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Be an outsider with L.L. Bean. Welcome to this month's News from the Parks episode of the

America's National Parks podcast where we round up for you the latest info

about happenings at America's Greatest Treasures. I'm Jason Epperson. As busy as you might have heard

the national parks were in 2020, visitation was down by nearly one-third, largely due to temporary park closures and restrictions

implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The visitor statistics

have been released for last year and And overall, National Parks saw about 30% fewer visitors.

But that doesn't mean that the parks weren't busy once they reopened.

66 of the 423 parks of the National Park System were fully closed for two months or more,

accounting for much of the drop. The majority of parks, though, particularly those with outdoor spaces,

remained accessible to the public.

Just a handful of historic and cultural parks, primarily historic homes with limited indoor space,

remain closed.

Although overall visitation dropped, 15 parks experienced record crowds, and for the first time Blue Ridge Parkway claimed the title of Most Visited site in the National Park System, Besting Golden Gate Recreation Area,

which has held the title for the past several years.

Great Smoky Mountains maintained its position as the most visited capital N capital P National Park, a spot that it is held since

1944. Grand Canyon dropped from the second most visited National Park, a

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