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325.5 Million Visits to National Parks in 2023, Over 1 Million Visits at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

February 26, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

The National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022. At Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, visitation numbers topped 1 million (1,021,822) for the first time since the National Park Service Centennial in 2016. This increase was due in part to the commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of the Campaign for Chattanooga which occurred in 2023.

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