,596

2003 … 890,375

2004 … 764,820

2005 … 800,113

2006 … 744,440 Fuel prices begin to soar

2007 … 704,122 Multiple factors, including fuel costs, have reduced the count in excess of half a million visitors since 1999 (a good thing if you come here for solitude, but a bad thing if you are the Park Service in need of revenue to maintain the Park). So folks, get away from your computer and take a trip in your hybrid.