Study: Grand Canyon visitors spent $467M in 2011

Published February 27, 2013 10:04am ET



GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A new study done for the National Park Service shows visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park spent more than $467 million in 2011 and supported nearly 7,400 jobs.

The Michigan State University economic impact study reviewed the spending of visitors to all national parks. Nationally, $13 billion of direct spending was attributed to 279 million national park visitors in 2011.

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