In 2021, national park visitors in the United States spent a combined total of 20.52 billion U.S. dollars on local gateway economies. Park visitors spent the most amount of money on lodging, which constituted 34.3 percent of total expenditures that year.
Expenditure of visitors to National Park Service sites in the United States in 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Visitor spending
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Visitation figures
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Outdoor recreation
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- Premium Statistic Most popular outdoor activities in the U.S. 2021
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National Park Service. (July 12, 2022). Expenditure of visitors to National Park Service sites in the United States in 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service. "Expenditure of visitors to National Park Service sites in the United States in 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service. (2022). Expenditure of visitors to National Park Service sites in the United States in 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service. "Expenditure of Visitors to National Park Service Sites in The United States in 2021, by Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/
National Park Service, Expenditure of visitors to National Park Service sites in the United States in 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Expenditure of visitors to National Park Service sites in the United States in 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Park Service, July 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220982/breakdown-of-spending-in-us-national-park-areas/