1.5-Million 2023 SNP Visitors Brings Millions Of Dollars To Local Communities

A new National Park Service report shows that 1.5 million visitors to Shenandoah National Park in 2023 spent $114 million in communities near the park, supporting more than 1350 jobs.

By Jay Hart August 28, 2024 12:34 pm

SNP in fall — Cville Right NowCourtesy Shenandoah National Park

LURAY, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A new National Park Service report shows that 1.5 million visitors to Shenandoah National Park in 2023 spent $114 million in communities near the park, supporting more than 1350 jobs. That cumulative benefit to local economies totals over $156-million.

Nationwide, more than 325.5 million visitors spent $26.4 billion in communities near national parks… supporting 415,400 jobs, providing $19.4 billion in labor income and $55.6 in economic output to the U.S. economy. The lodging sector had the highest direct contributions with $9.9 billion in economic output and 89,200 jobs.
The restaurants received the next greatest direct contributions with $5.2 billion in economic output and 68,600 jobs.

Click here for an interactive dashboard for NPS visitation information.

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