Dear MEL Topic Readers,
America's most popular national park is ...
Of the 418 national park sites in the US, 61 of them are national parks and others are recreation areas, seashores, parkways, memorials, battlefields, and so on.
Which ones are more popular than others? Let’s take a look at a few numbers before checking which national park sites are more popular than the others.
The population of the United States of America is around 328 million.
About the same number of people visited the National Park Service sites last year.
Though the country is geographically far from other countries, save Canada and Mexico, it attracts around 80 million visitors annually.
Now you might have grasped the size of the numbers.
Of the 418 national park sites, the most visited sites are the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco and the Blue Ridge Parkway that goes through 450 miles in North Carolina and Virginia, with around 15 million visitors each.
Among the 61 national parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park that straddles the border between Tennessee and North Carolina stands top of the list with over 11 million visitors, followed by the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
If you are planning a trip to or thinking of visiting America, don’t miss these popular spots. But remember. 112 national parks charge entrance fees.
Enjoy reading and seeing the photos of the most popular America’s national park sites.
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