A 2022 survey found that 81 percent of respondents from the United States would visit a national park in their home country in order to see nature, making it the main reason to visit a national park. Other leading motivations for visiting a national park include seeing new places, taking scenic drives, and vacationing. Meanwhile, mountain climbing was the least common reason to go to a national park, with only 10 percent of respondents saying so.
Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022
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YouGov. (January 20, 2023). Most common reasons for interest in visiting national parks in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
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YouGov. "Most Common Reasons for Interest in Visiting National Parks in The United States as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378404/reasons-visiting-national-parks-us/
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