Incidents at U.S. national parks in 2017

There were 2,890 search and rescue incidents at National Park Service areas in 2017, including 159 deaths. Areas with the most incidents tend to be at high-traffic areas in the rugged west, with Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, Yosemite National Park in California and Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado topping the list (in that order).

Map: Ashley Jefcoat, KUNC Source: KUNC analysis of National Park Service data Created with Datawrapper