
According to the US National Park Service, its various sites across the country notched up 325,498,646 recreation visits between them in 2023, which is nearly a return to pre-pandemic levels and up 4% from 2022.
Tourists also spent more time at the various parks in 2023 compared to the immediately preceding years, with total visitor hours clocking in at 1,400,000,000hrs, which is also a 4% jump from 2022.