MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • June 30, 2022
In 2021, 39.5 thousand park visitors spent an estimated $2.8 million in local gateway regions while visiting Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. These expenditures supported a total of 38 jobs, $1.1 million in labor income, $2.0 million in value added, and $3.6 million in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Overall, more than 4 million park visitors spent an estimated $490 million in local gateway regions while visiting National Park Service lands in Maine last year.