Many parks, like Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, decided to stick with reservations to help control crowd size and protect nature from being trampled.
Reservations for national park s were introduced during the pandemic. But many parks, like Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park , decided to stick with them to help control crowd size and protect nature from being trampled."I've been taking some time off of work," said Michael Hoffman, a hiker living in Colorado."But it's just a fantastic way to see America, just because there's so much different topography, flora and fauna.
According to the National Park Service, there were more than 325 million visitsin 2023, an increase of 4% from the year before. Expecting an even greater turnout this year, the park service implemented new measures to manage overcrowding and safeguard the environment. Some are using timed entries for visitors, particularly during peak hours, holidays and high seasons.And some places require vehicle reservations for certain periods for viewing the sunrise, like at Haleakalā National Park in Maui, Hawaii."So, when I go, I usually camp within the park, or at least try to," Hoffman said.
As nearly 75% of visitors show up between May and October, and often on weekends, park officials stand by the system to help keep the experience and the parks healthy. Officials said that the demand in some parks is exceeding the capacity the infrastructure was designed for.
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