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U.S. National Parks and Seashores Analysis 1998 to 2008

U.S. National Parks and Seashores Analysis 1998 to 2008. Objective. Look at what NPS offers Park locations Park popularity Change in Park popularity over last 10 years Virginia Parks State Parks. NPS Parks.

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U.S. National Parks and Seashores Analysis 1998 to 2008

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  1. U.S. National Parks and SeashoresAnalysis 1998 to 2008

  2. Objective • Look at what NPS offers • Park locations • Park popularity • Change in Park popularity over last 10 years • Virginia Parks State Parks

  3. NPS Parks • National parks, monuments, battlefields, military, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, recreational areas, scenic rivers and trails. • Study will focus on U.S. lower 48

  4. Park Type

  5. Top 5 for 2008 Great Smoky Mountains Cape Cod Grand Canyon Yosemite Olympic Top 5 for 1998 Great Smoky Mountains Cape Cod Gulf Islands Grand Canyon Yosemite Top 5

  6. Top 3 Parks with percent increase in Visitors Guadalupe Mountain Cumberland Island Biscayne Top 3 Parks with percent decrease in Visitors Mammoth Cave Gulf Islands North Cascades

  7. Virginia State Parks

  8. Further Study/Changes • Closer look at parks (trails, campsites, activities etc…) • Include highways, towns

  9. Sources • National Park Service Data Store: http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata/ • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/clinfo.shtml#use • NPS Public Use Statistic Office: http://usparks.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=usparks&cdn=travel&tm=122&f=10&su=p531.50.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.nature.nps.gov/stats/park.cfm

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