NEW MEXICO'S NATIONAL PARKS ARE ADDING TO THE STATE ECONOMY. A NEW FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS TOURISM GENERATED ABOUT 81-MILLION DOLLARS IN VISITOR SPENDING IN THE STATE IN 2012 … AND SUPPORTED ABOUT 11-HUNDRED JOBS, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, CONVENIENCE STORES AND MOTELS.
THE REPORT SAYS THERE WERE ABOUT ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION VISITORS TO THE STATE'S 13 NATIONAL PARKS IN 2012.
