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No, more national parks won't solve overcrowding
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No, more national parks won't solve overcrowding

Mitigating damage in popular parks is a better solution

Jonathan P. Thompson
Sep 8, 2021
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Neither the Pack Creek Fire nor two weeks of triple digit heat could keep the crowds from Arches National Park this June. A record-breaking 8,000 people per day, on average, passed through the entrance gate, overflowed the parking lots, and jammed up the trails. Nearly three times as many folks thronged Zion National Park that month, also setting a new …

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