Did Glen Canyon National Recreation Area really see a flood of new visitors, or is NPS just getting better at tracking them?
Did Glen Canyon National Recreation Area really see a flood of new tourists, or is NPS just getting better at tracking them?The reservoir and its surrounding park boundary saw a whopping 5.2 million recreation visits in 2023 compared to 2.8 million in 2022, when Lake Powell was on its way. It’s not clear what caused the tourism tsunami.
The way NPS collects its visitation data is unique to each park unit, developed by the superintendent and the NPS Social Science Program. Kerns became Glen Canyon NRA’s superintendent in late 2022, but she has served in leadership roles at the recreation area since 2017,that lured tourists to Glen Canyon. NPS reports about 478,000 visitors in October.
But the NPS reports the Hite District saw just 46,103 visits in 2021. That means there has been a 375% increase in visitors to an area that has not had a functional marina in years. NPS evenRay Golden is general manager of North Lake Powell. He operates a hotel, grill, RV park and boat services in Ticaboo, on the Utah side of the lake near Bullfrog. He said 2023 certainly didn’t feel exceptional.
“We get internationals and domestics,” Franz said. “The top countries are France, Germany and Canada.”
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