Publiclandsdata.com – US public lands visitation, reservations, economy

Public Lands Data is a website that aggregates federal recreation data from multiple agencies into a single searchable and comparable resource. It provides datasets on national park visitation, outdoor recreation economy, Recreation.gov reservations, and federal recreation visitation across seven land and water agencies. The site aims to make data that is often hidden in PDFs and spreadsheets more accessible and organized into clearer takeaways and visualizations.

The site includes annual and monthly visitor counts for all 63 national parks from 1979 to 2025, as well as overnight stays by lodging type. It also presents data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account for 2012–2024, covering value added, employment, compensation, and GDP share for all 50 states and DC across 44 activities. Additionally, it offers Recreation.gov booking data for 1,209 federal sites from 2007 to 2025, including camping, permits, and timed entry, with fees paid, booking lead time, and visitor state of origin. Finally, it provides FY2024 recreation visits across all seven federal land and water agencies, counted the same way for the first time, covering 1,824 reporting units and eleven activity categories.

The site is built and maintained by Kyle, who writes about outdoor culture, travel, and sport. It is free to use and sources data from the National Park Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Department of the Interior.