In 2023, national park visitors in the United States spent a combined total of 22.1 billion U.S. dollars on local gateway economies. Park visitors spent most of their money on lodging, which constituted 44.7 percent of the total expenditures that year.
Visitor spending at national parks in the United States in 2023, by category
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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National Park Service. (August 31, 2024). Visitor spending at national parks in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service. "Visitor spending at national parks in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service. (2024). Visitor spending at national parks in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service. "Visitor Spending at National Parks in The United States in 2023, by Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service, Visitor spending at national parks in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Visitor spending at national parks in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Park Service, August 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/