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Report: National Parks Contribute $725M To NYS Economy



Report: National Parks Contribute $725M To NYS Economy

A new National Park Service report, 2023 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, concludes that 17,197,346 people visited New York State’s 31 National Park Service units in 2023, spending $724.9 million in communities near national parks supporting 7,394 jobs with an cumulative benefit of $965.9 million.

According to the report for example, 102.000 visitors to Saratoga National Historical Park spent $6.8 million near the park supporting 85 local jobs with a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $9 million.

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