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Tourism to Big Bend National Park Creates $61 Million in Economic Benefits

June 30, 2022 · Source: National Park Service

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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 581,220 visitors to Big Bend National Park in 2021 spent over $53 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 726 jobs in the area and had a cumulative benefit to the West Texas economy of $61 million.

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