Alaska's national parks saw 2 million visitors last year. Their spending is down from the pre-pandemic high of $1.5 billion.
A cruise ship approaches Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, the most visited Alaska area managed by the National Park Service.
“It’s really good for economic reports like this to come out every now and then,” said Jim Stratton, a former director of Alaska state parks who has advocated for conservation of national parks. “Because it reminds us that the wilds of Alaska have more value than just to extract them and turn them into, you know, gold bars or gasoline, and that Alaska makes a lot of money off the natural resources in place.
About 2 million people went to Alaska areas managed by the National Park Service last year. Their spending is down from the pre-pandemic high of $1.5 billion. At the other end of the Alaska national park spectrum, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, is recorded as having just 179 visitors, with each one spending almost $2,000 on average.
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