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| Above, a natural rock arch at Bryce Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The figures are out and two of Utah's national parks set new attendance records in 2017.
According to the St. George Daily Spectrum:
Utah's most popular national parks are only getting more popular, with both Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park reporting record numbers of visitors in 2017.
Zion National Park saw more than 4.5 million visitors over the course of the year, a 5 percent increase over 2016, which had been the record year with 4.3 million visitors, according to figures published by the National Park Service.
At Bryce Canyon, the figure was 2.6 million, a 9-percent increase over 2016, which was also the previous record holder at 2.4 million. Both parks have seen visitation grow by more than 40 percent since 2010, with steady increases in traffic each year.
The new record figures come just as park service officials are considering a controversial fee hike and a potential online reservation system for Zion.
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