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Visitation Statistics

Great Sand Dunes Visitation By Year

Below is a table showing the annual visitation for every year that the statistic has been kept. In the case of Great Sand Dunes, this runs from 1932 to present. These are the official numbers reported by the National Park Service. Counting methods sometimes change over time, which may account for occasional irregularities.

YearTotal Visitors
1932500
1933550
19353,000
19363,150
19373,497
193811,050
193911,700
19408,419
194111,684
19423,419
19433,007
19443,466
19456,403
19468,777
194716,016
194816,478
194923,082
195019,004
195116,759
195222,376
195326,137
195426,400
195526,800
195631,200
195736,200
195840,900
195949,300
196052,700
196161,100
196292,800
1963105,700
1964120,500
1965142,100
1966157,500
1967178,000
1968178,600
1969174,100
1970205,800
1971211,300
1972217,200
1973192,300
1974194,700
1975271,200
1976248,000
1977227,900
1978277,640
1979162,546
1980142,427
1981172,505
1982175,273
1983150,177
1984141,833
1985182,713
1986221,449
1987225,937
1988274,286
1989266,321
1990272,136
1991295,070
1992290,654
1993294,282
1994312,225
1995323,663
1996309,283
1997309,855
1998279,768
1999286,745
2000260,789
2001277,523
2002234,776
2003251,375
2004267,204
2005279,589
2006258,660
2007285,121
2008273,903
2009289,955
2010283,284
2011280,058
2012254,674
2013242,841
2014271,774
2015299,513
2016388,308
2017486,935

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