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For
those of you
62 years of age
or older, buy the
National
Parks
Golden
Age Pass.
For only $10,
this pass includes
Free
Entrance
for the rest of your life
to all National
Parks and
historic attractions for you, your spouse, and
your
children, plus discounts
of 50% on most use
fees,
such as camping, etc.
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Top
Ten Most Visited Historic Sites
2007 |
| 2006
Rank |
National
Park Site |
Recreation
Visits (2007) |
2006
Rank |
| 1 |
Great
Smokey Mountains National Park |
9,372,253 |
1 |
| 2 |
Grand
Canyon National Park |
4,413,668 |
2 |
| 3 |
Lincoln
Memorial |
4,214,167 |
5 |
| 4 |
World War II Memorial |
4,079,606 |
4 |
| 5 |
San
Francisco Maritime National Historic Park |
4,042,022 |
3 |
| 6 |
Independence
National Historic Park |
3,705,538 |
7 |
| 7 |
Vietnam
Memorial |
3,633,793 |
6 |
| 8 |
Castle
Clinton National Memorial |
3,509,468 |
8 |
| 9 |
Yosemite
National Park |
3,503,428 |
13 |
| 10 |
Korean War
Veterans Memorial |
3,433,663 |
12 |
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Source:
National
Park Service -
Statistical Abstract 2007, Recreation Visits.
(National
Historic
Sites does not include National Parkways, Recreation Areas, or
Shorelines) |
Top
Ten Most Visited National Parks,
Parkways, & Recreation Areas
2007 |
| 2006
Rank |
National
Park Site |
Recreation
Visits (2007) |
2006
Rank |
| 1 |
Blue
Ridge Parkway |
17,352,286 |
1 |
| 2 |
Golden
Gate National Recreation Area |
14,397,313 |
2 |
| 3 |
Great
Smokey Mountains National Park |
9,372,253 |
3 |
| 4 |
Gateway
National Recreation Area |
8,813,204 |
4 |
| 5 |
Lake
Mead National Recreation Area |
7,622,139 |
5 |
| 6 |
George
Washington Memorial Parkway |
6,837,139 |
6 |
| 7 |
Natchez
Trace Parkway |
5,777,666 |
7 |
| 8 |
Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area |
4,836,229 |
8 |
| 9 |
Grand
Canyon National Park |
4,413,668 |
10 |
| 10 |
Cape Cod National Seashore |
4,351,609 |
9 |
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Source:
National
Park Service -
Statistical Abstract 2007, Recreation Visits.
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National
Park Attendance
Winners & Losers
2007 vs. 2006 |
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On
the Rise
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| 2007
Rank |
National
Park Site |
%
Change 2006 vs. 2005 |
| 1 |
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River |
+1129.6% |
| 2 |
Federal
Hall National Memorial |
+895.6% |
| 3 |
National Park of American Samoa |
+446.7% |
| 4 |
War in the Pacific National Park |
+424.1% |
| 5 |
Eleanor
Roosevelt National Historic Site |
+312.9% |
| 6 |
Alibates Flint Quarries National
Monument |
+114.0% |
| 7 |
Frederick Douglas National
Historic Site |
+108.8% |
| 8 |
Russell Cave National Monument |
+97.8% |
| 9 |
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic
Site |
+80.1% |
| 10 |
Chaco Culture National Historic
Park
|
+79.9% |
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Largest Gainer - Gross
Recreation Visits
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Gained 910,489 Visitors |
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| Falling
Back |
| 2007
Rank |
National
Park Site |
%
Change 2007 vs. 2006 |
| 1 |
Kobuk
Valley National Park |
-71.8% |
| 2 |
Cape
Krusenstern National Monument |
-71.3% |
| 3 |
Saugus
Iron Work |
-60.8% |
| 4 |
Noatak
National Preserve |
-57.7% |
| 5 |
Aniakchak
National Monument and Preserve |
-56.7% |
| 6 |
Salt
River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve |
-42.4% |
| 7 |
Bering
Land Bridge National Preserve |
-37.1% |
| 8 |
National
Capital Parks Central |
-33.9% |
| 9 |
Palo
Alto Battlefield Naitonal Historic Site |
-32.5% |
| 10 |
Eugene
O'Neill National Historic Site |
-30.6% |
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Largest Loser - Gross
Recreation Visits
National Capital Park Central
Lost 1,289,605 Visitors |
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Source:
National
Park Service -
Statistical Abstract 2007, Recreation Visits.
Notes:
Hamilton Grange closed for entire year of 2007. Nicodemus NHS
not
listed above, change in counting method from vehicle to people.
Saugus Iron Works was closed for part of the year.
Rio
Grande WSR corrected conversion factor for visitors and overnight stays.
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