Operating national parks beneted Utah

While the state paid $999,432 to the National Park Service to operate nine national parks for six days, its return on the investment was $9.95 million in visitor-related spending.
Total visits (six days) Arches National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Canyonlands National Park Capitol Reef National Park Cedar Breaks Natl Monument Glen Canyon Natl Rec Area
1,564

Visitor spending (six days)

16,413 $1.80 million 19,071 $1.52 million Utah totals Visits 153,398 Spending $9.95 million

9,859 $.56 million 16,325 $1.10 million 11,331 $.68 million 19,866 $1.12 million

Natural Bridges Natl Monument $.09 million 952 Rainbow Bridge Natl Monument $.05 million Zion National Park
58,016 $3.03 million
Arches NP

Canyonlands NP Capitol Reef NP

Cedar Breaks NP

Bryce Canyon NP Natural Bridges NM Glen Canyon NRA

Zion NP Rainbow Bridge NM

The Salt Lake Tribune