A SPENDING INCREASE IN NEW MEXICO 13 NATIONAL PARKS LAST YEAR. A NEW REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES SAYS MORE THAN 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION PEOPLE VISITED NATIONAL PARKS AROUND THE STATE IN 2013 AND SPENT MORE THAN 83-MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT MONEY HELPED SUPPORT MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED JOBS. THE REPORT CONFIRMS THAT NATIONAL PARK TOURISM IS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.
