Yosemite National Park is necessary for the survival of the surrounding economies. Yosemite is located in central California and is the main tourist attraction for a very large area. The surrounding regions of Madera, Mono, Mariposa, and Tuolumne county region rely on the revenue that comes from tourist spending.
The National Park Service's report for 2011 stated that over four million visitors came to Yosemite and spent over 379 million dollars in the park and in outside communities. This supported 5,057 jobs in the area. An example of the outside community benefiting from Yosemite's location was my experience at Yosemite last summer. When I went to Yosemite with friends this summer we were on college student budget. We couldn't afford to stay inside the parks at the Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, which is quite pricey. We stayed in Merced, about an hour outside Yosemite. The motel we stayed in benefited from Yosemite Valley and the surrounding restaurants. We spent about $500 dollars overall in the surrounding area.
Another example of the revenue Yosemite raises is from the National Park Services, Natural Resource Program Center, which has a Natural Resource Report series. A report I found was from 2009 and gave statistics on that year. They found in 2009 there were 869,793 visitor group trips in to the park. 41% of these visits stayed overnight either inside or outside the park. Visitors stated they spent money within 50 miles of the park in the surrounding communities. It is stated the average visitor group had about 3.2 people and spent 393 in the park and the 50 miles of surrounding area. Overall 49% of the money y was spent directly in the park. Three of Four visitors in the 50 mile radius said the reason for their is it was Yosemite, which means 328 million dollars was attributed directly to the existence of the park. Clearly the park supplements the surrounding city enough to create new businesses. As you drive through the mountains to Yosemite there is small stores, fast food restaurants, mom and pop stores, gas stations, small lodges, and many other businesses. These places would fail if it wasn't for the tourists attracted by the beauty of Yosemite. In this 2009 Report they found 4,597 jobs were attributed to the business created from Yosemite.
In 2010 the National Park Service states visitors spent $354.7 million dollars. The National Park Service had another report that estimated in 2012, visitors spent $380 million in the park and outside communities. The revenue continues to rise and give life to the surrounding economies.
Due to Yosemite's tourist nature it falls under the Tertiary sector of our economy.
The National Park Service's report for 2011 stated that over four million visitors came to Yosemite and spent over 379 million dollars in the park and in outside communities. This supported 5,057 jobs in the area. An example of the outside community benefiting from Yosemite's location was my experience at Yosemite last summer. When I went to Yosemite with friends this summer we were on college student budget. We couldn't afford to stay inside the parks at the Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, which is quite pricey. We stayed in Merced, about an hour outside Yosemite. The motel we stayed in benefited from Yosemite Valley and the surrounding restaurants. We spent about $500 dollars overall in the surrounding area.
Another example of the revenue Yosemite raises is from the National Park Services, Natural Resource Program Center, which has a Natural Resource Report series. A report I found was from 2009 and gave statistics on that year. They found in 2009 there were 869,793 visitor group trips in to the park. 41% of these visits stayed overnight either inside or outside the park. Visitors stated they spent money within 50 miles of the park in the surrounding communities. It is stated the average visitor group had about 3.2 people and spent 393 in the park and the 50 miles of surrounding area. Overall 49% of the money y was spent directly in the park. Three of Four visitors in the 50 mile radius said the reason for their is it was Yosemite, which means 328 million dollars was attributed directly to the existence of the park. Clearly the park supplements the surrounding city enough to create new businesses. As you drive through the mountains to Yosemite there is small stores, fast food restaurants, mom and pop stores, gas stations, small lodges, and many other businesses. These places would fail if it wasn't for the tourists attracted by the beauty of Yosemite. In this 2009 Report they found 4,597 jobs were attributed to the business created from Yosemite.
In 2010 the National Park Service states visitors spent $354.7 million dollars. The National Park Service had another report that estimated in 2012, visitors spent $380 million in the park and outside communities. The revenue continues to rise and give life to the surrounding economies.
Due to Yosemite's tourist nature it falls under the Tertiary sector of our economy.
The above Youtube video shares some of the tourist attractions in Yosemite National Parks that keep visitors coming year after year! These beautiful trails and sites is what continues to bring people, which in turn boosts the surrounding economy.
The information for this blog post was found:
(http://www.nps.gov/yose/parknews/localbenefits13.htm)
(http://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/upload/YOSE-09-MGM.pdf)
(http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/07/3966938/yosemite-tourist-dollars-rule.html#storylink=cpy)
(http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/63390/yosemite-economic-impact.html)
If you want more information!
The information for this blog post was found:
(http://www.nps.gov/yose/parknews/localbenefits13.htm)
(http://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/upload/YOSE-09-MGM.pdf)
(http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/07/3966938/yosemite-tourist-dollars-rule.html#storylink=cpy)
(http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/63390/yosemite-economic-impact.html)
If you want more information!