The least visited national park is the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska is only accessible by bush plane or a very difficult hike in and has no roads, trails or even campsites.
The Gates of the Arctic National Park is located 200 miles north of Fairbanks Alaska and has over 8.4 million acres and the temperatures in winter can get as low as -50 F.
The deadliest park in the United States is the Grand Canyon National Park.
The amount of deaths that have been recorded at the Grand Canyon are around 16 people a year.
Around 200 people who visited the Grand Canyon have died at the Grand Canyon from 2007 to 2024 and around 250 people are rescued from the Grand Canyon each year.
The number one cause of death in the Grand Canyon is cardiac arrest or heart attacks.
Other causes of death in the Grand Canyon are helicopter and airplane crashes, medical emergencies, falls, accidents like stumbles and heat related illnesses or heat stroke.
The Grand Canyon national park has the highest death rate with 198 people dying at the Grand Canyon since 2007.
The odds of dying in a national park are low at around 1 in 664,099 visitors and your risk of dying in the national park is even lower when you follow the rules and use good judgment.
The safest national park is the Gateway Arch National Park that is located in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gateway Arch national park in St. Louis, Missouri has no search and rescue incidents, no dangerous animals and no fatalities.
The Gateway Arch national park is also the smallest national park in the country and has 91 acres and is in a city along the Mississippi River.
There is also excellent public WiFi at the Gateway Arch national park.
Other national parks that are the safest include.
National Park of American Samoa.
Petrified Forest National Park.
Kobuk Valley National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Hot Springs National Park.
Wrangell-St.Elias National Park & Preserve.
Grand Canyon National Park.
The most dangerous national park is the Grand Canyon National park.
The number 1 cause of deaths in national parks is drowning.
The average odds of a fatal incident in national parks are about 1 in 664,099 visitors.
The most untouched national park and most unpopular national park is the Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, USA.
The Grand Canyon, while it does have breathtaking views and is breathtaking itself, is one of the most dangerous national parks in the United States.
Although the precise figures can be elusive, estimates suggest that well over 1,100 people have gone missing within the Grand Canyon's boundaries.