U.S. National Parks Had a Record Year. But There’s ‘No Public Announcement’ and Staffing Shortages
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A record-setting year for U.S. parks may have been something to celebrate in the past, but with staffing shortages and other issues on the horizon, it's unclear whether parks will be able to cope going forward.
The U.S. National Park Service had a record-setting 331.9 million visits in 2024, according to data posted publicly on its website.
But the agency has been instructed, through an internal memo this week, not to publicize the data, The New York Times reported. And it is still faces staffing shortages as it heads into the summer months.
"Parks can publish final data on their website after if it is that is the park's standard process… but should not issue a press release or other proactive communications, including social media posts," the memo states.
