In 2025 Tatra National Park in Poland had 5 266 672 visitors which means it's more popular than any national park in the US other than Great Smoky Mountains despite being as small as Mesa Verde and 40 times smaller than Yellowstone
>>2872096That's because there is literally nothing else to do in Poland except for excessive drinking.
>To protect active wildlife like Tatra chamois and brown bears, night hiking is banned seasonally from March to NovemberWtf europe really is a prison
>>2872097There also lots of lakes, rivers and a sea so you can go canoeing, rafting or whatever
>>2872096>40 times smaller than Yellowstone>5 266 672 visitors which means it's more popularand you think this is a good thing?
>>2872096>which meansLolIt would've been a fun fact had you stopped here but the absolute storm of insecurity that followed really took the fun out of it
>>2872124Exactly. That many people crammed into a natural area isn’t a “fun fact”, it’s a “nightmare realization”.
>>2872096is there a liquor store just past the gate or something?
>>2872124No but it's interesting>>2872138I just needed a comparison to show how crowded this place is>>2872106The rules suck, the crowds suck, everything in the nearby town of Zakopane is expensive compared to Poland's average, some say Zakopane people were kicked out of Israel for being too greedy. But none of these problems matter when you're at any summit because the mountains themselves are absolutely magnificent.>>2872170No but there's beer in huts and huts are easily accessible, the most popular hut is even accessible by horse carriages.
>>2872178it does look nice. Im glad folks have a place to get outside.
>>2872096So you're nearly guaranteed to run into someone. Thanks I'll put it on my never visit list
>>2872096GSMNP only has more visitors because the east coast is literally devoid of any other national parks worth going to that are also easily accessible. >b-but Acadiait's boring as fuck, yes the ocean is cool but it's a one and done. Not a lot of worthwhile hiking and it's so far north in Maine that's its an inconvenience to go to . GSMNP is positioned in such a way that literally tens of millions of people can easily weekend trip to it from both the north, south, west, and east of it.As for the west coast, you have so many parks that are actually good that there's no reason to go t o them all really. Just find one you like that isn't overcrowded and stick with it. Not to mention once again there's huge distances between some of these park so realistically most people are getting to maybe one or two at best if they have a busy life.
