Arizona's National Parks Brought In $1.8 Billion To Local Economies

Above, the Colorado River meanders through the Grand Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Having a national park in one's state is beneficial to the local economies of that state.

Such is the case of Arizona, which benefitted from its national parks, mainly Grand Canyon National Park.

KNAU reported:

More than 10 million people visited Arizona’s national parks last year and a new report from the National Park Service found that all those visitors spent more than a billion dollars during their stay.

The agency says tourism supported 16,000 direct and indirect jobs in local communities with a cumulative economic impact of $1.8 billion.

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