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Contact: Christine Beekman, 415-464-5135
POINT REYES STATION, Calif. – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2.3 million visitors to Point Reyes National Seashore in 2022 spent $117 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,120 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $149 million.
"People come to Point Reyes National Seashore to relax and enjoy any number of activities the park has to offer including wildlife viewing, hiking and camping," said Superintendent Craig Kenkel. "We recognize that this tourism is a critical driver to the local economy, bringing 1,120 jobs and $117 million in revenue to communities within 60 miles of the park."
The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists at the National Park Service. The report shows $23.9 billion of direct spending by nearly 312 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported 378,400 jobs nationally; 314,600 of those jobs are found in these gateway communities. The cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy was $50.3 billion.
As for the economics of visitor spending, the lodging sector had the highest direct effects, with $9 billion in economic output nationally. The restaurants sector was had the second greatest effects, with $4.6 billion in economic output nationally.
Report authors also produce an interactive tool that enables users to explore visitor spending, jobs, labor income, value added, and output effects by sector for national, state and local economies. Users can also view year-by-year trend data. The interactive tool and report are available at the NPS Social Science Program webpage: Visitor Spending Effects - Economic Contributions of National Park Visitor Spending - Social Science.
To learn more about national parks in California and how the National Park Service works with California communities to help preserve local history, conserve the environment, and provide outdoor recreation, go to www.nps.gov/CALIFORNIA.
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 425 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Last updated: August 27, 2023