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Posted by greywolf (69.144.214.35) on 20:00:52 02/26/08
In Reply to: National Park System attendance rises in 2007 posted by greywolf
Park Unit Recreational visits
1. Blue Ridge Parkway 17,352,286
2. Golden Gate National Recreation Area 14,397,313
3. Great Smoky Mountains National Park 9,372,253
4. Gateway National Recreation Area 8,813,204
5. Lake Mead National Recreation Area 7,622,139
6. George Washington Memorial Parkway 6,837,139
7. Natchez Trace Parkway 5,777,666
8. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 4,836,229
9. Grand Canyon National Park 4,413,668
10. Cape Cod National Seashore 4,351,609
Visits to the 58 National Parks
The 58 national parks were the most popular park category in 2007 with 62.3 million visits. And 19 national parks recorded one million or more visits in 2007.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded 9.37 million visits in 2007, the highest number of the national parks. Grand Canyon National Park was second with 4.4 million visits while Yosemite National Park was third in visits with 3.5 million. Yellowstone National Park was fourth in visits with 3.15 million. Olympic National Park was fifth in visits with 2.99 million.
Rounding out the top 10 of national park visits are Rocky Mountain National Park, 2.89 million, Zion National Park, 2.66 million, Grand Teton National Park, 2.59 million, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 2.49 million, and Acadia National Park, 2.2 million.
Park Unit Recreational Visits
1. Great Smoky Mountains NP 9,372,253
2. Grand Canyon NP 4,413,668
3. Yosemite NP 3,503,428
4. Yellowstone NP 3,151,343
5. Olympic NP 2,988,686
6. Rocky Mountain NP 2,895,383
7. Zion NP 2,657,281
8. Grand Teton NP 2,588,574
9. Cuyahoga Valley NP 2,486,656
10. Acadia NP 2,202,228
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