A 2022 survey found that 81 percent of respondents from the United States would visit a national park in their home country in order to see nature, making it the main reason to visit a national park. Other leading motivations for visiting a national park include seeing new places, taking scenic drives, and vacationing. Meanwhile, mountain climbing was the least common reason to go to a national park, with only 10 percent of respondents saying so.
Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022
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YouGov. (January 20, 2023). Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
YouGov. "Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022." Chart. January 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
YouGov. (2023). Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
YouGov. "Most Common Reasons for Interest in Visiting National Parks in The United States as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
YouGov, Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph], YouGov, January 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
