National Geographic reports from the United States

National Geographic reports from the United States each year 17 to 25 April in the United States the annual "National Park Week", then, by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) is responsible for the management of 392 attractions will be open to the public free of charge . In fact, if you pay more attention, Americans can find many free and open all year round National Park: U.S. 246 never charge or other commemorative park venues, including monuments, historic sites, battlefields and other sites.


Free tickets may Piñas National Monument in California attractions such little impact on revenue, where the fee is only $ 5 per vehicle, but this policy may have a family to Grand Canyon National Park of American households will little affect, after all, where the entry fees for each vehicle $ 25. In the 58 name of national park attractions (not monuments, historic sites and other U.S. national park system are the property), there are four in remote areas inaccessible by road in Alaska, such as the door to the Arctic National Park, this park throughout the year on open to the public free of charge, but in 2008 only 11,397 people tourist accommodation, make it at least in the national park annual visitors to the United States ranked fifth in the list.


Tens of millions of visitors year after year to spend time on the U.S. national parks and monuments, and very few tourists in remote Alaska. Katmai National Monument was originally built in 1918, saved 40 square miles of 诺瓦拉普塔 volcanic ash melt flow. In 1980 it was upgraded to national park, at least in the 2008 U.S. national park visitors ranked fourth, when tourists visit this park is only 7970 people. Katmai National Park is always free.


Alaska Lake Clark National Park has beautiful water features and spectacular volcanic landscapes, tourist accommodation in 2008 to 6802 people, American tourists in the year in at least the third largest national park. Because it is remote and inaccessible areas, many of Alaska's national parks are free of charge throughout the year. Some of the more popular state parks in the use of the controversial U.S. "Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act" (Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act) with the relevant provisions, fee to tourists, the bill take effect in December 2004. However, the U.S. National Park fees must have a certain degree of development, but also to meet other conditions. Admission is free to raise some of the attractions of the service rather than improve the attractions of income. Some parks charge from 1908.


American Samoa National Park tourist accommodation in 2008 as 3683 in the annual list of American tourists in national parks for at least the second highest. Here, experience the rain forests, volcanic peaks and reefs year-round free of charge, of course, that you can afford the tolls across the Pacific. National Park of American Samoa from Australia from the United States than it is near. For some reason, the United States Grand Canyon National Park, tickets $ 25, but some places are free: As the highly popular (more than 4 million annual tourist accommodation), the need for ranger salaries, infrastructure and equipment maintenance funding accordingly. Small historic sites in remote areas or park may be only a few staff, very low maintenance costs.


Kobuk Valley National Park is located in northern Alaska, the United States National Park in one of the most remote locations, but also at least one visitor. The sand dunes located 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle (about 64 kilometers) at the annual caribou migration of large numbers here, park the temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), few visitors. Although the annual free, but only in 2008 Waterfall 1565 people. For nearly 9,000 years, the local indigenous people will Kobuk Valley National Park as a hunting ground. July each year, Grand Canyon National Park two hours more than the number of visitors received Kobuk Valley National Park Waterfall year.