National parks saw record number of visits in 2024, but memo says not to publicize it

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The National Park Service set a visitation record in 2024

Boy did Americans and other visitors make good use of US National Park Service sites in 2024 — enough to set a record.

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2024 a record year for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Beckley – New River Gorge National Park and Preserve welcomed 1,811,937 visitors in 2024—a 6.31% increase from 2023.

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National parks set records for visitors in 2024 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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U.S. National Parks Saw Record Attendance in 2024, but Staff Were Told Not to Publicize the Achievement

In 2024, the U.S. National Parks received a record-high visitor turnout, even higher than the previous record set in 2016. But based on an internal memo shared by the group Resistance Rangers, which is made up of current and former National Park Service (NPS) workers, NPS staff have been told not to share external communications about the record number of visits. The information is publicly available on the NPS Visitation Statistics Dashboard, w…

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National parks saw record number of visits in 2024, but reported memo says not to publicize

U.S. national parks reported a record 331.9 million visits in 2024.

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New Mexico National Park Service sites saw overall rise in visitors in 2024 as agency downplays record year

Despite record visitation to NPS sites, an internal memo was sent out to parks saying “there is no external communications rollout for 2024 visitation data.”