AP 8/17/09

WASHINGTON — It could be the upside of the economic downturn: The Obama administration says visits to national parks are up nearly 4 percent this year....

...The economic slowdown may have forced people to stay close to home for their vacations, officials said, noting that visits to parks near urban areas including Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, Acadia National Park in Maine and Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania were all up this year compared to last...

FMI

Let me get some specifics from our friend Bill... Jim

According to NPS reports, they see a different count.

I guess it's just another statistic to the administration.