Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
More than 330 million people they visited these nature havens in 2017, according to the US National Park Service.
Although the figures showed a very slight decrease compared to 2016, The year the National Park Service celebrated its centennial, it is certain that users spent more time in National Parks during their visits in 2017.
The most visited National Park in the United States in 2017 was the **Great Smoky Mountains, with 11,388,893 visits.**
In second and third place are the Grand Canyon National Park (6,254,238 visits) and the Zion National Park (4,504,812 visits).
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Sunset in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visits to parks in the United States have increased by 1,500 million in the last five years, which also means a deterioration of its facilities.
“As high-level visitors, we must prioritize the maintenance that is so much needed, including aging facilities, roads, and other critical infrastructure,” US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said in a statement.
Remember to always be respectful of Mother Nature!