(NEXSTAR) — The National Park Service served a record number of visits in 2024, and while that may seem like an amazing feat, your favorite park may not talk about it too much.

The enormous, changing landscapes of the United States are home to some amazing national parks. From coast to coast, the extreme diversity of these parks makes road trips a great way to see all ...

In addition to the systemwide high, 28 parks also set individual visitation records last year. They include: Capitol Reef National Park in Utah – 1.4 million visits Dry Tortugas National Park in ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock. States Covered: Arizona, Utah Parks Included: Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands Consider this the Holy Grail of national park road trips.

National parks play a vital economic role throughout the country. Some 325 million visitors spent an estimated $26.4 billion in local "gateway regions" in 2023 alone, according to NPS.

Park story from Bryce Canyon National ParkI grew up camping in almost all the American National Parks. My parents were both teachers that had summers off. They wisely thought that traveling through ...