Abstract: National parks not only protect the authenticity and integrity of the ecosystem, but also have recreational functions. To study the impact of national parks recreational activities on the environment, Shennongjia National Park was taken as an example, and the questionnaires and field surveys were used to obtain data. The ecological footprint of tourism transportation, tourism catering, tourism accommodation, tourism shopping, and entertainment, as well as the total tourism ecological footprint were calculated based on the tourism ecological footprint method, and the impact of tourism activities on the national park was analyzed. The results showed that in 2017, the ecological footprints of tourism transportation, tourism catering, tourism accommodation, and tourism shopping and entertainment in Shennongjia National Park were 1 539.344, 14 786.580, 4 991.900 and 48.431 hm², respectively, the total tourism ecological footprint was 22 883.200 hm², and the per capita tourism ecological footprint was 9.614×10^-3 hm². The activities that contributed significantly to the tourism ecological footprint were catering and accommodation, accounting for 64.62% and 21.81%, respectively. It was suggested that Shennongjia National Park should pay attention to the sustainable management of tourism catering and accommodation activities, and detailed management measures were proposed such as using low-energy transportation tools, improving the utilization efficiency of various resources such as accommodation and catering,increasing the number of passenger trains between scenic spots in the national park, and promoting the publicity and education of park-related environmental protection knowledge.