MISSING IN PARKS
U.S. & Canadian national parks · park size, visitor volume & missing-persons case lookup
Park size and visitor volume are published by NPS / Parks Canada. Annual Search & Rescue operation counts are drawn from the NPS Search & Rescue annual reports (U.S.) and Parks Canada public safety reports (Canada), and are approximate (rounded to a recent reporting year). Where a park does not publish public SAR data it is shown as "Data not publicly available". For missing-persons case records, use NamUs (U.S.) and Canada's Missing (RCMP NCMPUR) — linked per park. Raw numbers and source links only; no theories or explanations are provided.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
🇺🇸 TN/NC · 2023 data
522K acres
Park Size
13.0M
Annual Visitors
~140
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Zion National Park
🇺🇸 UT · 2023 data
147K acres
Park Size
5.0M
Annual Visitors
~130
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Grand Canyon National Park
🇺🇸 AZ · 2023 data
1.2M acres
Park Size
4.7M
Annual Visitors
~290
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Yellowstone National Park
🇺🇸 WY/MT/ID · 2023 data
2.2M acres
Park Size
4.5M
Annual Visitors
~100
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Rocky Mountain National Park
🇺🇸 CO · 2023 data
266K acres
Park Size
4.1M
Annual Visitors
~250
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Banff National Park
🇨🇦 AB · 2023 data
6,641 km²
Park Size
4.1M
Annual Visitors
~100
Annual SAR Ops
2023
SAR Data Year
Yosemite National Park
🇺🇸 CA · 2023 data
761K acres
Park Size
3.9M
Annual Visitors
~230
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Glacier National Park
🇺🇸 MT · 2023 data
1.0M acres
Park Size
2.9M
Annual Visitors
~100
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Jasper National Park
🇨🇦 AB · 2023 data
10,878 km²
Park Size
2.5M
Annual Visitors
~60
Annual SAR Ops
2023
SAR Data Year
Olympic National Park
🇺🇸 WA · 2023 data
923K acres
Park Size
2.4M
Annual Visitors
~70
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Grand Teton National Park
🇺🇸 WY · 2023 data
310K acres
Park Size
2.4M
Annual Visitors
~90
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Denali National Park & Preserve
🇺🇸 AK · 2023 data
4.7M acres
Park Size
0.6M
Annual Visitors
~25
Annual SAR Ops
2022
SAR Data Year
Wood Buffalo National Park
🇨🇦 NT/AB · 2023 data
44,807 km²
Park Size
0.0M
Annual Visitors
Data not publicly available
Annual SAR Ops
Data not publicly available
SAR Data Year
Sources & Verification
Raw data only — no theories or speculation. Verify all figures against the cited primary source.